November 24, 2011:
All Voices Must Be Heard – Unless They Tell Us A Truth We Do Not Want To Hear
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"We can empathize with Holocaust survivors who lose faith in G-d and in
people, so why are abuse victims who are no longer observant or trusting of
“Daat Torah” labeled as “traitors” with “an agenda?” If there is an
anti-religious...
November 24, 2011:
Proposed Bill Would Mandate Abuse Reporting
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The proposed law would mandate that every person in the State of New York
who knows about an incident of child sex abuse report it to police or ACS
(state child protection services). The only problem I see with this...
November 23, 2011:
The Uphill Battle To Expose Haredi Pedophiles
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The Brooklyn DA allows predators to make sweetheart plea deals that keep
them out of prison and off sex offender registries. Haredi rabbis demand to be
the gatekeepers who decide which, if any, allegations of pedophilia are
reported to police....
November 22, 2011:
Save Our Kids From Pedophiles
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Details continue to unfold about the shocking scandal over allegations of
child sexual abuse and cover-up at Penn State University. I think this is one
of those "teachable moments" where other, similarly terrible incidents don't
usually get these same front-page...
November 20, 2011:
Audio: A Knockdown Drag Out Fight Over Haredi Child Sex Abuse
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Michael Salamon, PhD. dukes it out with Ami Magazine's dishonest publisher
Rabbi Yizchok Frankfurter and Pinny Taub, the Patty Hearst of Haredi child sex
abuse survivors. In the process, Salamon threw bloggers and advocates under
the bus, Frankfurter was sleazy...
November 18, 2011:
Child Sex Abuse Topic Of Saturday Night Radio Broadcast
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Michael Salamon, Ph.D will talk about his book documenting child sex abuse
cover-ups Saturday night. Michael Salamon, Ph.D will be on Zev Brenner's
Talkline radio show at midnight Eastern Standard Time Saturday night/Sunday
morning talking about his book, Abuse in...
November 18, 2011:
Another Child Sex Scandal Rocks College Sports
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Two former Syracuse University ball boys say they were molested by
associate head basketball coach Bernie Fine, starting in the late 1970s and
continuing into the 1990s. Bernie Fine Originally published at 10:53 pm CST
11-17-11. Syracuse's Bernie Fine placed...
November 15, 2011:
Agudath Israel Child Sex Abuse Meeting
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Agudath Israel of America, whose stated halakhic position is that senior
Haredi rabbis should evaluate each allegation of child sex abuse and determine
whether or not police should be called, is having a session at its national
convention for synagogue...
November 14, 2011:
After Years Of Ignoring The Problem, Haredi Synagogue Bans Serial Pedophile
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Jerry Yechiel Brauner is a notorious Borough Park pedophile who was just
released from a psychiatric facility. One of his favored stomping grounds is
the Shomer Shabbos synagogue, a popular neighborhood minyan factory. For
years, the rabbi who runs Shomer...
November 14, 2011:
Brooklyn DA On Radio Tonight
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Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes will be on the radio this evening talking about
the recent rise in antisemitism in Brooklyn. This would be a good time to ask
Hynes about his office's claim to have arrested almost 90 Haredi and...
November 13, 2011:
Lessons For Haredim And Modern Orthodoxy From The Penn State Child Sex Abuse
Scandal
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Does Penn State's long cover-up of a coach's pedophilia and its board's
relatively swift response when that information became public carry specific
lessons for the Orthodox and Haredi Jewish communities? If it does, are those
the lessons hareim and Orthodox...
November 11, 2011:
Have 89 Brooklyn Haredim Been Arrested For Child Sex Abuse Since 2009?
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The Forward reports the Brooklyn DA claims 89 haredim have been arrested on
child sex abuse charges since 2009, a figure far higher than advocates and
victims are aware of. Is the claim true? Kings County, New York (i.e.,
Brooklyn)...
November 10, 2011:
Accused Crown Heights Pedophile Arrested
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Alleged pedophile Tzion Zuviv arrested on charges of sexual abuse Tuesday.
[Via: CrownHeightsWatch.]
November 9, 2011:
"Tell Your Father To Stop" – Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetzky On Sex Abuse
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The haredi gadol who is the rosh yeshiva of the Philadelphia yeshiva and
Agudath Israel of America's number two rabbinic leader again shows why haredi
rabbis are dangerous for women and children, and that they should not be
allowed to...
November 7, 2011:
Kletzky Murder Trial To Stay In Brooklyn – For Now
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Levi Aron, the Brooklyn man who confessed to killing 8-year-old Leiby
Kletzky and carving up his corpse, will have to face trial in Brooklyn after
an appeals court skewered his bid for a change of venue. Levi Aron B'klyn
man...
November 7, 2011:
Abuse In The Jewish Community
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A new book documents the ongoing coverups of child sex abuse in the haredi
community and explains the communtiy values and mores that make those coverups
possible. Dr. Michael Salamon Occasional FailedMessiah.com contributor Dr.
Michael Salamon’s new book, Abuse in...
November 6, 2011:
Haredi School Advertises "Private Rooms" Where A Teacher Can Have A Private
Meeting With A Grade School Boy
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A haredi heder (grade school) in Antwerp, Belgium is advertising that in
its new, state-of-the-art building each classroom has an attached "private
room" where teachers (males) can have private meetings with students – a clear
breeding ground for pedophilia. Translation...
November 2, 2011:
Rabbi Mordechai Elon Indicted For Sex Assault
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A criminal indictment was served today against Rabbi Mordechai (Moti) Elon,
one of the most prominent rabbis in Israel's Orthodox Zionist movement, for
two counts of indecent and sexual assault against two minor boys, one of whom
was his student...
November 1, 2011:
Crown Heights Pedophile Arrested
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Haim Feinhandler is arrested and charged with child sex abuse. [Hat Tip:
Crown Heights Watch.]
October 30, 2011:
Exclusive: Convicted Sex Offender Moving To Boca Raton, Florida
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Rabbi Baruch Lanner is allegedly moving to Boca Raton, Florida. Lanner
physically, sexually and emotionally abused dozens – perhaps hundreds – of
boys and girls during more than 40 years at the OU's NCSY youth movement and
at least one...
October 27, 2011:
Haredi Rabbi Pleads Not Guilty To Child Sex Abuse Counts
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Rabbi Moishe Turner has pleaded not guilty in a Spring Valley court today
to seven counts of committing a criminal sexual act and child endangerment.
News 12 calls Turner a "self proclaimed rabbi" because haredim claim that
Turner, who worked...
October 27, 2011:
Gutnick Knew Of Child Sex Abuse Claims In 2003
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Chabad community leader multimillionaire Rabbi Joseph Gutnick's personal
bodyguard told a Melbourne court yesterday that his employer was aware of
child sex allegations against Yeshivah College security guard David Cyprys in
2003. David Cyprys Originally published at 10:30 pm CDT...
October 26, 2011:
Hasidic PR Flack Says Rabbis Tell Followers To Call Police
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Despite reams of evidence to the contrary, including the fact that rabbis
knew about the alleged child sex abuse committed by Rabbi Moishe Turner for
years but never called police or allowed their followers to call police,
Haredi spinmeister Yossie...
