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Chareidi School Enrollment Rose More than 50 Percent in Past Decade
By Yechiel Sever

The chareidi school system has grown by 51 percent — in contrast to a substantial decline in the government education system — according to Education Ministry figures appearing in a report by an independent research institute released this week to coincide with the opening of the 5770 school year.


MK Maklev Demands Internal Affairs Committee Meet to Discuss Avreich Run Over at Jerusalem Protest
By Yechiel Sever

Torah-true Jewry has shown widespread support for the avreich who sustained severe injuries in Jerusalem on Shabbos night when he was run over in the presence of police — and according to eyewitnesses, based on orders by a police officer — following a demonstration over the opening of the Karta parking lot on Shabbos.


Widespread Kashrus Problems in Shofars Manufactured in Morocco
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Rabbonim and tashmishei kedushoh experts are warning the general public to be wary when purchasing Moroccan shofars manufactured abroad, even if they bear some sort of kashrus certification, after it was found that supervising the process is infeasible.


French Reparations Committee Receives 75 Requests Per Month
By Arnon Yaffeh, Paris

A 70-year-old Jewish woman living in a Parisian suburb says she doesn't want her neighbors to know she's Jewish. Why? "Besides the fact that there are antisemites living in my wing of the building," she told a reporter from Journal du Dimanche, "if they found out I filed a request for the restoration of property stolen from my parents under the Vichy regime, they'll again say the Jews are addicted to money."


As of Succos No More Cars Allowed into Old City
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The Jerusalem Municipality has decided to ban private vehicles from entering the Old City. Only commercial and emergency vehicles will be allowed access, and special permits will be issued to residents, while visitors will have to use shuttles from the surrounding parking lots.


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