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Vicki Polin emails<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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 bad memories of family gatherings. Being an incest survivor, years ago I realized I needed years I needed to create new traditions, since being with my family was out of the question. It was a difficult task and one that I have to work at each year that a holiday comes up. <\/p>\n

This year I was playing around on Youtube and came up with the idea of a “Driedel Challenge”. I know many of you out there are pretty creative. Instead of focusing in on what we don’t have, painful memories and losses, I was thinking how about it might be healing to focus on something that can be both fun and silly. How about coming up with a better video better then the link I’m providing below and submitting it to the “Driedel Challenge” contest? <\/p>\n

The rule of the “Driedel Challenge” is that your video has to be an original, be empowering and healing — and have the song “I had a little dreidel” in it. Once you come up with a video, post it to youtube and send the link to vickipolin@aol.com. The Awareness Center is currently putting together a panel of judges. The top 10 dreidel video’s will be featured on The Awareness Center’s web page. <\/p>\n

The deadline for entries is Noon – Friday, December 18, 2009. The winner will be announced motzi Shabbos on December 19, 2009. <\/p>\n

Here’s a helpful article for Jewish survivors and those who care about them.
\nSurviving Hanukkah: Jewish Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
\nhttp:\/\/www.theawarenesscenter.org\/SurvivingHanukkah.pdf<\/p>\n

Sample Driedel Video
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