Talmud Torah Chassidim ‘Tiferet Shlomo’ in London, bought from the Reform community that did not find it useful, is facing closure, after ultra-Orthodox neighbors harass the place on various pretexts, and demand its closure. “The ultra-Orthodox neighbors harass and try in every way possible, to harass and interfere with Talmud Torah”
In the ultra-Orthodox Golders Green in London, is located a Talmud Torah Chassidim ‘Tiferet Shlomo’ housed in a magnificent building, which belonged to the Reform community that found no more use and was purchased 4 years ago. The building was for sale on the open market and several communities participated in the tender, including Muslim communities, but the ultra-Orthodox won it and after extensive renovations, the children entered to be educated in it.
“Since then, the ultra-Orthodox neighbors have even started a limited company to fight Talmud Torah, harassing and trying in every possible way, to harass and interfere with the Hassidic Talmud Torah and ask for its closure,” Moshe tells Behadrei Haredim, whose sons are studying Talmud Torah. In the Talmud Torah, a magnificent hall that was used for more than 50 years for weddings, a bar mitzvah of the Reform community, was renovated, but the ultra-Orthodox neighbors woke up when ultra-Orthodox celebrations began, and called the police who were called several times, which created terrible blasphemy.
Neighbors reported in a newspaper belonging to a relative of one of the neighbors that the hall was operated illegally, a fact that was not true, and all this to scare people from ordering joys in the hall. They also published that against the Talmud Torah they have nothing but against “the noise of the hall.” But things apart and deeds apart. Recently, the Jewish neighbors applied for a closure order for the place, and the municipality, which recently came under left-wing control, accepted their request and sent a closure order for the place.
The Jewish neighbors were already creating difficulties when the TAT asked to expand the classrooms. , And compared the Hassidic children to a “zoo.” Some parents were very disappointed that a Jewish principal from a Jewish school was able to compare ultra-Orthodox children to animals.
One of them, Moshe, whose children study Talmud Torah, tells Behadrei Haredim: “Simply anti-Semitism on the part of Jews, it hurts these moderns to see Hasidic children.
The law in England stipulates that any person wishing to build must apply to the municipality. The municipality publishes the plan on its website and any resident can see it and write comments for or against. It turns out that the venomous reactions against Talmud HaTorah came from the ultra-Orthodox neighbors.
One of the neighbors wrote: “The school is now running outdoor events that are not within their planning approval. (Which is not true, however the events are legal) Last night I was woken by trucks moving around and out of the school parking lot in the early morning, guests talking loudly and smoking in the playground After midnight”.
Another ultra-Orthodox wrote: “We are a small residential street and there are already too many students, too many teachers and too many cars. It is really unbearable. More students means more teachers, more cars and more noise. We are completely against the proposal.”
On the other hand, it should be noted that some neighbors in the area, support the expansion of the Talmud Torah, and enjoy that Jewish children actually come to the neighborhood, and understand the situation what would have happened if other communities had purchased the building.
One of the neighbors tells Behadrei Haredim: “In the end the place was a school in the past, and even then we had problems, and according to the law the building would remain an educational institution, we could only accept students here with a different style, so I prefer Jewish children from classical families. “Children who would turn the neighborhood into a criminal place. In the eyes of all the complainants, they are just resentful, there are many here who are happy that it is a Jewish place, so there is a bit of noise, not terrible.”
Talmud Torah currently has two options. Either go to court, a move that will take time and also cost money to hire lawyers, or the place will be closed and sold to the Muslim community who are eyeing to buy the place, days will tell.