An aide to senior haredi Member of Knesset and former Deputy Health Minister Rabbi Yaakov Litzman of the Ashkenazi haredi Untied Torah Judaism Party (UTJ) is fraudulently listed as a yeshiva student and illegally receives government funding meant for haredi yeshiva students.
MK Rabbi Yaakov Litzman
Aide To Senior Haredi MK Found To Be Fake Yeshiva Student Illegally Receiving Government Stipend
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
An aide to senior haredi Member of Knesset and former Deputy Health Minister Rabbi Yaakov Litzman of the Ashkenazi haredi Untied Torah Judaism Party (UTJ) is fraudulently listed as a yeshiva student and illegally receives government funding meant for haredi yeshiva students, the Jerusalem Post reported today based on a report by Israel’s Channel 2 News.
In response, Litzman's office insists it is not Litzman’s responsibility to closely investigate every candidate before hiring them.
Litzman's spokesman also claimed the aide was only a temporary worker and not a real employee.
Litzman reportedly fired the aide after Channel 2 contacted him.