"From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia I will bring My worshippers, the daughter of My dispersed ones and they shall bring My offering." - Zeph. 3:10
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Ultra-Orthodox
prejudiced against Ethiopian Jews
It seems that prejudice against Ethiopian Jews is concentrated among ultraorthodox Israelis Only 19% of the general population objected to their children marrying an Ethiopian, but 61% of ultra-orthodox objected to it. 50% of ultra-orthodox Jews would not send their children to school with Ethiopians, but only 14% of the general population objected - reflecting mostly ultra-orthodox opinions.
Since I would object to my son or daughter marrying an ultra-orthodox Jew, I guess we are more or less even. I would not object to ultra-orthodox Jews going to the same secular school as my children.
The chant of of the religious fanatics:
"tsvei fier, zex und acht
Mir villen nit farmischenzach"
(two, four six eight, we don't wanna integrate)
Ami Isseroff
A week after the disconcerting reports
about the discrimination running rampant at several Israeli schools, it seems
that perhaps there is still hope that most of the public does not suffer from
such worrying racism.
According to a new Ynet-Gesher poll, the majority of Israelis would not object
to see their child marry an Ethiopian and would not hesitate to send their
children to a school that has a large Ethiopian student body. And yet, 52% of
the population admits that they do not have any personal friends of Ethiopian
descent.
The Ynet-Gesher poll was conducted by the Mutagim center
and was based upon a representative sample of 500 adult, Hebrew-speaking Jewish
Israelis.
When asked "would you let your child marry an
Ethiopian?" 63% answered they would gladly welcome the marriage while 19%
said "absolutely not." Another 6% said they would be saddened but
would not object. Religious segmentation points at a different attitude: 61% of
ultra-Orthodox respondents said they would vehemently object such a marriage.
Only 25% would welcome an Ethiopian in-law.
The second question examined the degree of familiarity
respondents have with community members: 32% admitted they do not have any
Ethiopian friends and that they do not know any Ethiopians with whom they could
build friendships. 20% do know Ethiopians but have no Ethiopian friends and 34%
said they or
their children have such a friend.
Once again a religious segmentation points at a different
trend in the ultra-Orthodox community: 72% don't have Ethiopian friends.
Age analysis reveals that 77% of the 65-and-over and 58%
of 55-64 year olds said neither they nor their children have Ethiopian friends.
Only younger Israelis, aged 18 through 44, have at least one Ethiopian friend.
Does the segregation in some of Petah Tikva schools
reflect parents' wishes? 63% claim they have no problem sending their children
to schools where 40% of the students are Ethiopians. On the other hand, 14%
said they "would never" send their children to such institutions.
50% of ultra-Orthodox respondents said the hey would not send their children to such a school.
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Source of this Israel News item
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