Re: Mea Shearim

[Tamah Graber <tgraber@UMD5.UMD.EDU>]

On Wed, 8 Feb 1995, Richard R. Shook wrote:

>      Help:  Soc St Teacher needs a bit of infor on "Mea Shearim" as
> it/they relates/relate to city of Jerusalem.  I think they're either
> a Judaic sect or that's the section of Jerusalem where they live.
> Any help out there?
> Richard Librarian
>
Mea Shearim is a  section of Jerusalem in which Hasidic Jews live.
Hasidic Jews are ultraorthodox.  People who go to Mea Shearim should be
modestly dressed.  No cars or buses are allowed in the section on the
Sabbath (Fri evening til Sat. night).

Tamah Graber
Darnestown E.S.
Darnestown, MD   tgraber@umd5.umd.eedu