Book coming early 2022! Excited to share the whole project. March 9th, 2020. East Williamsburg, New York. Boy dressed in blow up space rocket costume during the Purim festival. The story of Purim is told in the Book of Esther. Esther is a Jewish girl who becomes Queen to King Xerxes of Persia, and through her bravery, is able to thwart an attempt to slaughter all the Jews living in Persia at that time. Purim commemorates Esther's courage in saving the Jewish people living in Persia 2000 years ago from extermination. ___________ What started out as a ‘let’s make up something to do during quarantine or I’ll go insane’ turned into a little passion project I’m pretty excited to soon share. Since the summer of 2020, whilst the whole of New York was in lock down, I went on long walks in no particular direction to explore my new city. The Hasidic community that inhabits East Williamsburg is a stone’s throw away from my neighbourhood. I began to regularly visit this area and discovered that the Hasid were doing their thing, life as normal. Here I’ll be sharing a few pictures from many outings in the snow, gale force winds and blistering sunshine. Festivals, religious events and your average Tuesday afternoon. This is what I saw. A resilient group of people pushing on with their lives in the midst of a pandemic. Jx —————— #photo #jewish #hasidic #jew #brooklyn #instagram #kodak #photography #street ##streetphotography #outfit #fancydress #religion #religious #festival #purim #holiday #vacation #charity #community #nyc #newyork #photographer #film #analogphotography #scan #iphone #image