Hi! I'm a reporter and writer based in Brooklyn, New York. I've written and reported for CNN, WNYC Radio, Bon Appétit, BuzzFeed News, Salon, the Forward, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and more. Most recently, I was a reporter at Shtetl, a news outlet covering New York's Haredi communities. At Shtetl, my stories were cited in the Atlantic, Politico, the New York Daily News, Gothamist, and more. Please use this website to view my clips, and find me on Twitter @lauren_hakimi.
Selected writing and journalism:
"Isaac Schonfeld, ‘hidden tzaddik’ behind Chulent, honored at ‘After Orthodoxy’ conference" Shtetl, Sept. 16, 2024
"Monsey Fire Department’s concessions to religious hardliners spark concerns of sexism" Shtetl, Sept. 12, 2024
"Pilot program teaches Brooklyn public school kids about Satmar, other Haredi communities and customs" Shtetl, July 24, 2024
"Kalman Yeger withheld get, demanded ex-wife sign ‘draconian’ nondisclosure agreement" Shtetl, June 29, 2024
"What do public school students in NYC learn about Haredi culture?" Shtetl, May 12, 2024
"Efforts to delay Yeshiva oversight failed to make NY budget, despite push from Haredi political operatives" Shtetl, April 21, 2024
"‘For Women and Girls Only’: new book explores Haredi women artists and performers" Shtetl, March 5, 2024
"Chelly Wilson: Lesbian, Holocaust Survivor, Queen of the Deuce" Jewcy: Jewish Queer Lesbian Feminisms for the Twenty-First Century, edited by Marla Brettschneider, SUNY Press, February 2024
"Incompetent teachers and confused students at Hasidic yeshivas, new DOE documents show" Shtetl, Jan. 29, 2024
"How Haredim learned about the attacks in Israel during the holidays without access to technology" Shtetl, Oct. 10, 2023
"Ad campaign suggests judicial candidate would side with Haredi-practicing parents over ex-spouses" Shtetl, June 22, 2023
"The secret Jewish history of Layla Murad, Egyptian superstar" The Forward, Jan. 16, 2023
"10 Informative Books That Will Help You Understand What’s Happening In Iran" BuzzFeed News, Nov. 30, 2022
"Long Island’s new Jewish history museum means business" New York Jewish Week, Oct. 14, 2022
"He captured rare images of Jewish life in Iran. Then he fled, fearing for his safety." JTA, Aug. 31, 2022
"Jewish Queer Youth is growing. For closeted Orthodox and Sephardic teens, that ‘means the world’" The Forward, May 21, 2022
"Her Bronx Jewish characters ‘hate history’ — and are finally back on bookshelves" The Forward, Feb. 11, 2022
"In My Search for Khiar Shoor, I Found My Dad Again" Bon Appétit, Dec. 20, 2021
"We Asked Mayoral Candidates About CUNY. Here’s What They Said" The Envoy, April 16, 2021
"NY Budget Will Freeze CUNY & SUNY Tuition For Three Years" WNYC, April 7, 2021
"State Legislation Seeks to Make CUNY Tuition-Free" The Envoy, Feb. 8, 2021
"Hunter Students Took Advantage of Flexible Spring Grading Policy, Documents Show" The Envoy, Sept. 9, 2020
"‘A Sour Life Lesson’: Pell Recipients Disqualified From Receiving Summer Scholarships" The Envoy, July 25, 2020
