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Category Archives: Abuse
The Jewish Indiana Jones Turns Out To Be A Fraud
This story is getting a lot of play around the Jewish world. The New York Times reports: He described himself as a risk-taking rabbi who had been “beaten up, thrown in jail and gone $175,000 into debt” on “expeditions” to … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Rabbis
Tagged bergen belsen, concentration camps, private school tuition, rabbi menachem, torahs, york times reports
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Kabbalist To The Stars Accused Of Fraud
FailedMessiah reports: The father in law of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto says the kabbalist to the stars used him to launder money. Rabbi Shlomo Ben Hamo is the Chief Rabbi of Argentina. His daughter Deborah is Pinto’s wife. In a court … Continue reading
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Tagged chief rabbi, expat community, jerusalem apartment, jewish celebrities, nba championship ring, rabbi shlomo
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NYT Blames Poverty And Alienation For London Riots
The New York Times reports: In Tottenham, the northern London neighborhood at the center of the rioting, residents spoke of twin perils that had converged to leave their streets scarred and smoldering on Sunday. Frustration in this impoverished neighborhood, as … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, England
Tagged budget cuts, caribbean population, london neighborhood, london riots, media firestorm, phone hacking, twin perils, walter russell mead
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Rabbi Used Mystical Threats To Have Sex With Girl
From Israel: “The Central District Court ruled today that David Ben- Haham Hafuta, the Netanya rabbi charged with using mystical threats to make a 13-year-old girl have sex with him, will remain in custody throughout the court proceedings against him.” … Continue reading
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Editor Phil Jacobs Investigates Sexual Abuse Within Baltimore’s Orthodox Community
From the Baltimore City Paper: Late last month, Phil Jacobs, executive editor of the Baltimore Jewish Times, was packing his bags and feeling anxious. He was on his way to the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. Standing Silent, a documentary directed … Continue reading
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Tagged atlanta film festival, baltimore city paper, baltimore jewish times, jewish film festival, lashon hora, orthodox jewish community
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