October 26, 2011:
Alleged Chabad Pedophile May Face More Charges
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More alleged victims have come forward to accuse Samuel David Cyprys, who
was a guard and karate teacher at Chabad's Yeshivah College in Melbourne.
Cyprys is currently charged with 29 counts of indecent assault and gross
indecency relating to former...
October 25, 2011:
Video: Rabbis Knew Turner Was Allegedly Raping Boys But Failed To Call Police
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That's right. Haredi rabbis knew of credible allegations that Rabbi Moishe
Turner was raping boys. They banned him from a local synagogue but they did
not call police or allow victims' families to call police. And Turner went on
to...
October 25, 2011:
Video: Levi Aron's Attorneys Talk About Insanity Defense
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The attorneys for confessed child butcher Levi Aron, who slaughtered and
dismembered 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky in July, explain why their client's
confession should be disregarded and why they believe him to be insane. [Hat
Tip: FGBA.]
October 25, 2011:
Spring Valley Man Accused Of Child Sex Abuse Due Back In Court Thursday
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"We want to state, without commenting further, that Mr. Turner intends to
enter a plea of not guilty and that we intend to litigate this matter in
court," his attorney Kenneth Gribetz said. A felony hearing will be held on...
October 25, 2011:
Alleged Chabad Sex Offender Violated Bail, Court Told
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A security guard at Chabad's Melbourne yeshiva who has been charged with
multiple sex offences should have his bail revoked because he was seen with
children, prosecutors say. David Cyprys Originally published 10-24-2011 at
11:39 pm Alleged sex offender seen...
October 24, 2011:
Video: Spring Valley Rabbi Arrested For Molestation
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Neighbors claim to be "shocked" by the arrest of Rabbi Moishe Turner on
child sex abuse charges. [Hat Tip: 613 Enforcer.]
October 24, 2011:
Attorneys Say Kletzky Murder Confession "Coerced," Levi Aron "Insane"
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Defense attorneys for a New York City man charged with abducting, killing
and dismembering an 8-year-old boy say his confession was coerced and that
Levi Aron is "insane." "My opinion is you'll get him to admit he shot Kennedy
if...
October 24, 2011:
Confessed Kletzky Murderer To Ask For Trial To Be Moved, New Defense Lawyer
Added
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Levi Aron's attorneys are expected to ask for his trial to be moved out of
Brooklyn because they claim the publicity surrounding the murder of 8-year-old
Leiby Kletzky – a hasidic boy whose dismembered body was found in Aron's
apartment...
October 23, 2011:
Spring Valley Rabbi Accused Of Sodomizing Boys
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Ramapo police arrested 58-year-old Rabbi Moishe Turner earlier this week
for allegedly sodomizing boys. Rabbi Moishe Turner Spring Valley Rabbi Accused
Of Sodomizing Boys News 12 Ramapo police arrested 58-year-old Rabbi Moishe
Turner earlier this week for allegedly sodomizing boys....
October 18, 2011:
Another Arrest In The Chabad Child Sex Abuse Scandal
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Another alleged pedophile at Chabad's Yeshiva College has been arrested.
The charges relate to molestations that allegedly took place during the past
five years. Aron Ezriel "Ezzy" Kestecher top and above left in Chabad Youth
T-shirt and tzitzit Another alleged...
October 16, 2011:
A Letter To An Agudath Israel Of America "Gadol"
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"As an adult survivor of severe and unrelenting childhood sexual abuse, I
have followed your halachic decisions and media pronouncements regarding this
issue with great concern. I am a Litvak, yeshiva-trained, from Monsey, New
York. For many years I taught...
October 15, 2011:
Bishop Indicted For Failure To Report Child Sex Abuse
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A Kansas City Roman Catholic bishop was indicted for failing to report
child sex abuse – a charge that could apply to leading haredi rabbis and to
some of their followers. Agudath Israel of America is lucky it has few...
October 11, 2011:
Video: Confronting Child Sex Abuse
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Video of a seminar on child sex abuse that was given for the Melbourne
Jewish community in the wake of the Chabad child sex abuse scandals. It
features Dr. Danny Lamm, Sergeant Scott Wells of the Victoria Police Sexual
Offences...
October 10, 2011:
Between Mudslinging And Exposing Cover-Ups
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In Brooklyn, Yehuda Kolko was arrested yet again recently for harassing one
of his young victims. He continues to be welcomed in the Flatbush shul of
Rabbi Weinfeld, where until last year he was honored by being the Baal Tkiah,...
October 5, 2011:
3rd Jerusalem Pedophile Indicted
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The Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office announced on Sunday that an
indictment has been filed charging a Jerusalem man with sexually abusing
minors in the capital. 3rd indictment filed in Jerusalem pedophile case Zalman
Cohen one of 5 men arrested in...
October 2, 2011:
Molested In The Mikva
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A Bnei Brak man was arrested, indicted and charged earlier today with
sodomy and indecent assault against three boys that he allegedly molested in a
mikva. Molested In The Mikva Bnei Brak man arrested, indicted and charged with
sodomy and...
October 1, 2011:
An Unholy Mess In Jerusalem
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Parents in Nahlaot alerted police to a possible pedophile ring in their
Jerusalem neighborhood, but the police allege that what they did next may have
allowed the alleged pedophiles to walk free. An unholy mess in the Holy City
Parents...
October 1, 2011:
Melbourne's Other Haredi Child Sex Abuse Scandal
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"We have family strife, break-ups," says Professor Israel Herszberg, "but
my guess is that only 5 per cent would be divorced. We probably get a higher
number of parking fines. When you've got eight kids to ferry around, that
is...
September 23, 2011:
Exclusive: Chabad's Coverup Of Child Sex Abuse
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Chabad has been engaged in a coverup of child sexual abuse at its
Melbourne, Australia flagship institution since the 1980s, if not earlier. For
the first time, here is proof of a small amount of that coverup. The following
email...
September 14, 2011:
5 Arrested In Jerusalem For Pedophilia
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The men, all who are in their 40s and 50s and at least four of whom are
haredi, knew each other through the neighborhood where they all lived but were
not acting in an organized fashion, according to police. At...
September 14, 2011:
Satmar Rabbi Misrepresents Himself To Help Convicted Pedophile
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Rabbi David Weis tells a federal judge that his ruling to send the daughter
of Rabbi Israel Weingarten away from home to protect her from her father who
was raping her did not actually indict Weingarten, and that once a...
September 13, 2011:
Is This The Reason For The Timid Response To The Chabad Child Sex Abuse Scandal?
