Ortho-freaks?

The media's fascination with Orthodox Jews seems to only intensify
with time. Some of us Orthodox may be discomfited by reports that
television and motion pictures have come to increasingly offer up
observant Jewish characters and observances; but one supposes that is
simply the price of our community's growth in numbers and visibility.
Feature stories, at least those that don't treat the Orthodox as some
sort of freak-show exhibit, are generally unobjectionable. Legitimate
news reports, of course, are fine.

One might question, though, whether some news stories are truly
newsworthy, especially when they give vent to sentiments that regard
Orthodox Jews as sinister or threatening.

A recent article in the business section of The New York Times may or
may not have been journalistically justified. It was, though, thought-
provoking.

The piece described how some residents of the Long Island community of
Great Neck have come to feel oppressed by a growing Orthodox Jewish
population in the village. The problem? Several stores have been
closing on the Jewish Sabbath. ................

The rest..........
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/avi/shafran_ortho_freaks.php3

David

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