A British haredi father tried to get a London appeals court order to
block his ex-wife from sending their children to non-haredi co-ed Jewish
schools. The father also objected to the children having free access to television, movies, "certain newspapers", and the Internet.
Haredi Father Loses Court Bid To Stop Children’s Co-Ed Education
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
A British haredi father tried to get a London appeals court order to block his ex-wife from sending their children to non-haredi co-ed Jewish schools, the Telegraph reports.
The father also objected to the children having free access to television, movies, "certain newspapers", and the Internet.
While married, the couple belonged to London’s haredi community.
But after studying for a masters degree, his ex-wife has her own career and wants her children to have the education she says she never had access to.
She reportedly told a British court last week that educating the children at a non-haredi Jewish school would provide them with “infinitely superior opportunities” educationally and in life.
Her ex-husband’s attorney complained that the ex-wife lives a long walking distance from the nearest synagogue, which impacts the children on Shabbat and holidays, also noting that the ex-husband fears that his ex-wife will denigrate haredi Judaism to the children and cause the children to be distant from him, as a result.
The court, however, rejected the father’s appeal for joint custody. It also rejected his request for an order barring his ex-wife from enrolling the children in co-ed Jewish schools.
Before the decision, the haredi community of Stamford Hill, London had organized an evening of tehillim (Psalms) recital on behalf of the children.