Rabbi David Grossman of Migdal Ha'emek, an important leader of the Hareidi community, along wit industrial magnate Stef Wertheimer, on Sunday presented to Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer a plan to establish a vocational high school for Hareidi students. The school would teach trades such as metalworking, car repair, and electrical work.

Ben-Eliezer said that the plan could be an “important turning point,” because his ministry was planning to stress work opportunities for Hareidim in the coming year, and because the school would produce much needed graduates with skills in areas where many jobs are available, but few skilled workers are.