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Category Archives: Abuse
The Big Lie Of ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’
From The Australian: According to the historian, Molly and Gracie were removed from their families on the Jigalong Depot more than 75 years ago because of their “sexual activity with white men working in the area”. The West Australian chief … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Australia
Tagged aborigines, big lie, genuine desire, gracie, promiscuity, rabbit proof fence
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The Awareness Center’s First Annual Dreidel Challenge
Vicki Polin emails: Many Jewish survivors of childhood sexual abuse have a difficult time over holidays, just like Hanukkah. Unfortunately, in some homes abuse gets worst when tensions mount. For some Hanukkah can be a mixture of both good and … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Judaism, Vicki Polin
Tagged Awareness Center, childhood sexual abuse, family gatherings, incest survivor, jewish survivors, survivors of childhood sexual abuse
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Ner Israel Rabbinical College Turns 76 – The History that gets swept under the rug
From The Baltimore Jewish Times: The 76th Annual Banquet of Yeshivas Ner Israel, Rabbinical College paid tribute to 3 of its Alumni members identified with the leadership of the Baltimore Jewish community. The world famous founding Rosh HaYeshiva and inimitable … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Ner Israel, Vicki Polin
Tagged baltimore jewish times, educational teachings, institutions of higher learning, ner israel rabbinical college, rabbi moshe eisemann, tifereth israel congregation
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The Next Scandal
Jeff says: "Luke, here is the next scandal to hit the Orthodox world. Even though this is a New York-based deal, Leonard Grunstein’s daughter, Ruchie Fried, lives in Los Angeles and is on the board of Beth Jacob. She was … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Orthodoxy, R. Steven Weil
Tagged flat iron building, kickback scheme, leonard grunstein, mariner health care, omnicare inc, real estate investor, troutman sanders, woolworth building
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Corruption Informant In New Jersey Admits Guilt
From the Wall Street Journal: Solomon Dwek, whose secret cooperation in a New Jersey corruption and money-laundering probe led to criminal charges against 44 people, pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank fraud and money-laundering charges. The plea by Mr. Dwek, a … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Rabbis
Tagged bank fraud, federal bureau of investigation, jersey mayors, real estate developer, solomon dwek, wall street journal
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Rabbis Need To Get Their Act Together On Abuse
A. writes on Hirhurim: The frum community leadership, MO, Chareidi, and Chassidic, all really need to get their act together on this issue. The psakim from Chareidi poskim are there. The knowledge and professional research is there. Sadly, the history … Continue reading
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Tagged agudah, community leadership, ny times article, power grab, sexual abusers, zweibel
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Orthodox Jews Vs. Child Abuse
The New York Times reports: For decades, prosecutors in Brooklyn routinely pursued child molesters from every major ethnic and religious segment of the borough’s diverse population. Except one. Of some 700 child sexual abuse cases brought in an average year, … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Blogging, Orthodoxy
Tagged camp counselors, child sexual abuse, gil student, orthodox jewish community, rabbi pinchas, sexual abuse cases, ultra orthodox jews, york times reports
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A Shaken Syrian-Jewish NY Community
The WSJ says: …"The Community"—a little-known enclave of more than 75,000 Jews from Syria and other Arab lands, many of whom have prospered in America while sustaining strong ties to the cultural traditions of homelands that today are inhospitable to … Continue reading
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Tagged chief rabbi, corruption case, government informant, gucci handbags, saul kassin, solomon dwek
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Bad Rabbi
Nick Madigan writes for the Baltimore Sun: For more than half a century, Rabbi Jacob A. Max was a dominant figure in Baltimore’s Jewish community, founder of one of its most important synagogues, an influential leader who officiated at countless … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Rabbis
Tagged anshe, dominant figure, emunah, hebrew congregation, legal remedy, rabbi jacob
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Sex Abuse In Lakewood
From APP.com: The town’s rabbinical leaders strongly deny their residents are discouraged from reporting suspicions to law enforcement as a way to avoid outside stigma. If anything, they say, there is an increased hypersensitivity toward ridding the community of offenders … Continue reading
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Tagged community sanctions, orthodox leaders, rabbi moshe, rabbinical leaders, secular courts, weisberg
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