I’m Sitting at the shore of the Atlantic Ocean after an extremely painful therapy session. I once again went deeply into the most traumatic part of my life. The part in which I never wanted to face out of fear of falling apart. The part that I have nightmares about. The part which causes me […]
Monthly Archives: March 2019
Job Opening: Victim Advocate in NYC
Position Title: Victim Advocate Department/Division: Investigative Services Reports to: Chief Operating Officer Status: Full-Time/Exempt Location: New York, New York Job Summary The Victim Advocate collects and gathers information from victims and other community members regarding alleged abusers in an effort to assist in building […]
Jerusalem gabbai sentenced to just one year for sexually assaulting 11-year-old and paying him 20 Shekel to keep quiet
Two years ago, 53-year old Avraham Eisenbach, the gabbai of a Jerusalem synagogue, sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy in a trailer behind his synagogue. He gave the boy a sum of NIS 20 to keep quiet. Following the incident, the boy told his parents and other students at his school and a complaint was filed […]
Why did an abuser have so many supporters in court?
I just came home from the final court case of a victim of sexual abuse. The beautiful and brave victim got up to speak as well as some other family members. Following that, the abuser spoke as well as his lawyers. There were many people in the court room who came to support the abuser. […]
Williamsburg Man Sentenced for Abusing Child in Synagogue on Yom Kippur
In September 2017, Williamsburg resident Joseph Grunwald was arrested for molesting a 7-year-old girl in a synagogue on Yom Kippur, and charged with 3 misdemeanor counts of forcible touching of intimate parts, acting in a manner injurious to a child, and felony sexual contact with a child under 11. Following the indictment, Grunwald reoffended, molesting […]
9-year-old girl brutally attacked in stairwell
A 9-year-old girl was attacked by an anonymous man in the heart of Bnei Brak while pushing her baby sister home from school in her stroller. The man allegedly dragged the girl and the stroller with the baby inside into a nearby stairwell where he sexually assaulted her for several minutes. He only stopped his […]