The Education Ministry has informed the Ashkenazi Girl’s Zelznik (“זלזניק”) High School that unless its student body changes to 50% Sephardi, it will be shutting it down. The school in question is located in Elad. Kikar Shabbos reports that with the ministry continuing to receive reports and complaints of discrimination against Sephardi girls, the decision was made to give the school an ultimatum.

The report cites the ministry is demanding equality and wants the school be half Ashkenazi and half Sephardi. The ministry is seeking a commitment to accept students the same way the city’s new Beis Yaakov does to bring an end to the discriminatory policy. The ministry has inform…………… continues on Yeshiva World News