A reporter who previously covered Lakewood and the articles had an anti Semitic tone is now singing a different tune from the first Article HERE
The title of the article is "Time For Honest Conversations About Lakewood"
"Over the past several days, I've been having an honest conversation about Lakewood -- with myself. The words of a reader continue to run through my head: "We are very easily 'othered,'" he said. "We're the guys in the black hats."
NJ.Com I plead guilty to this, too. When I saw Haredi and Hasidic Jews, I thought "diamond district" or "city landlord." Then I saw the poverty in Lakewood among some of the young Haredi. The rusted out Toyota Corollas. The ill-fitting clothes and wigs on some of the women. The men's black suits, tattered at the cuff. Before I started covering Lakewood, I assumed the Haredi would be secretive and suspicious. In Lakewood, I found they'll talk your ear off. Read more HERE
The title of the article is "Time For Honest Conversations About Lakewood"
"Over the past several days, I've been having an honest conversation about Lakewood -- with myself. The words of a reader continue to run through my head: "We are very easily 'othered,'" he said. "We're the guys in the black hats."
NJ.Com I plead guilty to this, too. When I saw Haredi and Hasidic Jews, I thought "diamond district" or "city landlord." Then I saw the poverty in Lakewood among some of the young Haredi. The rusted out Toyota Corollas. The ill-fitting clothes and wigs on some of the women. The men's black suits, tattered at the cuff. Before I started covering Lakewood, I assumed the Haredi would be secretive and suspicious. In Lakewood, I found they'll talk your ear off. Read more HERE