BY KERRY LEARY
ANCHOR ERICA COGHILL
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The saying, “chivalry is dead” has been around for a while now. So, are signs posted in Yiddish in a New York City neighborhood proving that the saying is actually true- or is it simply a misunderstanding? Gawker reports that the signs translate to:
"Precious Jewish daughters, please move over to the side when you see a man come across."
So, why are women supposed to make way for men on the sidewalks in Brooklyn? According to a New York Daily News interview, it’s simply a religious practice.
"This is standard practice in Hasidic communities all over: Step aside when a man is approaching you from the opposite direction...It's a way of the community reminding people to stay in line, so to speak.”
WPIX asked some residents of the neighborhood to state their opinions about the signs.
“What century are we in right now? I don’t need to move for a man. Actually they need to move for us.”
“They should be equal. Women are not above men and men are not above women.”
The Brooklyn Paper opened their article about the signs with a joke, but then got more serious about the issue.
“Why did the Orthodox Jewish woman cross the road? Because a Yiddish sign ordered her.”
See the rest of the transcript at: http://www.newsy.com/videos/yiddish-signs-order-women-to-move-over/
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