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Some alleged victims and their advocates have accused the Jewish Community
Council of Victoria (i.e., Melbourne, Australia) of responding timidly to the
child sex abuse scandal in the Melbourne Chabad community. And the reason they
give for that timidity will...
September 13, 2011:
Hasidic Rabbi Who Raped His Own Daughter Resentenced
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Rabbi Israel Weingarten was originally convicted on 5 counts related to the
systematic rape of his minor daughter and transporting this daughter across
international borders to commit incest and rape. Rabbi Israel Weingarten
Originally published at 11:29 pm, 9-12-2011 Rabbi...
September 9, 2011:
Chabad Fails To Promote Anti-Child-Sex-Abuse Program
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Chabad refuses to publicize the event even though most of the victims of
child sex abuse in Melbourne's Orthodox Jewish community were sexually abused
in Chabad's Yeshiva Centre. When Melbourne police asked Chabad's Yeshiva
Centre to send out an alert...
September 7, 2011:
Child Molester Protected By Chabad, Court Told
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Prominent members of the Melbourne Chabad community lied to the police,
covered up an alleged child sex abuse scandal and protected a man accused of
repeatedly molesting children from Chabad's Yeshiva College, a Melbourne court
has been told. David Cyprys...
September 6, 2011:
Child Sex Abuse Reporting: Ohel Versus The Jewish Week
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Ohel refuses to learn from the fiasco of the Catholic Church’s shameful
system of sheltering pedophile priests, or the doomed-to-failure attempts of
the Beis Din of Yeshiva University that exonerated Rabbi Baruch Lanner, who
was later convicted in criminal court...
September 6, 2011:
Chabad "Protected Sex Offender," Lies To Police
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Daved Cyprys could try to flee to Israel with the help of high-ranking
individuals within the Chabad community, Detective Senior Constable Lisa
Metcher told the Melbourne Magistrates' Court today. She accused senior
members of the Chabad community of covering up...
September 6, 2011:
Alleged Chabad Pedophile Gets Bail
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The court heard there were 10 alleged victims in Australia and two in the
US. The alleged victims, who were all associated with Chabad's Yeshivah
College, were between 7 and 17 years old at the time of the alleged
assaults....
September 5, 2011:
Chabad Yeshiva Alleged Child Molester Arrested
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Yeshiva College security guard, martial arts teacher and locksmith David
Cyprys has been arrested for child sex abuse allegedly committed at Chabad's
flagship Melbourne school. He faces 29 counts. These crimes were allegedly
covered up by the head of Chabad...
September 4, 2011:
A Dialogue with Rabbi Yosef Feldman About Child Sexual Abuse
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Rabbi Yosef Feldman, the chief rabbi of the Orthodox rabbinic organization
representing Sydney, Australia and surrounding areas is a prominent Chabad
follower. He has been under fire because of leaked emails that showed him
advocating not calling police in cases...
August 31, 2011:
Do As We Say, Not As We Do
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Leading rabbis of Agudath Israel of America, the ultra-Orthodox umbrella
group, coverup and enable child sexual abuse, activist says. Op Ed Agudah
Rabbis: “Do as we say not as we do.” Asher Lipner, Ph.D After forbidding
Jewish parents from reporting...
August 28, 2011:
The Lies Of Rabbi Yosef Feldman
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Rabbi Yosef Feldman, the head rabbi of Sydney, Australia and a leading
figure in Chabad in Australia, told the world that his assertion that people
should call rabbis, not police, when children are sexually molested was an
academic exercise that...
August 26, 2011:
Monsey Man Gets Jail Plus 10 Year Probation For Child Sex Abuse
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A Monsey man who pleaded guilty to a felony count of sexual abuse will
serve up to six months in the county jail and will be registered as a sex
offender with the state. Arthur Grossman, 40, pleaded guilty Wednesday...
August 26, 2011:
Ohel's New Tune
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In a new article, David Mandel, the head of Ohel Children's Home and Family
Services, says report child molesters to police – or does he? Sexual Abuse:
Prevent, Police, Prosecute David Mandel • The Jewish Press We play the odds...
August 24, 2011:
Breaking: Newspaper Apologizes To Chabad Rabbi For Reporting The Truth
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The claim made by Rabbi Yosef Feldman was, basically, I wrote what I wrote
as part of a halakhic discussion. I did not necessarily believe what I wrote
was true, even though I argued for the adoption of those positions...
August 23, 2011:
Abuses
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Baruch Lebovits was a convicted sex offender until another man was accused
of tampering with witnesses against him. To some ultra-Orthodox leaders, this
justifies a reluctance to go to authorities with charges of abuse. Rabbi
Baruch Lebovits Updated at 5:45...
August 18, 2011:
Rabbi “Perplexed" By Child Sex Abuse Charges
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“It was a complete, utter shock to him,” defense attorney Howard Simmons
said shortly after Rabbi Uzi Rivlin formally was charged with criminal sexual
contact and child endangerment at a brief hearing in Superior Court in
Hackensack. “He just doesn’t...
August 17, 2011:
School Sends Out Warning About Alleged Child Molester
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A school has written to parents warning it has grave concerns that an
alleged child molester continues to have access to its premises because of
police inaction and the inaction of the Orthodox synagogue that is its
landlord. Chabad's Yeshiva...
August 17, 2011:
Rabbi Rushes To Defend Accused Child Molester
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Rabbi Moshe Yasgur suggested that the Israeli children’s original report to
Israeli police could have been “mixed up in translation,” or that the teens
had made an accusation because something had happened to them in Rivlin’s
absence, and they blamed...
August 17, 2011:
D.A.'s Safe Stop Program For Lost Kids Launches
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Before Leiby Kletzky was abducted and brutally murdered, he wandered the
streets of Borough Park alone, lost and confused, on his first walk home from
day camp. Storeowners post 'Safe Stop' signs on windows to help lost kids BY
Lillian...
August 16, 2011:
Teaneck Rabbi Arrested In Sex Abuse Of Two Israeli Boys
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Uzi Rivlin, a 63-year-old married Orthodox rabbi from Teaneck, New Jersey,
was arrested today and charged with four counts related to the alleged sexual
abuse of two Israeli boys. Rabbi Uzi Rivlin Updated 9:30 pm CDT. Teaneck Rabbi
Arrested In...
August 16, 2011:
DA's Safe Stop Program For Lost Kids Starts Today
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Inspired by the abduction and murder of Leiby Kletzky, a new effort gets
underway today to help children find a safe haven when they're lost. Kletzky's
death left such a feeling of hopelessness in the Borough Park community,
throughout Brooklyn...
August 13, 2011:
Levi Aron's Attorney Blasts Daily News
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Jennifer Jennifer McCann, an attorney for confessed child murderer Levi
Aron, says the Daily News had no right to interview her client because her
client is not competent to consent to the interview. News 1 reports: A lawyer
for Levi...
