Conference in Response to the Scheinberg Affair- Rabbanim Demand Resolution of a Code of Ethics The conference, the first of its kind, was held last night (Sunday) with the participation of various factions of the National Religious and Ultra-Orthodox community, in response to the Ezra Scheinberg affair. The conference aimed to prevent future cases and […]
She told me it was what friends do She told me that But she was a liar. She told me she was my only friend She told me that But she was a liar. She told me if I didn’t let her do it to me Then she would tell everyone what I did That […]
By Sarah Kelly – Wednesday 25 November 2015. Published in the Guardian I don’t know when the abuse started, but I told my mother when I was 12. She told the police. I told a social worker. Then I told a nurse who examined me to see if I’d been physically scarred (I had). Then […]
BBC Reports: The sexual abuse of a child has to be one of the most distressing issues any society has to confront. That is particularly true when the abuse is happening within the family – the place where a child should be safe. We’ve known for a long time that only a relatively small number […]
JC Reports. More than 120 religious leaders have taken part in a training seminar led by Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis aimed at encouraging them to tackle child abuse within Jewish communities. The session included dozens of United Synagogue rabbis and rebbetzins and was supported by the S&P Sephardi community. Rabbi Mirvis has made tackling child […]
Translated from Israel’s channel 10. This morning (Monday), the Tel Aviv district attorney’s office filed charges in the district court against Menachem Yehoshua Ehrlich, aged 24, from Bnei Brak. According to the indictment, Ehrlich is a musician whose instruments warehouse facility is in Bnei Brak. It was there that he met and developed a relationship […]
A note to the reader: This article contains vivid descriptions of abuse endured by a young girl. Readers may find it disturbing and it can trigger individuals who previously suffered traumas. She’s sitting at the table just waiting for the phone to ring. She knows that as soon as it does her mother will forget […]
DNAInfo reports: COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE — A West Rogers Park rabbi on Monday was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2006. According to court testimony, Rabbi Aryeh “Larry” Dudovitz, 48, was a mentor to the teenage victim. In October 2006, Dudovitz went home with the boy and his family after celebrating the […]
Josh Dell reports for the Jerusalem Post: Ronit Raphael does not do things in half measures. Alongside running a luxury cosmetics company out of Geneva, she is determined to end child sexual abuse not just in Israel but across the world.“Actually, I raise this topic in almost every business meeting that I have with clients, […]
justice.gov Reports: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriquez, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced that ELLIOT HALBERSTAM was arrested today and charged in a criminal complaint with three counts stemming from his sexual […]
This story contains graphic descriptions and may be disturbing to its readers Growing up in a ultra-religious, Jewish neighborhood there was always pressure for me to become the most perfect Jew that I could be. Unfortunately, no one paid attention to my feelings. I grew up in a home where everything was cold and I […]
Published in mamamia.com.au One month ago my life changed. One month and one day ago I was happily married to my second husband who was a wonderful stepfather to my teenage daughter, and I was (I hope) a great stepmum to his teenage son. We’d been together for nearly a decade and had just […]
Funds to be used for expansion of JCW’s services as offices set to open on four continents Jewish Community Watch (JCW), an organization dedicated to combating child sexual abuse in the orthodox Jewish community, has announced that Ben Nash, co-founder and CEO of PCS Wireless, has pledged $1 million to the organization. The funds will […]
The food is calling I fear I’m falling Words are swimming in my head Memories fill and invade my bed There’s no room for me to rest Every moment becomes a test Hands and fingers are all I feel You can’t convince me they are not real Pain is forming from the inside out I […]
