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Category Archives: Abuse
Are All Men Pedophiles?
Important movie. Makes the point that what we are attracted to doesn’t change as we age, it only expands. So when we first start falling in love, from age 11-16 for most of us, that remains tempting (though of course … Continue reading
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How Long Till Jewish Community Watch Returns?
JewishCommunityWatch.org (JCW) combated child abuse (primarily within Chabad). It was founded and largely operated by Meyer Seewald, a victim of child abuse and an ex-Orthodox Jew who has little formal education, no college, and no professional training. What he does … Continue reading
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Why Is The NAACP Defending A Convicted Woman Beater?
VDARE answers: “The NAACP is defending Henriques because he’s black and they’re black. This is far from being the most despicable thing the NAACP has done on these lines. In their death penalty activism, they spend a lot of time … Continue reading
Two LA Haredim Indicted For Bank Fraud
FM reports: Two Los Angeles haredim, Aviv Mizrahi (AKA Aviv Shoham Schwartz) and Rabbi Aryeh Greenes, have reportedly fled to Israel to escape an indictment for bank fraud. LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The FBI says two US citizens have fled … Continue reading
The Bipolar Orthodox Rabbi At The Center Of The World
As he broadcasts overlooking the kotel, he wraps himself in the authority of Orthodox Judaism, but his private life is anything but modest. He specializes in counseling and seducing suicidal married women. When the affair comes to an end and … Continue reading
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Rabbi: ‘Pedophile Are People Too’
Pacific Jewish Center rabbi Eliyahu Fink argues in this Facebook thread that pedophiles should be allowed to daven in a shul so long as they are watched. Here are a selection of Rabbi Fink’s posts in this heated discussion: “Why … Continue reading
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The Call Of The Shofar Controversy
Benny posts: Reflections on the Call of the Shofar controversy: I don’t know much about the program, nor do I particularly care. But, ever since the controversy began, I’ve been asking — What’s the goal and purpose for writing and … Continue reading
The Child Rape Assembly Line
From JCW: Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg—who is 63 with a long, graying beard—recently sat down with me to explain what he described as a “child-rape assembly line” among sects of fundamentalist Jews. He cleared his throat. “I’m going to be graphic,” … Continue reading
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Rapist Rabbi Held In New York
The New York Post reports: An ultra-Orthodox rabbi from Israel is being held in New York without bail for allegedly hiding his monstrous sex crime record in order to get a US visa and come to New York. Yakov Yitzchak … Continue reading
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Accused Child Molester Daniel Robert Hayman Returns Home To Los Angeles
The Sydney Morning Herald Reports: A businessman accused of sexually assaulting under-age boys he met through Bondi’s Yeshiva Centre was expected to return to his family home in Los Angeles after $1 million was posted for his bail Daniel Robert … Continue reading
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