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Council for Beautiful Israel Awards Prizes to Five Chareidi Cities

By Yechiel Sever

Chareidi cities are the most beautiful, cleanest and best- kept in the country. Five chareidi cities won prizes from the Council for a Beautiful Israel at an awards ceremony last week as part of the Beautiful Community in a Beautiful Israel competition. In addition to receiving five stars this year, Beitar Illit received the Golden Star for remaining among the prize winners for five consecutive years.

All five of the chareidi cities taking part in the competition won prizes. Beitar Illit won five beauty stars and the Golden Star Award, Modi'in Illit and Elad also won five beauty stars, and Kiryat Yearim (Telzstone) and Emanuel won four beauty stars.

"This is an especially positive and refreshing trend that demonstrates that the chareidi public attends to environmental quality and clean surroundings more than any other sector in Israel," said Rabbi Yitzchok Pindrus, chairman of the Forum of Chareidi Cities at the Center for Local Government and mayor of Beitar Illit. "This is a certificate of recognition for the chareidi public and the leadership of the chareidi local authorities, which have proven, by investing efforts and correct explanations and with the full cooperation of the residents, that it is possible — and imperative — to maintain clean surroundings that are pleasant to live in."

Beitar Illit has been taking part in the competition for ten years and last year it won the prestigious Beauty Banner in recognition of the city's concerted efforts to maintain the quality of life and aesthetically attractive surroundings.

At the ceremony, the Five Beauty Stars and the Golden Star awarded to Beitar Illit were received by Mayor Pindrus and Municipality Director and founding council head Rabbi Moshe Leibovitz, who praised City Improvement Department Head Rabbi Mendy Schwartz, Department Director Rabbi Mordechai Zeideh and Deputy City Secretary Rabbi Betzalel Yaakobson, who work all year round to preserve the surroundings and the quality of life for Beitar residents.

Modi'in Illit Council Head Rabbi Yaakov Guterman said Modi'in Illit is notable for its beauty and the residents are aware of it and cooperate all year to preserve the city's special character. He praised Councilman Rabbi Menachem Shapira who is in charge of environmental affairs, and Rabbi Tzvi Levy, director of the Environmental Department, for their major contributions toward receiving the prize for the third consecutive year.

 

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