August 12, 2011:
Levi Aron Won't Apologize
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In an exclusive interview, Leiby Kletzky's murderer won't apologize for
kidnapping, killing and butchering the 8-year-old hasidic boy. Leiby Kletzky
killer Levi Aron won't apologize for brutal slaughter, calls murder 'the
incident' BY Reuven Blau • NEW YORK DAILY NEWS...
August 12, 2011:
Unmolested
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Avrohom Mondrowitz, an accused serial pedophile who fled ultra-Orthodox
Brooklyn for Israel, has never faced trial, thanks to extradition
complications, a community that may have preferred to keep things quiet, and,
critics charge, a D.A. who had political reasons not...
August 11, 2011:
Video: Is Levi Aron Insane?
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More details on Levi Aron's possible insanity defense.
August 11, 2011:
Stop The Insanity Defense
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Levi Aron, who has confessed to kidnapping, murdering and dismembering
8-year-old Leiby Kletzky in Brooklyn last month in a crime that horrified the
entire city, has one last resort: to claim that he was insane when he
committed the crime....
August 11, 2011:
Cops Bust 4 In Pedophilia Case
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Four ultra-Orthodox men were arrested last week by Jerusalem police and
charged with sexually abusing children from their neighborhood were back in
court today for a remand extension hearing. Cops Bust 4 Haredim In Pedophilia
Case Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com...
August 11, 2011:
Catskills Warning: Man Tries To Lure Kids Into Car
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A man, age 40-60, in a silver 4-door vehicle with tinted windows has gone
to 3 different bungalow colonies in the [Monticello] area and attempted to
abduct little boys. I received the following email along with a request to
publicize...
August 10, 2011:
Updated: Levi Aron Has Personality Disorder, Psych Report Says
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A psychiatric evaluation finds that a man charged with murdering and
dismembering an 8-year-old New York City boy has a personality disorder. It
also reveals that his sister died while institutionalized for schizophrenia.
AP Exclusive: Child-slaying suspect has disorder COLLEEN...
August 10, 2011:
A Warning Shomrim Mishandled
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Eight months before the Leiby Kletzky kidnapping and murder, the Borough
Park Shomrim were called about a man trying to lure a small boy into his car.
But Shomrim appear to have mishandled the case. Originally published at 9:18
pm...
August 8, 2011:
Levi Aron Moved To Riker's Island, On 24/7 Suicide Watch
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Confessed child killer Levi Aron has been moved to Rikers Island, where
he's on round-the-clock suicide watch with a correction officer watching his
every move, jail sources said. Confessed child killer Levi Aron moved to
Rikers Island, on round-the-clock suicide...
August 8, 2011:
Mark Mayer Appel Talks About Child Sex Abuse
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Mark Mayer Appel of the Voice of Justice talks about child sexual abuse and
helping survivors. Please click the gray bar to listen:
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August 7, 2011:
Agudah Tries To Spin Its Position On Reporting Child Sex Abuse
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No matter how Agudath Israel of America tries to spin it, according to them
you'll have to ask a rabbi about reporting suspected child sexual abuse. And
that consultation could easily take days – days that the child is still...
August 7, 2011:
Stop Funding Shomrim, NY Post Says
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Obstructing the police is bad enough. But it’s completely unacceptable if
that obstruction is being funded by the taxpayer. Originally published at 4:18
am CDT 8-7-11. Shomrim shanda New York Post Editorial Obstructing the police
is bad enough. But it’s...
August 6, 2011:
Levi Aron "Borderline Retarded," Friend Says
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Brooklyn butcher Levi Aron is a karaoke-obsessed wacko who can't sing a
note and loves Hootie & the Blowfish, his closest pal said Friday – from
Riker's Island. Pal: Karaoke-crazed killer Levi Aron obsessed with singing,
'borderline retarded' BY Henrick...
August 5, 2011:
Program Note
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Mark Meyer Appel of the Voice of Justice will be live on the radio Satuday
night talking about the Leiby Kletzky murder and about the need to help
survivors of child sexual abuse. Mark Meyer Appel, center. Midnight Eastern
Time...
August 5, 2011:
Video From Levi Aron's Court Appearance
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Here's video of Levi Aron's court appearance yesterday.
August 5, 2011:
Chabad Rabbi's Comments On Child Sex Abuse Spark Legal Fight
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A LEGAL battle has begun between a prominent Sydney rabbi and the country's
main Jewish newspaper over a story about his alleged attitude to reporting
child sexual abuse. Rabbi's comments spark war of words with Jewish paper
Josephine Tovey •...
August 5, 2011:
Bnei Brak Rabbi Indicted For Child Sex Abuse
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An indictment was filed in Tel Aviv District Court today against a teacher
from the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak who is accused of sodomizing and
sexually abusing one his students, a 12-year-old boy. Originally published at
11:21 am CDT...
August 5, 2011:
Escape From The Cult
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Her detailed testimony about the physical, sexual and emotional abuse
inflicted on the household's women and children led to an investigation that
ended with the police and welfare authorities raiding the house. The women and
children were sent to shelters;...
August 4, 2011:
Levi Aron Claims He Was Groped As A Teen
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Asked if he knew of any sex crimes against children, confessed child killer
Levi Aron replied the he was groped on the subway when he was 18. "But I never
did that to a child because I don't swing that...
August 4, 2011:
D.A. Says No Plea Bargain For Levi Aron
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Brooklyn D.A. Charles Hynes says no plea bargain from confessed child
killer Levi Aron, who pleaded innocent today to the murder of 8-year-old Leiby
kletzky.
August 4, 2011:
Levi Aron Fit To Stand Trial
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Updated. Confessed murderer of Leiby Kletzky pleads not guilty. Insanity
defense still possible. Move for change of venue likely. Update 11:55 am CDT –
Here is a summary of what took place in court today: 1. Levi Aron’s attorneys
are...
August 4, 2011:
What Causes A Cult Leader To Be A Cult Leader, And A Follower A Follower?
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An indictment filed in the Jerusalem District Court charges three men with
the heinous abuse of six women and their children, including beatings and
rape. The Jerusalem-based ultra-Orthodox cult to which they belonged was
exposed when one of the women...
August 4, 2011:
Chabad Rabbi Forced Out Over Child Sex Abuse Views
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Rabbi Feldman claimed he was “misquoted, misconstrued and misrepresented,”
and the Rabbinical Council of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) wrote that
the AJN “distorted and presented out of context with damaging effect.”
However, the first concerns about Rabbi Feldman’s comments...
August 4, 2011:
Video: Borough Park Still Reeling 3 Weeks After Leiby Kletzky Murder
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Levi Aron, the confessed murderer of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, is due in
court today. While supporters of the Kletzky family plan on packing the
courtroom, the rest of Borough Park is still reeling from the gruesome murder.
The video player...
August 3, 2011:
Confessed Child Murderer Levi Aron Due In Court Tomorow
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New details of the murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky may be revealed at
tomorrow's hearing. Confessed Child Butcher Levi Aron Due In Court Tomorrow
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com Confessed child butcher Levi Aron is due
in court tomorrow for arraignment...
