Kiryas Joel קרית יואל, Orange County, New York

Latitude 41°20′24″N
Longitude 74°10′2″W
City Kiryas Joel
County Orange County
State/ Province New York

Narrative

In 1977, the land for Kiryas Joel קרית יואל, part of PoughkeepsieNewburghMiddletown, was purchased, and fourteen Satmar families settled there.
The village was named for Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum, the rebbe of Satmar.

References

  1. Teitelbaum, Joel ben Chananya Yom Tov Lipa