United Kingdom – London-based Satmar School Apologizes, Pledges Change After Newspaper Reveals Lessons About “Evil Goyim”

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    FILE - A police officer patrols in a Jewish neighbourhood in north London, January 17, 2015. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthUnited Kingdom – There are promised changes in store at the Satmar Beis Rochel boys’ school in north London after a whistleblower provided copies to The Independent (http://ind.pn/1NWg1Ax) of school worksheets which call non-Jews “evil goyim.”

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    A Beis Rochel spokesperson apologized for any upset, and said the worksheets would be modified, but denied allegations that the term “goyim” was insulting or that the lessons were meant to “indoctrinate” children. “The language we used was not in any way intended to cause offense. Now that this has been brought to our attention, we will endeavor to use more precise language in the future,” the unidentified representative said.

    The documents, given to three-and-four year olds, also reveal that Kindergarten children are being taught about the Holocaust, where Nazis are referred to as goyim. The first question on the sheet states: “What have the evil goyim done with the synagogues and cheders?” The answer listed is “Burned them.” The next question reads, “What did the goyim want to do with all the Jews?” with the answer “Kill them.”
    “It doesn’t explicitly refer to the Holocaust,” a source told The Independent. “It’s a document that teaches very young children to be very afraid and treat non-Jews very suspiciously because of what they did to us in the past. It’s not a history lesson – you can’t say that. It’s a parable that is actively teaching the children extremism, hatred and a fear for the outside world.”

    Emily Green, a former teacher at the Beis Rochel girls’ secondary school and the current head of Gesher EU, an organization which helps ultra-Orthodox Jews leave their community, said, “It’s not uncommon to be taught non-Jewish people are evil in ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools. It’s part of the prayers, teaching, their whole ethos.”

    Calling it a type of “indoctrination,” Green continued, “Psychologically, you become so afraid of the world out there after being taught how dangerous and bad and evil non-Jews are, that it makes it harder to leave.”


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    8 years ago

    Forget about how our Satmar brothers view non Jews, I’m more concerned how they think of fellow Jews.

    woodman516
    woodman516
    8 years ago

    This is unacceptable for vin news to allow such a comment as # 3 to appear. a place where so many frum people read. It made me vomit.

    Normal
    Normal
    8 years ago

    #3 I agree but it seems you haven’t read the first few chapters of a Tanya. There are plenty of other things to learn, I would recommend at least not discussing those controversial ideas out loud in public.

    LiberalismIsADisease
    LiberalismIsADisease
    8 years ago

    OH MY GOSH, NON JEWS WERE CALLED GOYIM?!?!?!?!?!?!

    What ELSE should they be called???? THEY ARE GOYIM!!!

    Face it, its a loshon hakodesh word and we use it. IT MEANS A NON JEW!!! HELLLLLLLLOOOOOOOO!!!!!

    Political Correctness is for WIMPS!

    nat101
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    nat101
    8 years ago

    It’s so queer. Recently we have blatant antisemitism of unheard of proportions everywhere! Especially in Great Britain and not only by Arabs. (Besides the Iran deal.)
    The Satmar school should have told the critics: “See? News item A, B, C, D, etc.
    Maybe we should have toned it down a bit, but the message is true! IN LONDON, IN NY, IN FRANCE, THE UN, EVERYWHERE.”
    Ask Matisyahu, and any Jewish student on most college campuses in the world.
    Ask the PM of Israel who is urging Jews to leave Europe/France.

    Satmar! You have it right!

    Yidden!!! Mir darfen davenen! A sach davenen! Please Ahcdus!

    By the way, in most sforim where the bad guys are discussed, there is a disclaimer, that it is not a blanket statement, and that thank god we live between good non-jewish neighbors these days. Also in Tanya, in the same Perek, the holy Tanya discusses chasidei umos hoOilem.

    Unfortunately though, THESE days? That satmar message (albeit a bit on the wrong tone) is ringing loud and clear.

    Hashem Yerachem with a git gebentched your.

    8 years ago

    ” Gesher EU, an organization which helps ultra-Orthodox Jews leave their community,”
    And the self-hating jewish kofrim rear their ugly heads again. Sad indeed. It’s bad enough when they leave but they then try to influence others to do so as well.

    yaakov doe
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    yaakov doe
    8 years ago

    Bais Rochel for boys? What’s next?

    anonyid
    anonyid
    8 years ago

    No reason to apologize. They should just have been told that Goyim is not a derogatory terminology of non-Jews whether they’re good or evil.

    8 years ago

    So lets show the Reboino Shel Oilom that we do have compassion for All human beings, this Rosh Hashana we shall Daven for a Refuah Seleimo for ALL of mankind that are not well, incuding Goyim.
    HKB”H will repay us Middoh Kneged Middoh, and Never-Again will there be any hatred towards Yidden.

    LionofZion
    LionofZion
    8 years ago

    Why would anyone teach a four year old about Goyim killing Yiddin? These kids are taught to be victims their entire lives. No wonder, when the law does catch up with the criminals in the community they are automatically victims. They have waiting their entire lives to be victims.
    Compare that with Yisef Hatzadik, who actually was a victim. Instead of crying about it, he screeching integrity and went in to lead a nation.

    wsbrgh
    wsbrgh
    8 years ago

    Bs’d. As one who dresses casual style and cuts beard w/scissors ‘al pi halacha’, I’ve been called ‘goy’ in a very derisive way very often by Satmar toddlers. By the time they’re finished, all gentiles WILL be Nazis.

    lazerx
    lazerx
    8 years ago

    it is unfortunate that certain people believe that by virtue of their being so frum, they are sooooo much better that every one else. In reality, with out the frum clothing, with out the peyos and beards, they are ignoramuses.

    Even more so, even with the frum clothing, and with their hair style, they are ignoramuses

    woodman516
    woodman516
    8 years ago

    To lazerx a lot of frum ppl own big skyscraper buildings in mahattan even though they r ignoramuss eat ur heart out

    Shlomiedovidmoshieismailibnabdo
    Shlomiedovidmoshieismailibnabdo
    8 years ago

    And people wonder whyevry1 hates jews