I Got Access To The World's Most Secretive Jews

Summary by Krater

An exploration of the Hasidic Jewish community in Antwerp, Belgium, covering their history, daily life, diamond trade, and traditions with community members.

From the video

Answers: What is life like in the Hasidic Jewish community of Antwerp?

• Hasidic Jewish community in Antwerp
• History of Antwerp diamond trade
• Synagogue architecture and traditions
• Tehllin and religious rituals
• Local culinary traditions
• Holocaust survival and remembrance
• Relationship between Jews and non-Jews in Antwerp
• Breslov Hasidic traditions and mikvah

What it concludes

• Antwerp is home to one of the most conservative Hasidic Jewish communities in the world, with around 30,000 Hasidic Jews living in the city center.
• Hasidic Jews in Antwerp helped rebuild the city into one of the most important diamond centers on earth after World War II.
• Antwerp exports over $12 billion worth of diamonds per year.
• Unlike in New York, Hasidic Jews in Antwerp live closely integrated among the general local population while maintaining strict religious customs.
• The Hasidic community in Antwerp is known for being a tight-knit family where Ashkenazim and Sephardim traditions coexist and everyone respects each other's customs.