Monsey, NY - Orthodox and Hasidic communities oppose Wal-Mart - Assignment ID: 30044518A
Add to Lightbox DownloadHere, an exterior image of the Auction Mart (75 Route 59, Monsey, NY) store owned by Joseph and Mirel Kizelnik (845-352-3725) (not pictured). The couple spoke with The NY Times about the Wal-Mart and why they are opposed to it, from a business and a religious standpoint..---.Thursday, June 15, 2007 - Monsey, NY - Orthodox and Hasidic communities oppose Wal-Mart - Religious leaders, business owners and residents in this heavily Orthodox Jewish community in Rockland County have organized to wage a quiet, yet strong opposition to the construction of a Wal-Mart Super Center. In addition to concerns about increased traffic on Route 59, a two-lane state highway with a Main Street feel, the opponents see Wal-Mart as an unwieldy anchor of modernity in an otherwise insulated world steeped in religious tradition...Credit: Rob Bennett for The New York Times
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