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Correcting the Record About Yeshivas and the Hasidic & Orthodox Jewish Communities
With antisemitic violence on the rise, our public discourse must promote facts, not gross mischaracterizations. Unfortunately, the New York Times, and others, have conducted a smear campaign against Orthodox Jewish and Hasidic private schools – and their communities' entire way of life – in a way that can increase the already alarming number of attacks.
The Issue
The articles contain many inaccuracies. Only the stories of yeshiva critics and those who have left the Orthodox Jewish community are told.
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 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.
Orthodox Children In School
NYC Hate Crimes
There were more hate crimes against Jews than against every other vulnerable group, combined.
Of the most recent
194 anti-Jewish assaults, 184 of the victims were Orthodox Jews.
In The News
We are pleased that our campaign for facts in public discourse, and against the New York Times' vendetta targeting Orthodox Jewish and Hasidic private schools, has been noted by journalists around the country. Here are a selection of articles on the campaign and on the New York Times' reprehensible obsessiveness.
“...The New York Times also weakens its case by leaning into tropes, including those about Jewish power..."
“...as the court made clear, it is the parents’ prerogative—and duty—to keep their children in the nonpublic school of their choosing, even where it fails to meet the criteria, and supplement their education through other resources, including homeschooling."
"The current burst of aggressive reporting regarding Hasidic Jews could be seen as a revival of a campaign that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, or even earlier, to hold to account—or to malign, depending on your view—this strange community."
“Asked about the Times’ reporting on Jews in the context of poisoning wells, Waldman said that “history repeats itself. It’s shocking today, where we have access to so much information to research. People fall into the same traps and the same nonsense.”"
“...The evidence appears relatively conclusive. The assertions of the activists are baseless. This is not surprising, as their worries are obviously outlandish..."
"These students have grown into a culture that says, “In order to get closer to the truth, at least as best as humans can approximate it, it’s important to hear multiple perspectives.”