August 2, 2011:
Author Of Anonymous Book On Haredi Child Sex Abuse Outs Herself
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"Eishes Chayil" is Judy Brown, the daughter of Ruthie Lichtenstein, the
publisher of Hamodia, the large hasidic-owned ultra-Orthodox daily newspaper
based in Brooklyn. From the Huffington Post: …When I first tried to write
about abuse in our community, to use...
August 2, 2011:
Agudah Spokesman Says Rabbis To Vet Child Sex Abuse Alegations No More Than A
Phone Call Away
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“Rabbis who have ministered to families for many years are very likely to
have dealt with such issues, and those who have, and who have consulted with
mental health professionals and other experts, are most qualified to
responsibly handle questions...
August 1, 2011:
Video: Older Brother Of Haredi Child Sex Abuser Arrested – For Child Sexual
Abuse
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Police detectives arrested Shmul M. Dym, 31, of Monsey on two felony counts
involving improper sexual contact with a child. Related Post: Older Brother Of
Haredi Child Sex Abuser Arrested – For Child Sexual Abuse.
August 1, 2011:
Older Brother Of Haredi Child Sex Abuser Arrested – For Child Sexual Abuse
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Police detectives arrested Shmul M. Dym, 31, of Monsey on two felony counts
involving improper sexual contact with a child during at least a three-month
period. Ramapo sex offender's brother charged with sex abuse of 2 boys Steve
Lieberman •...
August 1, 2011:
Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Accused Of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl Is Jailed
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Rabbi David Ben-Haham Hafuta, accused of using mystical threats to force a
13-year-old girl to have sex with with him, has been remanded to custody until
the outcome of his trial. Israeli Rabbi Accused Of Child Rape Remanded Until
End...
August 1, 2011:
Ultra-Orthodox Child Abuse Ring Busted In Jerusalem
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Three haredi men allegedly lured and sexually abused dozens of haredi
children. The three would share children and abuse them in a group setting.
Ynet is reporting that Jerusalem police arrested three haredi men, ages 42, 45
and 67, for...
August 1, 2011:
Chabad Rabbi Who Said Not To Report Child Sex Abuse To Police Steps Down
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Earlier, Chabad Rabbi Yosef Feldman issued a farcial statement claiming his
views had been taken out of context and misrepresented. Feldman threatened to
sue the newspapers that published emails he sent objecting to reporting
suspected pedophiles to police, and chiding...
July 31, 2011:
Lawyers Hope DA Will Cut Levi Aron A Deal To Spare Leiby Kletzky's Family From
Knowing The Horrendous Details Of The Murder
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The young legal eagles are gearing up for the case of their lives as
accused killer Levi Aron is set to appear in Brooklyn Supreme Court Thursday
on murder charges for snatching and butchering little Leiby Kletzky. "It's not
about...
July 31, 2011:
Haredi Vigilantes Interfere With Cops But Are Government Funded Anyway
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Jewish vigilante groups like Shomrim, unskilled and ill-equipped for police
work, and all too often driven by religious proscriptions to keep their
community’s crimes out of the public eye, are being paid to interfere with the
authorities by New York..
July 31, 2011:
Video: Pedophilia In Crown Heights
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PIX 11 reports on the arrest of Rabbi Moshe Keller. I think Mary Murphy's
report is is overstated. There are still many pedophiles in Crown Heights and
in Chabad in general, and there are coverups – like in Melbourne,
Australia....
July 31, 2011:
President Of OHEL On Child Sexual Abuse
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Moshe Hellman says OHEL always follows the law, that OHEL's therapists and
other professionals are mandated reporters, and it is up to them to report
abuse. He also claims there is a New York City law that prevents reporting
pedophiles...
July 30, 2011:
President Of Haredi Org Accused Of Covering Up Child Sex Abuse Live On Air
Tonight
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Moshe Hellman, the president of OHEL, will be on air live at midnight
eastern time to discuss child sexual abuse and family problems. OHEL has long
been accused by anti-child sexual abuse activists and women's rights activists
of covering up...
July 30, 2011:
Fury Mounts Over Chabad Rabbi's Call To Not Tell Cops About Child Sexual Abuse
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A high-profile Chabad rabbi is fighting calls for his resignation after he
urged rabbis to deal with allegations of child abuse themselves rather than
report it to police. Fury over Rabbi Eli Feldman's view on child sex Jesse
Phillips •...
July 29, 2011:
Who Would Defend Confessed Child Murderer Levi Aron?
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Levi Aron's new attorney would – and is. And now she explains why, on
video.
July 29, 2011:
Agudah's Senior Staffer Says We Must Do More To Protect Our Kids From "The
Dangerous Outside World"
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Rabbi Chaim David Zwiebel, asked to comment on the murder and dismemberment
of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky by another Orthodox Jew, says the danger is from
the outside. not from within. Here is Rabbi Zwiebel's quote with emphasis
added: “The question...
July 28, 2011:
An Accused Pedophile And Rapist As A Shomrim Member?
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The Borough Park Shomrim have a member who has been accused (but not
charged) of pedophilia and accused of rape. Worse yet, the man participated in
the search for Leiby Kletzky, driving throughout Borough Park in an SUV,
wearing a...
July 28, 2011:
And The Schick Spills Forth Again
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Orthodox apologist Marvin Schick attacks The Jewish Week for its reporting
of the Leiby Kletzky murder. "As the Kletzky family began the shiva period and
Jews everywhere joined in their mourning, and as millions of persons who are
not Jewish...
July 27, 2011:
Major Gathering On Kletzky Murder Features Head Rabbi Who Says Don't Report
Suspected Child Sex Abuse To Cops
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The Novominsker Rebbe, Yaakov Perlow, is the head of Agudath Israel of
America's Supreme Council of Torah Sages. He wants all child sexual abuse,
except sexual abuse you see happen with your own eyes, reported to rabbis, not
police. And...
July 27, 2011:
Top Rabbi Says Don't Report Suspected Pedophiles To Police
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Among his assertions were that anyone who reported a paedophile would be
responsible if the pedophile was raped in prison. He also said abuse should be
dealt with, when legally possible, outside the legal system. Rabbi ‘should
step down’ JOSHUA...
July 27, 2011:
A Pedophile In Geulah
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Israel's Channel 1 reports that a pedophile who preyed on haredi children –
usually Sefardic haredi children – in the Geulah neighborhood of Jerusalem had
a diary he kept that lists 70 children who were sexually assaulted in
bathrooms, shuls,...
July 26, 2011:
Rabbinical Court Opens Sex Abuse Debate In Haredi Community
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A rabbinical court has brought the long-hidden issue of sexual abuse in
Montreal's Orthodox Jewish community out into the open. Rabbinical court opens
sex abuse debate in orthodox community Marian Scott • Postmedia News MONTREAL
— A rabbinical court has...
