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Coronavirus: Quebec premier orders all synagogues to close amid COVID-19 concernsFor members that are used to attending synagogue to pray three times a day, the closures are affecting the whole community.FeaturesMar 19, 2020
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Lawyer for Quebec couple urges court to act against ultra-Orthodox Hasidic schoolsThe lawyer for a Quebec couple who left their ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community north of Montreal is telling a courtroom that Jewish schools operating there are illegal and leave no time for secular education.CanadaFeb 19, 2020
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Head of home-schooling association tells trial Jewish education rigorous but only for boysThe head of a Jewish home-schooling association is telling a Montreal courtroom that the rigorous Talmudic education offered by the Hasidic community prepares a child for any possible career.EducationFeb 17, 2020
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Former student of Hasidic school tells trial she was exempted from secular studies at age 13Clara Wasserstein, a former member of the ultra-Orthodox Tash community north of Montreal, says the focus of girls' education in the community was to prepare them to be wives and to raise Jewish children.EducationFeb 12, 2020
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Quebec knew about illegal Hasidic religious schools for decades, trial hearsA witness has testified at a civil trial that the Quebec government knew for decades Hasidic Jewish children were not receiving a legal secular education.CanadaFeb 11, 2020
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Ex-Hasidic couple taking Quebec government to court over religious school educationThe couple are not seeking damages but want a declaratory judgment against the province and the Boisbriand Hasidic schools declaring they have violated the Quebec Education Act.EducationFeb 10, 2020
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Ste-Agathe-des-Monts gets injunction to order Hasidic group from residenceThe town sought the ruling in Quebec Superior Court because the group is using the residence as a place of worship in violation of local bylaws.CanadaJul 8, 2018
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Hasidic community reacts to yellow square protestsOutremont's strong Hasidic community is up in arms after a group of about a half-dozen protesters wore badges some Montreal Jews say evokes the Holocaust.Mar 8, 2018
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Outremont’s plan to ban places of worship on main streets back to square one"Last night was a bit of a fiasco," borough councillor Mindy Pollak said. "We're restarting the process after getting to a point where citizens had already been called upon to express themselves."CanadaApr 5, 2016
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