Sde Bar - Part One

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“Furthermore, during the years of the farm’s existence a number of articles were published raising suspicions of improper administration and even criminal activities. After two months of work during which the commission interviewed 30 people involved with Sde Bar including wards, graduates, staff and employees of the Welfare Ministry, it was determined that Sde Bar in its present format is not suitable for use as a residence for youth placed there by the state.”

Jerusalem Post April 30 2010

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“We didn’t arbitrarily close Sde Bar,” responds ministry spokesman Ronie Malkai, citing the ministry’s report. The closure was ordered in the best interests of the teenage boys there, she says.

“Over the years we’ve received complaints, both orally and in writing, from professionals and former educators at the farm who were alarmed by irregular events they saw as endangering the minors living there,” she continues.