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Behind the scenes

As leisure options for secular residents in the capital increase, city councillors and residents puzzle over the decision to close Cinema City on Shabbat. Will pressure on the mayor change the plans?

Cinema city 370
Cinema city 370
(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
ByPEGGY CIDOR
MAY 16, 2013 17:30
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