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October 13, 2013

More Than 100,000 People Attend Shas Memorial Rally For Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Memorial Rally 10-13-2013More than 100,000 people have flooded Jerusalem to attend a Shas Party memorial rally for Sefardi haredi leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who passed away last week at 93. At least 30 people have been reported injured.

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Memorial Rally 10-13-2013
Eli Mandlebaum/Ynet

Ynet's report:

Shas is holding a memorial service on Sunday in honor of the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, near the Sanhedria Cemetery in Jerusalem, where the rabbi is buried. 30 people have been reported injured due to crowding. Three of the injured were taken to the hospital.

Sunday marks the end of Yosef's shiva.…According to estimates, some 200,000 people are expected to attend.…

Posted at 02:50 PM in Haredim, Israel, Sefardim |

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