Moshe Silman, 57, the son of Holocaust survivors, did not have an easy start. He lives alone, and according to friends tried to get ahead in life and live in dignity. But a small debt to the National Insurance Institute grew and sent him into an economic and bureaucratic tailspin that ended in self-immolation Saturday night on Tel Aviv’s Kaplan Street in front of the cameras.
- By Matthew
- 16 Jul 2012
- 04:11AM
This whole issue stems from a debt growing out of control by charging interest. "The Biblical law states that, in all dealings among Israelites, forbids all "increase" of the debt by reason of lapse of time or forbearance"
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