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This Hasidic Lawyer Helped End The Poll Tax

“I was their star teaching fellow but I couldn’t get a teaching job,” said Aaron Twerski. Looking the way he looked — like a Hasidic Jew — made it difficult for Twerski to attain a professor appointment at Harvard Law School, despite glowing reviews. Twerski went onto a pivotal role at the U.S. Department of […]

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Appoints First Hasidic Jewish Advisor

Eric Adams is breaking boundaries in an effort to represent all members of the constituency he serves. He appointed Joel Eisdorfer, a Hasidic Jew and political activist to serve as his senior advisor last Tuesday evening.  This makes Eisdorfer the first Hasidic senior advisor to Mayor Adams as well as the first Hasidic Jew serving […]

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