The children caused a stir because of racism, the mother Nana Halperin tries to explain

January 12, 2021   

In the film 'Corinne Gideon Seeks an Answer', which aired last night (Monday) on Keshet 12, the son of Governor Shmulik and Nana Halperin of Bnei Brak was recorded saying a sentence that caused a stir on social media. Thinking about a really good career and a respectable living? Don't be Moishe Groys The film focuses on TV host Corinne Gideon and her husband, a Haredi family in Tel Aviv, and the question of what kind of education they will choose to give their children, secular or religious, when the day comes. During the film, Gideon met with Nana Halperin, a Haredi network host, and her family, to see what life is like for children growing up in Haredi educational institutions. Gideon asked one of the Halperin children, who is studying at a Hasidic high school: "Have you ever seen a Jew without a kippah?" - and he replied: "A Sephardi running." When Gideon wondered about the answer and asked: "What does that mean?" - he explained: "Sefaris take off their kippah when they run." His answer provoked the wrath of Sephardi netizens. Want a dream come true? Any role you want, in any profession, with lots of benefits Later, the mother, Nana Halperin, responded to the uproar and said: "We are absolutely not racist. Half of my family is Moroccan on the Halperin side, our best friends are Sephardic, Rabbi Yigal Cohen is a member of our family, we are absolutely not racist." She added: "You have to understand. A child is a child. A child's perspective is different, especially my son's as a sensitive child, that's why I said in the film that when he grows up he will understand differently.". One user wrote: "Let's start from the end, the family Halperin "Not suspected of racism, a point. Nana's (sweet) children will instill racism in Haydar, among her friends. For them, a person who runs without a kippah is Sephardic. Isn't that logical? They saw someone dark-skinned running and didn't have a kippah? No. Not wearing a kippah is perceived as negative, Sephardic is negative (subconsciously) and here you have a pure racist connection.".