Director Meni Philip's powerful film gives a voice to survivors of corporal punishment in haredi educational institutions, revealing how widespread abuse shapes an entire community.

In the world of ultra-Orthodox education, is "Spare the rod, spoil the child" more than just a proverb? Are beatings a daily and even recommended practice, shaping a generation of traumatized children? On the other hand, is it possible that not a single testimony was found to counter the film’s claims?

Beatings that break bones, public humiliation, and psychological abuse of elementary school children—all under the guise of strict and outdated educational methods. No Child Spared, Meni Philip's documentary, is so shocking that it makes you want to scream: Enough!


In the documentary No Child Spared, testimony after testimony exposes the terrible violence that pervades the early Haredi (Jewish Ultra-Orthodox) education system, shaping an entire society in its image.

"No Child Spared, " which presents testimonies about the violence prevalent in ultra-Orthodox educational institutions, does not offer a complex statement or an unpopular opinion—children being beaten, especially in an educational setting, is clearly not a good thing. It mostly reinforces the feeling that the gap between secular and ultra-Orthodox society is widening and makes it clear that change must come from the bottom up—from the parents.

No Child Spared – a new documentary by filmmaker Meni Philip sheds light on the darkest corners of the Jewish ultra-Orthodox education system.