July 26, 2011:
Video: Thousands Attend Memorial Gathering For Leiby Kletzky
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Thousands of people, primarily haredim, attended a Borough Park memorial
gathering last night for murdered 8-year-old hasidic boy Leiby Kletzky. As you
can see, Yiddish and Hebrew were the primary languages of the memorial
gathering: [Hat Tip: Burich.]
July 26, 2011:
Crown Heights Alleged Pedophile Arrested
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Rabbi Moshe Keller will now face child sexual abuse charges. Details on
Keller. More Keller Details. [Hat Tip: MMA.] Update 11:13 pm CDT – According
to CrownHeightsWatch, Keller was released on $5,000 bail and had to turn over
his passport...
July 26, 2011:
RCA Tells Mandated Reporters To Call Police Immediately On Suspicion Of Child
Sexual Abuse – Everyone Else, Call Your Rabbi
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"As always where the facts are uncertain one should use common sense and
consultations with experts, both lay and rabbinic, to determine, how and when
to report such matters to the authorities." Read the statement below
carefully. Most cases of...
July 25, 2011:
Talking About Child Safety After Leiby
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That [the accused killer] was someone who resembled one of ours — one of us
who seemed to be someone familiar to this child — was especially horrendous
for members of the Orthodox and hasidic community. That was probably the...
July 25, 2011:
Neighbors Try To Raise $1 Million For New Kletzky House
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Neighbors who opened their hearts to slain Brooklyn boy Leiby Kletzky's
family are now opening their wallets, trying to raise money to move the family
from its ramshackle apartment to a new home free from the painful memories.
Neighbors unite...
July 25, 2011:
Rabbi: More Background Checks Needed
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A senior community rabbi has suggested all Jewish community workers and
volunteers apply for a police background check, regardless of whether or not
they directly supervise children. Rabbi: more police checks needed DALIA SABLE
AND NAOMI LEVIN • Australian Jewish...
July 25, 2011:
Video: Leiby Kletzky Memorial Candlelight Vigil
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Video and exclusive pictures from the vigil held last night in Kensington,
Brooklyn for the murdered 8-year-old hasidic boy, Leiby Kletzky.
July 24, 2011:
Tonight: Candlelight Vigil To Honor Leiby Kletzky
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A candlelight vigil will be held tonight in Kensington, Brooklyn memory of
a eight-year-old Leiby Kletzky, who disappeared and was found murdered in the
neighborhood earlier this month. I don't know who is sponsoring this or any
details past what...
July 24, 2011:
JBAC Sends Letter To NYS Pols About Child Safety
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The letter from the Jewish Board of Advocates for Children lists at least
10 ways public school students are better protected by New York State law than
private school and religious school students are. But while the letter notes
this...
July 24, 2011:
Leiby Kletzky's Father Speaks
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Nachman Kletzky, the father of little Leiby Kletzky, murdered and
dismembered by confessed child killer Levi Aron, speaks about remembering his
murdered 8-year-old son. From Zev Brenner's Talkline radio show last night.
Please click the gray bar to listen: Rabbi...
July 24, 2011:
Cops Or No Cops? Rabbi David Zwiebel On Reporting Child Sexual Abuse
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The executive vice president of Agudath Israel of America tried to explain
Agudah's position – which he calls the position of the "gedolei haposkim" – on
reporting child sexual abuse. Here's the skinny on what Rabbi Zwiebel says is
the...
July 24, 2011:
Shomrim Saw Key Video Showing Leiby Kletzky But Told Storeowner The Boy On The
Video Wasn't Leiby
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According to Rabbi Yaakov German, the amateur detective who found the video
that led to confessed killer Levi Aron, Shomrim had a key video 8 or more
hours before he did. But Shomrim wrongly decided the boy on the video...
July 23, 2011:
Live On Air: Executive VP Of Agudah On Reporting Child Molesters To Police
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Rabbi Chail Dovid Zwiebel, the executive VP of Agudath Israel of America is
live on Zev Brenner's radio show tonight to explain Agudah's position that
rabbis have to decide on a case-by-case basis whether most cases of child
sexual abuse...
July 22, 2011:
B&H Photo, Mace Security To Offer Discounted Security Cameras To NYC Residents
And Businesses
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B&H Photo, the hasidic-owned camera and electronics discounter, and Mace
Security team up to offer discounted security cameras to New York City
businesses and residents. B&H employs Levi Aron's father. Press Release Mace
and B&H team up for Security Initiative...
July 22, 2011:
Agudath Israel Of America Again Tells Mandated Reporters To Violate The Law On
Child Sexual Abuse
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Agudath Israel of America's statement posted below, says that in most cases
of child sexual abuse, a rabbi must be consulted and only if rabbinic approval
is given can police be called. Agudath Israel of America issued this statement
today...
July 22, 2011:
Former Levi Aron Attorney Mob Linked
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Gerard Marrone had previously represented numerous reputed Mafioso and his
name was recently dragged into the federal trial of Bonanno boss Vincent (Vinny
Gorgeous) Basciano. Mob associate Salvatore Volpe had testified about
discussions to whack Marrone after he tried to...
July 22, 2011:
Levi Aron Gets New "Aggressive" Lawyer
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Jennifer McCann "represented Kathleen Prisco, who famously killed her
husband and was found not guilty by reason of insanity this past December."
Levi Aron Defense Acquires New Lawyer With "Insanity" Experience NBC New York
Levi Aron, the 35-year-old hardware store...
July 22, 2011:
Serial Killer?
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Police are checking to see if Levi Aron, the confessed killer of 8-year-old
Leiby Kletzky, has killed before. Cops investigating whether Leiby 'killer'
committed other murders LARRY CELONA, HANNAH RAPPLEYE and DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
• New York Post Detectives hauled...
July 22, 2011:
How NYPD's 'Car Geek' Broke The Leobby Kletzky Murder
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He's used to busting joyriders and chop-shop operators, but an NYPD "car
geek" is being praised for helping to catch Leiby Kletzky's killer. NYPD 'car
geek' Tom Burke IDs vehicle in video that Leiby Kletzky entered - and busts
open...
July 22, 2011:
Feds Don't Want To Prosecute Levi Aron, Report Says
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A new report say the United States Attorney's office does not want to
prosecute confessed child killer Levi Aron. Federal jurisdiction can apply
because Aron took Leiby Kletzky to New Jersey from New York and back ,
crossing state lines....
July 21, 2011:
Yeshiva College Letter On Child Sexual Abuse
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Chabad's Yeshiva College in Melbourne, Australia sends parents a letter on
child sexual abuse after years of allegedly covering up for pedophiles on its
staff and mounting pressure from police and its own community. Dear Parents
and Friends of Yeshivah...
