B”H
A few days ago, the 8 – year – old national religious girl Na’ama Margolis was attacked by Haredim who started yelling at her. The girl’s behaviour and clothing weren’t too appropriate. Since, the national religious movement as well as the secular press have been running wild. It seems to become a fashion accusing the entire haredi society and the national religious like using the opportunity of pointing out how "great" they are. Finally they can feel so liberal and understanding compared to all those "fanatic" Haredim.
I am not yet going deeper into the subject and will do so in a separate article later on at night.
In the meantime some further news: The Beit Shemesh Municipality, Mayor Moshe Abutbul together with the police decided putting up some 400 security cameras in the streets. Also around the national religious girls’s school “Orot Banot” where Na’ama Margolis studies.
Yesterday, the Municipality decided to take down any signs in public streets saying that men and women should not gather together. The following night, various Haredim again hung up those signs. The haredi part of the town is going wild, as more and more Israeli TV stations keep on streaming in taking pictures of Haredim. However, the Haredim of Beit Shemesh claim that it is only a few nutties from the Sikariki group causing trouble.
Here are some photos from a Toldot Avraham Yitzchak Beit Midrash and a modesty sign right in its front asking women to use the other side of the road.
Women are being asked not to gather at this place.
Beit Midrash of Chassidut Toldot Avraham Yitzchak in Beit Shemesh
The modesty sign in front of the Beit Midrash.
Actually I was surprised and keep on asking myself whether the sign was set up by the chassidic group itself or by the Sikarikim.
See all photos HERE !
B"H
ReplyDeleteHere is the second part of the article:
http://shearim.blogspot.com/2011/12/israel-role-of-gender-separation.html
Orot is a national religious or Dati Leumi school whose dress code is "relaxed" to say the least, and that includes - tight skirts, tight tops, no socks, etc. It is a tznua issue. But there are many other Dati Leumi schools in RBS Alef -- why not attack them as well?
ReplyDeleteB"H
ReplyDeleteI don't know the Beit Shemesh policies but only that seculars and national religious have been provoking the haredi population. If his is happening vice versa, I cannot tell.
I would like to go there but not at the moment. As soon as someone comes with a camera, they may be another mess.