Hundreds of Chassidim Attend Linden Town Meeting To Protest Discriminatory Ordinances Amid Antisemitism Allegations Against Mayor

Hundreds of Chassidim Attend Linden Town Meeting To Protest Discriminatory Ordinances Amid Antisemitism Allegations Against Mayor

Hundreds of Orthodox Jews crowded into Linden, NJ’s City Hall on Tuesday afternoon, during Chol Hamoed Pesach, to protest a series of proposed ordinances that community members say unfairly target and restrict the growth of the Orthodox Jewish population in the city. Men and boys, many dressed in Yom Tov clothing, arrived in packed buses and cars, filling the municipal building beyond capacity. The meeting room quickly became overcrowded, with m…