The NY Times published 13 articles attacking the Hassidic and Orthodox Jewish communities in the last 3 months alone. Just last week, they published another hit job article railing on families of Jewish children with special needs.
Agudath Israel, therefore, launched a new organization Knowus.org in order to “correct the record about Yeshivas and the Hasidic & Orthodox Jewish communities”
knowus.org already put up a massive billboard just outside the Lincoln Tunnel, in Manhattan, informing people to check out the website and become educated.
“The articles contain many inaccuracies. Only the stories of yeshiva critics and those who have left the Orthodox Jewish community are told” the organization said in a statement.
“Notwithstanding repeated efforts, the Times has refused to feature alternate viewpoints.
These representations are hurtful to the hundreds of thousands of parents who save taxpayers billions annually and sacrifice dearly to self-fund their children’s education.
We are proud of our yeshivas, which produce law abiding, successful citizens in every walk of life. There is a reason why Jewish parents dig deep into their pockets to send their children to yeshivas. KnowUs represents thousands of yeshiva graduates and parents, who firmly believe that parents – not government or media – should determine how their children are raised.
The misrepresentations peddled threaten our way of life. And, in the current climate, they threaten our bodily safety.”
