Chairman of the Population of Har Homah in Jerusalem, attorney Herzl Yehezkel, warned in an interview with  that in Har Homah there is a severe lack of public buildings and synagogues, "There are twenty thousand citizens in the neighborhood and there is a need for dozens of public buildings, yet unfortunately the authorities did not foresee the tremendous demand of the neighborhood. There is a shortage of public buildings, kindergartens, and schools, and we are also missing dozens of synagogues in the neighborhood. Unfortunately, there are only two small synagogues of a hundred worshipers each, which are not enough for our residents. Ninety percent of the neighborhood is comprised of customary religious Jews, who require religious services. The situation is difficult, and many residents pray in parking lots.

Yehezkel expressed hope that the municipality will understand the gravity of the situation and will act, saying, "we should have at least thirty synagogues. We asked Housing Ministry and the Jerusalem municipality to bring about sweeping changes. In the meantime, residents pray in kindergartens and parking lots, all this since of poor planning and construction of the neighborhood. Planners and government ministries who wanted to populate the neighborhood did not believe there would be such a demand for settlement in Har Homah, and they must have thought that the neighborhood residents would not be religious. "

He also notes that "there is no long-term plan, no thinking about the future, I don't want to blame just the municipality. The government offices also need to pass the budget and not to remember only at the beginning of school year that we are in need of more classes. It may be convenient for them that for now residents have found solutions independently, however this is not the solution."

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