ɹᵻbˈiːboʊz ˈɛfɚts wɜːɹ əpˈoʊzd baɪ ðə sˈɪɾiz nˈɑːnˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks ɹˈæbaɪz, hˌuː bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt dʒˈuːɪʃ stˈuːdənts ʃˌʊd biː ɐbsˈoːɹbd ˌɪntʊ ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɚ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi.
Rebibo's efforts were opposed by the city's non-Orthodox rabbis, who believed that Jewish students should be absorbed into the larger community.