Posted on 16 November 2008
The phenomenon of discrimination against S’fardi children in the Israeli school system is “very severe… no less so than anti-Semitism,” says Shas MK Chaim Amsellem. As ShiurTimes investigated issues of prejudice against Ethiopian children (October issue), repeated examples of inequity towards S’fardi children came up ...
Posted on 25 September 2008
‘‘Toss that old country idea that you don’t ‘bother’ your kid’s teacher at home.”
Posted on 24 September 2008
‘‘The situation has turned into a religious war, where the main people who are hurt are the kids themselves.”
Posted on 29 July 2008
Although Ari Wexler, had lived in Israel for four years and had served in the army, he still felt that attending an all-Hebrew university would be overwhelming. “A three hour course in a subject that can be difficult in English would be even more difficult in Hebrew,” Wexler explained.
For Wexler, attending the Raphael Recanati ...