Yochonon Lowen

• Ex-Hasidic couple lose case against Quebec government over inadequate religious education

  Justice Martin Castonguay declined to issue a declaratory judgment against the Quebec government and several ultra-Orthodox Hasidic schools.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2020
  
• Lawyer for Quebec couple urges court to act against ultra-Orthodox Hasidic schools

  The 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.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2020
  
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• Head of home-schooling association tells trial Jewish education rigorous but only for boys

  The 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.

  Education

  Feb 17, 2020
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• Former student of Hasidic school tells trial he had never heard of science

  After graduating, Yochonon Lowen said, he had to take English lessons in secret at a Jewish community centre in Montreal because he hadn't learned any in school and it was frowned upon to seek education from outside sources.

  Education

  Feb 13, 2020
• Ex-Hasidic couple taking Quebec government to court over religious school education

  The 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.

  Education

  Feb 10, 2020