July 21, 2011:
Leiby Kletzky Murdered Because Rabbis Turned Over A Child Rapist To Police,
Leading Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Says
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Annals of Horrific and Idiotic Rabbinic Theodicy Part 2: Yesterday we heard
from Rabbi Yehuda Levin, who said gay marriage and abortion caused the Leiby
Kletzky murder. Now Rabbi Moshe Green, currently the rosh yeshiva of the
Yeshivah D’Monsey, in...
July 21, 2011:
Levi Aron Attorney Quits Case
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Gerard Marrone says he can't continue because the case is too emotional for
him because he has children of his own. WABC is reporting this . I'll post
more details as they come in. I should add that I have...
July 21, 2011:
Exclusive: Borough Park Abductions Raise Questions About Haredi Community's
Cooperation With Police
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Two unsolved child abductions – one in 2007 and one in 2008 – appear to
show that the haredi community's 'cooperation' with police is not at all what
it seems. Do Past Borough Park Child Abductions Show The Community Does...
July 21, 2011:
New Evidence, Contradictions, In Leiby Kletzky Murder Case
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"The pictures were just the kid and the guy walking behind him," the
attendant said. "The man had a hat with glasses. The little boy was dressed
like the way they described him when they were looking for him." They...
July 20, 2011:
Leiby Kletzky May Have Stayed In Murderer's Apartment On His Own
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Police now believe the boy was killed after Aron returned home from work on
the day after Leiby disappeared. They say it's possible that while Aron was at
work that day, the boy was in his apartment all day of...
July 20, 2011:
Video: Levi Aron Indicted
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Levi Aron is formally indicted for the murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky.
Suspect indicted in case of N.Y. boy who was drugged, smothered Nina Golgowski
New York (CNN) -- A grand jury indicted Levi Aron on Wednesday as authorities
revealed...
July 20, 2011:
Leiby Kletzky Drugged, Suffocated, M.E. Says
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An autopsy revealed Leiby Kletzky was given a cocktail of four different
drugs and then smothered, officials revealed Wednesday. Leiby was murdered on
Tuesday, a day after he went missing and not long before his murderer was
found – along...
July 20, 2011:
Jewish Community In Turmoil Over Sex Assault Probe
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Jewish community leaders are distancing themselves from a security
consultant who continued to perform duties at Chabad's Yeshivah College years
after he pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent assault against a teenage
student, even though Chabad leaders knew about...
July 20, 2011:
Brooklyn Hasidim Consider I.D. Cards For All Kids
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"Last week's incident was 9/11 for the Jewish community. It changed the way
we have to think about strangers." The New York Post reports: Hasidic parents
terrified by the savage murder of Leiby Kletzky are considering state-issued
identification cards for...
July 20, 2011:
Levi Aron Indictment May Come Today; DA Refuses To Say If There Were Other
Victims
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The formal criminal indictment against confessed child murderer Levi Aron
may be filed today, prosecutors say, now the the medical examiner's report
fixing time of death and cause of death is complete. And today is the last day
of shiva...
July 20, 2011:
Are Cops, Shomrim, And The D.A. Covering Up The Truth About The Leiby Kletzky
Murder?
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NYPD officials close to the Leiby Kletzky kidnapping-murder investigation
are disturbed by Shomrim's "cowboy" tactics and by police commissioner Ray
Kelly's refusal to call out Shomrim, despite the evidence against it. Does the
evidence show Shomrim's tactics contributed to Kletzky's...
July 20, 2011:
Video: The Amateur Detective Who "Cracked" The Kletzky Case
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New video footage of Yaakov German explaining how he found the secuity
tapes that led to Leiby Kletzky's killer. German was working alone. He wasn't
a Shomrim member. Related Posts: The Surveillance Video Narrated By Yaakov
German. The Amateur Detective...
July 19, 2011:
Obama Makes Shiva Phone Call To Kletzky Family, Report Says
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Israeli reports say US President Barack Obama called the family of the
murdered 8-year-old hasidic boy, Leiby Kletzky, who was abducted, murdered and
dismembered last week by confessed child killer Levi Aron. According to Kikar
Shabbat and Behadrei Haredim, President...
July 19, 2011:
Have Rachmanis On Levi Aron’s Family, Defense Lawyer Says
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Levi Aron's family is "distraught," just like the family of Levi Kletzky,
Pierre Bazile says. Have Rachmanis On Levi Aron’s Family, Defense Lawyer Says
Aron Family is “Distraught” Just Like Victim’s Family, Pierre Bazile Says
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com Pierre...
July 19, 2011:
DA Vows Swift Justice, Dismisses Insanity Defense
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"Sometimes I wonder about what goes through defense lawyers' minds," DA
Charles Hynes said after his shiva call to Kletzky's parents in Borough Park.
DA Vows Swift Justice Charles Hynes Says His Office Is Almost Ready To
Prosecute Hynes Also...
July 19, 2011:
Shul Asks Chabad Security Consultant Accused Of Pedophilia To Step Down
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Several former students of Yeshivah College have lodged statements to
police alleging they were molested by David Cyprys, a security guard who also
taught karate. The Elwood Talmud Torah Congregation, an Orthodox synagogue,
has asked Mr Cyprys to stand down...
July 19, 2011:
Insane?
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Attorneys said to be preparing insanity defense for confessed child butcher
Levi Aron. The New York Daily News reports that Levi Aron's attorneys are
preparing an insanity defense for Aron, who they say hears voices and has an
"abnormal" demeanor....
July 19, 2011:
Israel Weingarten Changes Attorneys – Again
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The Satmar hasid convicted of raping his daughter over a many year period
and transporting her internationally to do so is due to be re-sentenced in
September because one count of his conviction was thrown out by the appeals
court...
July 19, 2011:
Mayor, Commish Pay Shiva Call To Kletzky Family; Commish Says Investigation
Going "Slowly"
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New York City's mayor Michael Bloomberg and its police commissioner Ray
Kelly paid a 15 minute shiva (condolence) call to the family of the murdered
and dismembered 8-year-old hasidic boy, Leiby Kletzky last night. Mayor,
Commish Pay Shiva Call To...
July 18, 2011:
Video: Lawyers Meet With Levi Aron, Third Neighbor Says Aron Tried To Lure Boy
Into Car
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A neighbor says that about 6 months ago, confessed child murderer Levi Aron
tried to lure his son into the same gold car Aron used to drive Leiby Kletzky.
The man – a hasid – did not make a police...
July 18, 2011:
Orthodox Man Charged With Child Sexual Abuse
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The Chicago-area man allegedly sexually abused his son's friend over a four
year period. Man charged with abusing boy for 4 years Brian Slodysko • Chicago
Tribune Bail was set at $250,000 in Cook County Bond Court today for a...
July 18, 2011:
Investigators Search Tennessee, Arkansas And Florida For More Victims Of Levi
Aron
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Authorities were busy not only at Aron’s home, allegedly where the murder
happened, but in other places in the country. Using Aron’s DNA, police were
investigating whether he may be connected to any other cases of child abuse –
or...
