NorthJersey.com
JERSEY CITY — Three years ago, when Yossi Berger joined other ultra-Orthodox Jews moving into the predominantly Black neighborhood of Greenville, the cultural divide was clear.
"Everyone lived in their own bubble and didn't talk much," he said.
For better or worse, that began to change a year ago, after a hate-fueled shooting spree targeted the sole kosher grocery here — and turned a mixed community of homes, shops and schools into a bloody war zone. "I returned home that day and found my African American neighbors standing outside of my house," recalled Berger, who used to shop and meet with friends at the JC Kosher Supermarket. "They all asked how they could help."