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1000 Students Enrolled in Schools in Tel Tzion
by Betzalel Kahn

The schools of the Grosswardein Institutions of the new Tel Tzion neighborhood in Jerusalem's north have opened their doors in time for the Elul zman and the school year.

Although the neighborhood is very new (barely six months old), these institutions are already located in permanent buildings. The outward finish of these buildings is on a very high level and all of the classrooms are thoroughly equipped.

Tel Tzion's residents are full of praise for the director general of the institutions, Rabbi Yitzchok Frankel, who spared no efforts in putting up the buildings and in hiring the best educational staff available.

At this stage, day care centers, kindergartens and talmudei Torah have begun to function. During the winter a Bais Yaakov school will also open, as well as a kollel sponsored by the Grosswardein Institutions. The Or Margalit organization will serve as the spiritual center for women of the neighborhood, and a center for chessed has also begun functioning.

According to the estimates of the setup staff of the new area, a total of 1000 students will be enrolled in all the educational institutions of the new neighborhood this year. Nonetheless, the Education Ministry still hasn't approved funds for even one classroom, despite many requests. All of the existing buildings are private ones of the Grosswardein Institutions.

The head of the setup staff, Rabbi Dovid Millgrom, is working to secure financing for a suitable number of classrooms for a population the size of Tel Tzion.

The figures do not include the children of the many families who still send their children to schools in other areas of Yerushalayim. Though Tel Tzion is located somewhat far out, it is still not that far from the center of town, and the local Egged number 43 bus which connects Tel Tzion to the rest of the city reaches the chareidi northern neighborhoods within fifteen minutes.

In addition, the Grosswardein Institutions have a beis horo'oh in the neighborhood, which is under the supervision of HaRav Moshe Halberstam. It also has a large and modern mikveh. The local rav of Tel Tzion answers shailos in his office.

 

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