Sixty-odd years later, hundreds of ultra-orthodox Jews paraded about in Jerusalem wearing concentration-camp uniforms with yellow Stars of David pinned to their chest. ..…

Among Israeli men who say they usually wear a large black fabric kippa, a majority identify as Haredi (also known as ultra-Orthodox) Jews (58%). ..…

In Israel, for instance, a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews (also known as Haredi Jews) assaulted a woman in Ramat Beit Shemesh in January 2012, smashing her car windows and hitting her in the head with a rock because they thought she was dressed immodestly.[30. ..…

And while 4% of first-generation immigrants say they are Haredi (ultra-Orthodox), among the second generation, this proportion has climbed to 14%. . Topics: Eastern Europe, Jews and Judaism, Russia, Religion and Society, Religion and Government, Religious Beliefs and Practices, Middle East..…

In this report, Israeli Jews are categorized into four main subgroups – Haredi (often translated as “ultra-Orthodox”), Dati (“religious”), Masorti (“traditional”) and Hiloni (“secular”). Nearly all Israeli Jews self-identify with one of these four identity..…

For example, Haredim Israel exhibit very similar religious beliefs and practices to ultra- Orthodox Jews in U.S., and both groups are isolated from the rest of society in many ways. ..…

A rabbinical academy was supported in part by a high-tech hothouse where ultra-Orthodox Jews engaged in research and development projects. . ..…

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Aryeh Deri, rabbi who marshaled ultra- Orthodox Jews of Arabic and North African into political force, was convicted in bribery scandal that has plagued him for nine years.. ..…

He's the mayor of this development town of 35,000, member of Sephardic Torah Guardians, the political party of ultra-Orthodox Jews of Arab and North Africa descent known as Shas.. ... Through network of social service organizations, religious study centers and its school system, Shas has..…

The largest Israeli protests during recent years have been against the high cost of living and the military draft of ultra-Orthodox Jews, not the occupation that has become a normal, accepted, and easily ignored part of life for most Israelis. ... These include religious Zionists and..…

”  ↩ . . 11 Non-Zionist ultra-Orthodox Jews believe that a Jewish state should not be created before the arrival of the messiah..…

But it's difficult to estimate the size of these movements globally distinctions are often made between Haredi or Ultra- Orthodox Jews, Modern Orthodox Jews and less traditional forms of Judaism... ..…

On the left of Netanyahu's coalition sits Ehud Barak's emasculated Labor Party, and whatever moderating potential it may have is counterbalanced by what is, in some ways, the most partner of all, Shas, the ultra- Orthodox party representing Jews of North African and Middle Eastern descent...…