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NEWS
Jerusalem Finishes Planting 80,000 Perennials in
Preparation for Shmittah
By Yechiel Sever
The Jerusalem Municipality recently finished an intensive
planting effort in preparation for the Shmittah year,
following a tree-planting effort last month. The annuals the
Municipality typically plants twice a year were taken out to
make room for over 80,000 perennials planted in divider
strips, traffic circles, public parks and various municipal
projects.
Eight Members of Neo-Nazi Group in Petach Tikva Still in
Custody
By G. Lazer
The Ramle Magistrate Court remanded eight young Petach Tikva
residents suspected of belonging to a neo-Nazi organization.
Police told the court the prosecution would soon issue
indictments against the gang members, ages 16 to 21.
Betzedek Asks Police Why Recommendations Regarding De
Hartoch Not Yet Submitted
By Yechiel Sever
In a letter to Shimon Gabbai, head of the Investigations
Department at Israel Police Jerusalem District, Betzedek
Director Atty. Mordechai Green expresses astonishment at the
way the police is conducting its investigation of Atty. Amnon
De Hartoch, who admitted that he slapped MK Rabbi Yaakov
Cohen in a corridor of the Knesset building two months
ago.
Malam Expanding Employment in Beitar Illit
By Yechiel Sever
Maalot, a development and training center in Beitar Illit and
a part of the Malam Group, is expanding. Twenty programmers
from the city will participate in the next course, after
which they will join the 30 women from Beitar already working
at the company, which outsources software development and
testing.
A Biographical Sketch of HaRav Avrohom Yaakov Zeidel
Epsteinzt"l
By S. Bruchi
The Mashgiach was born on Erev Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 5668
(1908) in the town of Skydl, located in Lithuania near
Grodno, to HaRav Yitzchok Aryeh, a talmid chochom and
merchant, and his mother Chasha Yehudis. Before he was born
his parents had lost eight children during childbirth and in
infancy.
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