Jeremy Sharon reported in the Jerusalem Post that, suspected sex offender Malka Leifer was arrested on Monday morning by police after an undercover investigation indicated that she has been feigning mental illness to avoid extradition to Australia. The Jerusalem Post report highlighted JCW’s role in the arrest: Jewish Community Watch, an organization that seeks to […]
Recently, the Rabbinical Alliance of America hosted its Rosh Chodesh Shevat Conference at the home of Yitzchak (Yitzy) Hecht in Brooklyn, NY. JCW exposed Hecht on the Wall of Shame years ago after multiple victims came forward with serious and credible allegations of sexual abuse. On the morning of the event, JCW informed the RAA […]
In June 2016, JCW shared information about the release of Daniel Sunray from an Israeli prison, where he had completed a six-year sentence for molesting and raping six children. In April 2016, we again alerted the community that Sunray had moved to NY. We shared this information to warn the community about a man who […]
Shmuel Krawatsky’s dismissal comes after publication of article alleging he inappropriately touched 3 boys at Jewish camp. JTA Following molestation allegations against an Orthodox rabbi who taught children at a Baltimore-area summer camp, the private school that employed him has terminated his employment there. Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School announced the termination of Rabbi Shmuel […]
Tens of Charedim and others protested last week against a Shiur by convicted sex offender Rabbi Eliezer Berland in Rechovot. When it was announced last month that Berland would be speaking at a Shul in Rechovot, the Mayor of the city, Rahamim Malul, convinced the owner of the Shul to cancel the invite. Berland’s supporters […]
De Telegraaf, the largest Dutch daily, reported that Rabbi Mendel Levine continues to serve as a rabbi in Nimeguen despite accusations of sexual abuse. De Telegraaf spoke with two of his victims who say Levine sexually abused them when they were children. According to research by the newspaper, the case has been swept under the […]
Next week, Hebrew Academy Miami and Scheck Hillel Community School, in affiliation with JCW, will host two child sexual abuse prevention seminars. The events will be open to all parents and will be addressed by renowned sexual abuse prevention expert Pattie Fitzgerald of Safely Ever After. Parents will learn to teach their children the skills […]
The Jewish News reported: A sefer Torah paid for and completed by a convicted child sex abuse offender, Menachem Mendy Levy, has been rejected by the Chabad community of Golders Green. Last week there were celebrations in Golders Green after the completion of the sefer Torah. According to a press release, “well over 1,000 men, […]
On a Monday, late in the month of July 1977, Sy picked me up for my summer job. I was his “Mother’s Helper”. We ran some errands, then we cleaned up around the house. I went upstairs to fold and put away the laundry, while Jerry (Sy’s son) took a shower. With the shower running […]
Dear Hashem, I’m sitting here on the last night of Chanukah looking at the menorah, the room is dark, and all I see is the light coming from the flickering flames. I can’t help but compare the fire to my inner turmoil that I’ve experienced for the last few months. Just like the room is […]
Darkness, silence all around. I feel lonely, scared, and hopeless. I see no end to all my difficulties, suffering, and challenges. My life is a long painful journey. I was hurt, tragically abused. Where is the end to my pain? How long do I need to wait to be healed? Where’s my salvation, redemption, yeshua? […]
Rabbi Yitzchak Tzvi Rubelow of Lakewood, NJ is a person of interest in multiple alleged sexual assaults against women and minors. If you or someone you care about was abused by this man, please contact Detective Michael Mooney at the Lakewood Township police department at 732- 363- 0200 #5341. If you are in need of […]
Ynet News reports that Shimon Ezra Sander (36), a former teacher from Bet Shemesh, was sentenced last week to 30 months in prison, 10 months’ probation and a total of 140,000 shekel in fines after he was convicted of sexually abusing three children aged 5-6. According to the indictment, Sander abused the children from 2006-2008 […]
Behadrei Haredim reported that a 16-year-old Yeshivah student was arrested for molesting a boy he had lured from a bookstore. The abuser showed the boy pornography and sexually abused him. The victim immediately told his parents who informed the Child Protection Center. The boy revealed that he had made plans with the abuser to meet […]
Behadrei Haredim reports that a 24 year old married man will be indicted today on charges of molesting three girls in Modin Ilit. According to the report, approximately two weeks ago, the suspect was arrested a day after molesting a 13-year-old girl in a stairwell. Upon his arrest, it became clear that the same man […]
Michael Elbogen, 22, was arrested two weeks ago on suspicion of rape and sodomy of a 13-year-old girl in Jerusalem who he had met online. Upon his arrest, evidence on his phone indicated that he may have committed sexual offences against other girls in the past. The police allege that the 13-year-old girl told Elbogen […]
It’s the night before Yom Kippur and while everyone else is asking and granting mechilah I know that there will be one exception. I know that you will not ask me forgiveness. Why should you? You did “nothing wrong”. In your words that I will never ever forget “It’s all my dark reinterpitation of our […]
Convicted child rapist who completed a jail sentence in Australia in 2014, currently lists a Midwood/Sheepshead Bay address in Brooklyn as his residence. In July 2013, Kramer was sentenced by an Australian court to three years and four months in jail for sexually assaulting four students. The abuse happened against four boys aged between 10 […]
Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Tuesday, “These defendants allegedly engaged in an illicit and disturbing scheme in an attempt to obstruct justice. They have now been exposed and I intend to hold them accountable. I would also like to commend the victim and her family for their courage in resisting the alleged extortion […]
The Chabad Lubavitch community has taken a historic step forward in combating child abuse, child sexual abuse and abuse of adults. A prestigious group of international Lubavitch Rabbinical leaders, many who are Rabbinical Judges, have signed a proclamation addressing abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community. The proclamation gives reason for the necessity of this document, […]
The Mashgiach (Yeshiva school supervisor) from Jerusalem who was arrested last year for sexually abusing three sisters from his own family, has been sentenced today to 17 years in prison. He will also pay 145,000 Shekel in compensation to the victims. The sentence was handed down by the Jerusalem District Court after the Mashgiach admitted […]
Police prevented a wedding involving a 14-year-old girl from taking place in central Israel on Monday evening, arresting the groom and father of the bride ahead of the ceremony. The groom, in his twenties, and the father – who was also set to conduct the marriage ceremony – were detained as family members and friends […]
To my abuser, What can I say to you, who has taken so much from me? Where do I start when it has taken me thirty years to finally acknowledge what you did to me? My heart has started to pound as I write these words. That is how much of a hold the abuse […]
(The photo is Illustrative and not related to the story ) By David M. Buckley, Senior Instructor, John E. Reid & Associates It is difficult to develop a universal classification or list of characteristics that will consistently identify a child sexual offender. Child molesters are masters at presenting a facade that makes them indistinguishable from […]
מגע טוב.. מגע רע אני מבולבלת. המגע הטוב והטבעי הפך להיות מפחיד ורע. הוא הפך טוב לרע, ורע לטוב. איך מגע טוב יכול להרגיש רע? איך מגע איום ורע יכול להרגיש טוב? איך מגע רע, איתו, יכול להיות מאוד רע ואסור, אבל יכול להיות מאוד חיובי וטוב עם בעלי לעתיד? מדוע מגע טוב ובריא נדמה […]
