The Himmelfarb School's chilling list

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis · Dec 3, 2024 · 2m

The Himmelfarb School, founded more than a century ago, is one of the best-known “religious-Zionist” schools in Jerusalem. In other words, it’s what would be called in America a “religious public school.”

Until recently, outside of Jerusalem, and certainly outside of Israel, few people had heard of the school—after all, who knows the schools of a different city? The past year, however, has tragically brought the Himmelfarb School into the news in the most horrific of ways. Nine of its graduates have fallen since October 7—likely more than the losses of any other school in the country.

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