First Haredi woman minister

Posted on: Sunday, May 17th, 2020

Omer Yankelevich is the first Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) woman to become an Israeli government minister – of diaspora affairs. She was educated in Haredi schools in both Gateshead (UK) and Bnei Brak. She has a BA degree from Cambridge (UK) and a Masters, in law, from Bar Ilan University.