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Per the Census, 98.2% people in Hasidic-populated Kiryas Joel live in MARRIED COUPLES households, yet "educated" bigots claim that most Hasidim are not married legally (only rabbinically) to scam social services. BTW, only 57% of NY's population lives in MCH's.

@HaMeturgeman Great point, especially when one considers that this is false per public records that we collected in 2019 regarding Hasidic-populated Kiryas Joel which is in Orange County, NY (the area addressed in the article). ojpac.org/updates/averag… Att @jaynordlinger @NYCGreenfield

KJ has a very young population. 1. Young people earn half than those who R much older. 2. Young also means more children at home. This matters because poverty measures income split into household size. 3. Kids also means less women work = less Income. ojpac.org/updates/averag…

91.7% of Hasidic-populated Kiryas Joel households had earnings in 2017 as opposes to only 77.4% of households across New York State. Source: Census #OJPACData

More garbage, @rosnersdomain. You claim “Ultra-Orthodox Jews tend to be poor by design. They prioritize study over work.” Employment rates among men (in Hasidic-populated Kiryas Joel) is quite close to that of NY overall as seen from the chart which is based on Census surveys.

@ShlomoFelber @AzrieliG @DrRonaNovick @YUNews @HaMeturgeman @errollouis @MaraGay @pearlsNY 3/3 Across the US, household income for those under the age of 25 is $31,189, but it more than doubles to $72,912 for those age 45-64. A majority of households in Kiryas Joel are run by young people. (Source foe thread: Census 2017 and-or the five year average ending in 2017).

@ShlomoFelber @AzrieliG @DrRonaNovick @YUNews @HaMeturgeman @errollouis @MaraGay 2/3 Indeed, Census numbers show that the poverty rate (12.3%) in Hasidic-populated Kiryas Joel for those at age 60 and above is similar to that of the same demographic in NY overall (11.5%). This is so because at that stage, age-induced factors as stated above are gone. @pearlsNY

@ShlomoFelber @AzrieliG @DrRonaNovick @YUNews @HaMeturgeman @errollouis @MaraGay 1/3 Anti-Yeshiva agitators spin income-poverty data of Hasidim to prove a point about education without accounting for non-Yeshiva factors such as the young age of Hasidic earners; less women working due to being in the stage of building families and having larger households.

Average “persons per household” in NY is 2.59 but it is 5.83 in Hasidic-populated Kiryas Joel. This is key because poverty measures household income relative to family size. (A family of 3 is not considered in poverty with a $22K income. A family of 6 is in poverty at $35K).

@yoelish @HaMeturgeman @lazer_rubin @YosefRapaport @JoshEisen17 @ChaiFried @PosenIzzy @beawebwriter @rabbimargulies @KalmanYeger @AronWieder @EzraFriedlander @SEichenstein @DYShor @spitzer_eli @GilStudent @shevereshtus @HQSatmar @ChaskelBennett @judyshapiro @ysilber @Yochidonn When Kiryas Joel (KJ) broke away from Monroe into Town of Palm Tree, Monroe needed to raise property tax on the remaining residents due to a net loss of KJ not being part of Monroe anymore. On net, Hasidic communities are an economic/tax boon for locals because #YeshivasWork.

"#OJPACData from the U.S. Census compared employment among men ages 20-64 in New York City, in the Hasidic enclave Kiryas Joel, and statewide. At 75%, Kiryas Joel outperformed the Bronx’s 68.7% but was slightly below the statewide 76.8% and Queens’s 79.7%"

This Town's Taxable Assessed Property Value Rose by $47 Million in 10 Years Thanks to Hasidim ojpac.org/updates/this-t… #OJPACData

This Town's Taxable Assessed Property Value Rose by $47 Million in 10 Years Thanks to Hasidim ojpac.org/updates/this-t… Home Selling Prices are Rising Most in Areas Where Hasidim Move to ojpac.org/updates/home-v… Att @Zachary_Evans_1 @RichLowry @theodorekupfer @EGBewkes @jackfowler

While Monroe in Orange County is raising tax and fees trying to make up for losing a large Hasidic Tax Base, the Town of Ramapo in neighboring Rockland County has cut property tax rates by 1.6% to 5.6% for 2020 depending on the area. amp.lohud.com/amp/4272173002 #OJPACData

Town of Monroe, Reeling from Losing the Kiryas Joel Tax Base in 2019, Hiked Property Tax Again for 2020 And Added a Garbage Collection Fee Too ojpac.org/updates/this-h… #OJPACData

This Town's Taxable Assessed Property Value Rose by $47 Million in 10 Years Thanks to Hasidim ojpac.org/updates/this-t… Town in Orange County Needs to Raise Tax After Hasidic-Populated Village of Kiryas Joel Breaks Away into its Own Town ojpac.org/updates/this-h…

169,178 students (Full K Through 12th) were enrolled in NY Jewish Schools for the Sep '23 school year; up by 3,942 from Sep '22. The growth was... 1,576 in Rockland (34,933 total) 804 Orange (16,438) 1,011 Brooklyn (86,309) 152 Nassau (8,376) 234 Queens (12,683) #OJPACData

165,236 students (full day K through 12th) were enrolled in NY Jewish schools in the Sep 2022 school year; up by 2,343 from 2021. The growth was... 922 in Rockland (33,357 total) 772 Orange (15,634) 493 Brooklyn (85,298) 107 Nassau (8,224) 40 Queens (12,449) #OJPACData

"OJPAC rightly emphasized that Hasidic families skew younger and larger than average, which distorts comparisons." #YeshivasWork Via @slowhoneybee washingtonexaminer.com/news/real-stor…