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Yaakov Litzman

The Joseph Wilf Senior Citizens House marks the first new residence in the city in 40 years exclusively for the elderly.
Housing and Construction Yaakov Litzman, May 18 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi Flash90.
Israeli Housing Minister Yaakov Litzman resigns in protest over holiday lockdown
Lockdown “will prevent hundreds of thousands of Jews from praying in synagogues” over High Holidays, says Litzman • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “very much” regrets Litzman’s decision, but says “we must move forward.”
Deputy Public Security Minister Gadi Yevarkan says that a community for “olim” from Ethiopia would be the “fulfillment of a dream.”
Outgoing Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman says he’s looking forward to tackling Israel’s housing crisis, and that Israel’s “health system is strong and stable.”
Pedestrians on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem on April 26, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel’s coronavirus tally exceeds 15,000, death toll at 200
Israeli Health Ministry director says that he believes reopening IKEA stores last week was a mistake, but denies allegations that the decision was connected to the Israeli franchisee’s close ties to Health Minister Yaakov Litzman.
Yaakov Litzman made his remarks after the city of Ramat Gan put up barricades along its border with the haredi city of Bnei Barak, which has a high infection rate and is under a government lockdown.
Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman arrives at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem for a video conference with European leaders in order to discuss the COVID-19 crisis, on March 9, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman tests positive for coronavirus
United Torah Judaism Party leader, 71, and his wife enter quarantine, along with Israel’s National Security Council head, Health Ministry director and several other officials.