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Tag Archives: Awareness Center
When Oprah Winfrey Met Vicki Polin
Here’s some background on Vicki Polin, a crusader against sexual abuse. Rabbis such as Joseph Telushkin and Saul Berman portrayed us as joined at the hip. Since 2004, I’ve been following Vicki Polin’s work with the Awareness Center. She deserves … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness Center, baltimore jewish times, Gary Rosenblatt, joseph telushkin, kitty kelley, multiple personality disorder, new biography, oprah winfrey, phil jacobs, polin, ritual sacrifice
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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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Sexually Abused? There’s Help
From left to right: Rabbi Nachum Rosenberg, Vicki Polin – The Awareness Center (international Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault), and Joseph Byrnes – SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests).
Posted in Abuse, Vicki Polin
Tagged abuse assault, Awareness Center, byrnes, jewish coalition, survivors network of those abused by priests
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The Awareness Center Now Has A Blog
Click here: Vicki Polin – CALL TO ADULTS WHO WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED AS CHILDREN IN DELAWARE Part 1 Part 2 posted by Vicki Polin @ 8/16/2008 12:39:00 AM
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The Case Of Rabbi Jack Sparks
From The Awareness Center: Director, Albert Einstein Academy – Wilmington, DE Talleyville, DE Newark, DE (2004 – ) Director, Austin Jewish Academy – Austin, TX (2004 – ) Volunteer, Shir Ami Congregation – Cedar Park, TX Miami, FL New York … Continue reading
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Tranquility Bay
The Awareness Center posts March 28: Isaac Hersh was being held at Tranquility Bay, a boot camp in Jamaica, which was known for using severe corporal punishment on the children. Allegations have been made that Isaac’s parents (Miriam and Michael … Continue reading
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Tagged abraham j twerski, ambulance service, Awareness Center, center posts, corporal punishment, dr abraham, far rockaway ny, foster parents, Hatzalah, Hillary Clinton, isaac klein, leave of absence, monsey ny, rabbi avraham, rabbi dovid, rabbi shmuel, rabbi yosef, senator hillary clinton, torture chamber, tranquility bay, Yeshiva University
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Rabbi Yona Metzger on Child Abuse and The Case of Rabbi Elior Chen
Rabbi Elior Chen Vicki Polin writes from The Awareness Center: It seems strange that Rabbi Yona Metzger would be making the following statement, especially since he was accused of sexual misconduct/clergy sexual abuse (with four men) several years ago. … Continue reading
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Tagged abusive relationships, adult survivors of child abuse, Awareness Center, blanket statements, case basis, clergy sexual abuse, critical thinking, cult leader, cult members, deductive reasoning, elior, explicit directions, four men, mixed feelings, polin, rabbi, sexual misconduct, spiritual leader, survivors of child abuse, yona metzger
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Rabbi David Kedmi Accused Of Sexual Abuse
I believe Rabbi Mark Dratch (JSafe.org) was looking into this case. From The Awareness Center: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS February 25, 2008 As policy The Awareness Center removed the name of the survivor … Continue reading
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Case of Rabbanit Bruria Keren – The Burka Wearing Mom Accused Of Child Abuse
From The Awareness Center: 54-year-old, Bruria Keren, was arrested on charges of child sexual abuse and physical abuse of her twelve children. She has also been accused of cult like practices. Police suspect that the children were violently abused over … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse cases, Awareness Center, Beit Shemesh, bruria, Burka, child abuse case, child sexual abuse, code of silence, dress code, electric cables, food diet, group of women, jerusalem post, jewish women, muslim sects, physical abuse, police probe, safed, toldot aharon, whippings
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