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