A 19-year-old Jerusalem woman was found guilty by a district court Wednesday of evading the draft by falsely declaring herself to be religiously observant. Ilano Avrashimi, a student at a teachers training college, was fined IL 3000 and given a two-month suspended sentence. The judge agreed not to send her to prison because she has promised to enlist.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
