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n. - A sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century.

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  • The ban on the Hassidim was never officially lifted.
  • Another gratuitous shot at the Hassidim but men only at the end: why?
  • The Hassidim and their rabbis were completely “cut off from Israel.”
  • Montreal, QC – A blogger writes antisemitic comments about Hassidim in Quebec.
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