The sign has caused skittish non-haredi neighbors to become even more
afraid that haredim are preparing to make a move to take control of the
area surrounding the hotel, just as they have in other formerly secular
or Zionist Orthodox neighborhoods near the CBD over the past two
decades, often by harassing non-haredi residents and businesses until
these non-haredi residents and business owners flee.
“Please enter in modest clothing. Thanks!”
Haredi Modesty Sign In Jerusalem’s Central Business District Sparks Fear, Outrage From Non-Haredim
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
A women's beauty salon in Jerusalem’s central business district has created a stir by posting a modesty sign on its front window, Ynet reported. The shop is located on Pines Street opposite Prima Palace Hotel – which has a largely haredi customer base.
Pines Street is located on the border between the haredi neighborhood of Geula and Jerusalem’s central business district. The salon sits in the northwestern tip of the CBD.
The sign has caused skittish non-haredi neighbors to become even more afraid that haredim are preparing to make a move to take control of the area surrounding the hotel, just as they have in other formerly secular or Zionist Orthodox neighborhoods near the CBD over the past two decades, often by harassing non-haredi residents and businesses until these non-haredi residents and business owners flee.
"I dress modestly, but not in a haredi style, and suddenly I find out that we are being given modesty instructions. Are they planning to bring the darkest [dressed] people here?" a Zionist Orthodox woman who lives near the salon told Ynet.