Kiryas Joel

Kiryas Joel

Kiryas Joel is a village in New York, United States. The vast majority of its residents are Yiddish-speaking Hasidic Jews. Nearly 20% of the inhabitants are Hungarian.
I visited here. Kiryas Joel residents, like those of other Haredi and Orthodox Jewish communities, typically have large families. Read More

The city is empty

Following the January 6 attack on the Capitolium and the January 20 Presidential Inauguration, Washington is empty. Car traffic is rare, there are very few pedestrians, there is no tourist traffic. Museums, public buildings are closed. Many shop windows still have boards with them to defend against possible mass attacks. The photo report was taken in the “deserted” city in the last days of January 2021.

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