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Ultra-Orthodox Judaism Need Not Be Obscurantist

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 03.13.2012 | Religion
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Menachem Rosensaft

While one must not tar all ultra-Orthodox Jews with the brush of intolerance, the fact is that the antagonism displayed by haredim toward other Jews is becoming ever more extreme. It was not always thus.

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Ultra-Orthodox Don Nazi Garb At Protest, Spark Outrage

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 03.02.2012 | World
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JERUSALEM — Images of ultra-Orthodox Jews dressing up as Nazi concentration camp inmates during a protest drew widespread condemnation Sunday an...

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Israel: Thousands Protest Gender Segregation

Posted 12.29.2011 | World
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Thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets over the past two days to protest ultra-orthodox calls for stricter forms of gender segregation. On Tu...

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