Subscribe to Print Edition | Mon., September 08, 2008 Elul 8, 5768 | | Israel Time: 18:47 (EST+7)
Haaretz israel news English
web haaretz.com
  Back to Homepage
Haaretz Toolbar
Diplomacy
Defense Jewish World Opinion National
Print Edition
Car Rental
Books Haaretz Magazine Business Real Estate Easy Start Travel Week's End Anglo File
Comments:  16
Last update - 18:37 02/09/2008
Petah Tikva religious schools reject kids of Ethiopian immigrants
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Israel, Petah Tikva 

Close to two million children went back to Israeli schools on Monday, but not all of them managed to make it into the classroom.

Several Ethiopian families say their children were refused entry by Petah Tikva schools, having been told by administrators that there were too many of their kind.


S
Advertisement
everal religious schools in Petah Tikva came under fire last year for refusing to enroll dozens of Ethiopian children. Because many are in the midst of an obligatory conversion process, they must attend religious schools, some of which reject them, claiming they are not sufficiently Jewish.


Related articles:
  • Petah Tikva schools refuse to accept 80 Ethiopian immigrants
  • Petah Tikva to halt funds to schools refusing to enroll Ethiopians
  • Segregation at Petah Tikva religious school

    Also on Haaretz.com TV:
  • NBA's finest train women basketball hopefuls in East Jerusalem
  • Child-abuse hotlines see spike in calls as the search for Rose continues
  • Iran-Israel arms race heats up, both boost naval capabilities

    For more video news and features, visit Haaretz.com TV.
    • Bookmark to del.icio.us  
     
    Interfaith grandchildren
    A new group is helping U.S. seniors teach their interfaith grandkids Jewish traditions.
    Iranian war games
    Iran army to hold three-day drill amid speculation over Israeli strike.
      1.   Take away their government support 16:20  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 02/09/08
      2.   Petah Tikva religious schools reject kids 17:09  |  Marlene 02/09/08
      3.   Let´s not HAST!! 20:00  |  Tamrat 02/09/08
      4.   Kafka ? 20:39  |  Charles 02/09/08
      5.   Shut down those obnoxious schools. 21:12  |  Stephen 02/09/08
      6.   Parshat Emor 22:28  |  Moshe 02/09/08
      7.   Not sufficient Jewish ??? 22:30  |  Ines 02/09/08
      8.   Light to the Nations? 22:41  |  Hadassah 02/09/08
      9.   #2 I totally agree with Marlen 22:54  |  Ines 02/09/08
      10.   # 3 Too many Ethiopian 23:18  |  Ines 02/09/08
      11.   # 4 The situation is helpless but is not serious 23:50  |  Ines 02/09/08
      12.   Israel needs visionaries that are honest and dignified 23:53  |  Ines 02/09/08
      13.   Lemba people, go! 01:08  |  hala 03/09/08
      14.   separation is a good way it exists 18:34  |  moni yakim antisioni 07/09/08
      15.   ashkenazim are converted kozarim 18:41  |  moni yakim antisioni 07/09/08
      16.   ashkenazim are converted kozarim 18:38  |  Michal 08/09/08
     Read & React
    Police: Indict Olmert's former partner too
    Responses: 47
    Gideon Levy: Shin Bet operatives are no better than other students
    Responses: 11
    Moshe Arens: Likud must say it won't give up Golan
    Responses: 19
    Muslim immigrants attack three Jewish teens in Paris
    Responses: 67
    Akiva Eldar: Shas' Eli Yishai is learning from Hamas
    Responses: 3


    More Headlines
    14:59 Three hurt in suspected mob hit in Netanya
    15:05 Police: Indict Olmert's former business partner too
    18:27 Al Qaida No. 2: Iran waging 'crusader' war against Islam
    15:39 Jewish World / Meet Michelle Obama's cousin the rabbi
    15:47 Hamas: We won't thwart Egypt's role in Shalit swap
    16:20 Olmert to olim: You've come to the most wonderful country in the world
    12:52 Stepfather, father suspected of raping mentally disabled teen
    18:06 Joint Israeli-Palestinian industrial park to be built in north
    16:30 Dichter: Friedmann overstepped mark in assault on police
    11:25 VIDEO / IDF offers amnesty to Israelis hoarding army weapons
    12:48 Is Jerusalem really becoming ultra-Orthodox? The figures may surprise you
    09:50 Why do the same Ikea products cost more in Israel than abroad?
    15:50 Abbas to meet U.S. Pres. Bush to discuss Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
    Previous Editions
    Special Offers
    Advertisement
    Fattal Hotel Chain
    Perfectly located hotels on best resorts of Israel.
    JMG your online solution
    Jewish Singles Personal Ads
    Find the love of your life on JDate.com
    MBA in Israel in English
    APPLY NOW! Limited spaces available
    Israel's Premier Real Estate Website
    www. israel-property.com
    Hebrew Summer courses
    From $39.95
    ISRAEL BONDS Build Israel
    Israel bonds - a multi-purpose way to celebrate Israel's 60th
    Eldan Rent a Car
    Israel's leading car rental company offers you a 20% discount on all online reservations
    Junkyard
    Junk a car - get free towing nationwide and a tax-deductible receipt
    Home | TV | Print Edition | Diplomacy | Opinion | Arts & Leisure | Sports | Jewish World | Underground | Site rules |
    Real Estate in Israel | Travel to Israel with Haaretz | Hotels Israel | Restaurants Israel | Tourist attractions Israel | Shops Israel
    birthright Israel | Search engine marketing
    Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, offers real-time breaking news, opinions and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.
    © Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved