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December 1, 2011 10:27 pm at 10:27 pm
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Jothar
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Btguy, ask real Lakewood old timers what Lakewood used to be like, and yes there was a strong modern element there. Reb Aharon ZT”L picked it because it was out of the way. Bezalel may have been the only game in town, but it was not the type of place most Lakewooders would send their kids to today. I wonder if Rav Shneur ZT”L would get into most Lakewood schools today, being that he went to Bezalel. But that’s for another thread. But you are essentially agreeing to me that Lakewood was never a sole “ir HaTorah”. Meaning that the teeth-gnashing of the kollel yungeleit there over the newer baalei batim and the new restaurants is misplaced.