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Workplaces open, schools remain shut — and Israeli parents pull out their hair over wartime Zoom classes

JL;DR SUMMARY As Israel grapples with wartime conditions, parents face the dual challenges of returning to work while managing their children's remote learning due to school closures. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Home Front CommandChildrenDomestic ViolenceSchool ClosuresWork Life BalanceRemote LearningParentsZoom Classes

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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"(JTA) TEL AVIV When news broke that Israel might gradually reopen schools in areas considered safe enough, Yael Daniel, a mother in Bat Yam in the missile-hit center of the country, joked that she was moving north."
Bat Yam, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"(JTA) TEL AVIV When news broke that Israel might gradually reopen schools in areas considered safe enough, Yael Daniel, a mother in Bat Yam in the missile-hit center of the country, joked that she was moving north."
Jaffa, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"And for some, like Zehavit, who was speaking from a bomb shelter during a siren in the central city of Jaffa, it didnt make sense."
Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
"Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav said the city would keep schools closed for now, saying he had no intention of endangering students, drivers, and teaching staff, as officials weighed the risks of transporting children during ongoing alerts."
Nesher, Haifa District, Israel
"Roy Levy, mayor of nearby Nesher, said schools would reopen in line with Home Front Command guidelines, calling a return to classrooms an emotional and social need."
Jerusalem, Israel
"A limited reopening may be attempted again starting next week or not. In one of the darkest incidents to emerge from Israels forced return to Zoom schooling, a teacher in Jerusalem was attacked by her partner in front of her students during an online lesson."
Iran
"Title: Workplaces open, schools remain shut — and Israeli parents pull out their hair over wartime Zoom classes Content: Claire Bloom Moradians children participate in a Zoom class while their school is closed during the war with Iran, March 2026. (Courtesy Moradian)"

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