July 18, 2011:
Another Look At The Leiby Kletzky Surveillance Video
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Yakov German narrates the Leiby Kletzky surveillance video. His story seems
to vary slightly from Hatzolah's story, which itself seems to vary slightly
from the NYPD's story, and many people think the video doesn't support any of
the versions.
July 18, 2011:
Cops Think Levi Aron Had Bizarre "Fondness" For Kids
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Although Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has said it doesn't appear that
Leiby was molested before he was killed and carved up, DNA evidence could help
clarify the circumstances surrounding the boy's death, sources said. Cops
believe that the twice-married Aron...
July 17, 2011:
Rabbi During The Leiby Kletzky Search: Call Rabbis, Not Police, To
Report Child Abuse
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Speaking Tuesday night in Flatbush in the Bostoner beit midrash at the
Irgun Shiurei Torah conference as the search for Leiby Kletzky was in full
frantic swing, the vice-president of Agudath Israel of America's Moetzet
Gedolei HaTorah, Supreme Council of...
July 17, 2011:
Orthodox Rules Shield "Fiends" From Cops
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The close-knit ultra-Orthodox Jewish community insists that rabbis, not the
NYPD, get the first phone call about a suspected child abuser. Orthodox rules
shield fiends from cops LINDA STASI and SUSAN EDELMAN • New York Post The
close-knit Orthodox Jewish...
July 17, 2011:
Audio: Shomrim And Misaskim Speak About The Search For Leiby Kletzky
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The leader of Borough Park's Shomrim and the leader of Misaskim speak about
the search for Leiby Kletzky, the confessed murderer Levi Aron, and the
murder. Brenner cut off or minimized any criticism of Shomrim by callers, and
he did...
July 16, 2011:
Councilman David Greenfield Says The Holocaust Is Why Hasidim Don't Report
Crimes To Police
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On NPR, Greenfield blames the Holocaust but never mentions the Jewish law
of mesira, the prohibition against informing on another Orthodox Jew, and the
rabbis who enforce it, that is the major reason most crimes are not reported
to police....
July 16, 2011:
Confessed Child Murderer's Confession So Bizarre It Leaves Experts Confused
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Confessed child butcher Levi Aron's crime was so barbaric and his
confession so bizarre that it has even left experts baffled. Levi Aron's
confession about 'panicking,' bringing Leiby to wedding so bizarre experts are
confused BY Rich Schapiro • NEW...
July 16, 2011:
Did Levi Aron Really Take Leiby Kletzky To A Wedding In New Square?
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Guests at Monday's wedding of Yakov Morsel and Dina Munk in New Square
already knew that an 8-year-old Hasidic boy had vanished earlier in the day in
Brooklyn. What they didn't know was that the man who would be accused...
July 16, 2011:
Levi Aron Not Insane, First Wife Says
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"His soul is doomed forever. He will have Yom Kippur forever in his life!
Trust me, this man is sane!" Raised by overly strict parents who became
religious later in life, Aron "was very lonely because he was rejected by...
July 16, 2011:
Neighbor: Levi Aron Tried To Kidnap My Son, Too!
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A woman who lives three doors down from "the Butcher of Brooklyn" said
yesterday that Levi Aron had tried to kidnap her young son right off their
block, but that she scared him away with her screams. A Facebook "friend"...
July 16, 2011:
Did Shomrim Really Call Police?
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Mrs. Kletzky contacted the Brooklyn South Shomrim Safety Patrol at 6:14
p.m. Monday, and they began searching for her son, Leiby. Eventually, the
Brooklyn South Shomrim called for assistance—from the Flatbush Shomrim Safety
Patrol. Jacob Daskal, coordinator for the Brooklyn...
July 15, 2011:
Shomrim Was Warned Levi Aron Was Stalking A Boy 2 Weeks Before Murder
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Leiby Kletzky may not be the first boy targeted for harm by accused child
killer Levi Aron in a tight-knit Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, N.Y. A
source close to the shomrim, a neighborhood watch group in the Jewish
community,...
July 15, 2011:
Statement From Kletzky Family
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The family of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky issue a statement on the horrific
murder of their son and the search that tried to prevent it. Here's the main
text of the statement posted by the New York Daily News: "We are...
July 15, 2011:
Levi Aron Gets Pych Exam, CSI Back At Aron House, Video Of Aron In Court
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Crime scene investigators went back on Friday to the home of a 35-year-old
hardware store clerk accused of abducting an 8-year-old Brooklyn boy off the
street and killing him. Officials say they recovered the towel allegedly used
to suffocate the...
July 15, 2011:
Yeshiva Students Found Murder's Car
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Police Commissioner Raymond Kelley publicly credited Shomrim for locating
the gold car that was used to lure Leibby Kletzky to his death, but according
to Yiddish weekly newspaper Der Yid, it was a pair of Flatbush yeshiva
bochurim who spotted...
July 15, 2011:
Chabad Allowed Convicted Child Molester Full Access To School, Students, Report
Says
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Chabad's Yeshiva College in Melbourne continued to allow a member of the
community access to its campus, years after he pleaded guilty to a charge of
indecent assault against a teenage student at the school. This man allegedly
molested more...
July 15, 2011:
Levi Aron Sex-Crazed Psycho, Ex-Wife's Court Papers Say
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Child killer Levi Aron was a sex-crazed psycho who needed meds to handle a
"behavior disorder" and was violent during his time in Tennessee, his ex-wife
charged in court papers. Ex tagged Leiby's 'killer' as a sex sicko MEGAN
HARRIS...
July 15, 2011:
Child Killer Levi Aron Sings
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Levi Aron perfoming "No Air" with Hinarae Matsuyoshi, known as isledancer
on singsnap.com, a karaoke website. She lives in Hawaii. [Hat Tip: Here Levi
Aron sing.]
July 15, 2011:
Hasidic Amateur Detective Credited With Finding Alleged Child Killer
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Yaakov German isn't a cop or a private detective. He's a property manager
and father of 12 with a reputation as a do-gooder. By banging on doors and
scrutinizing grainy video, he uncovered crucial clues that led cops to
confessed...
July 15, 2011:
Shomrim Claims Levi Aron Was Not On Its List Of Known Pervs
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A Jewish patrol in Borough Park keeps a list of suspected child predators,
but Levi Aron's name wasn't on it. "No one ever complained to us about him,"
Borough Park Shomrim member Jacob Daskel said. The list has 15 names...
July 15, 2011:
Video: Child Kidnap Survivor Talks About Leibby Kletzky Murder
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Child kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart, who was held prisoner for 9 months
buy a man who sexually assaulted her, talks about the Leibby Kletzky
murder-kidnapping.
July 15, 2011:
Video: Keeping Your Children Safe
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Part One of what will hopefully be an ongoing series of posts on what you
can do to protect your children.
July 15, 2011:
Coverup? Chabad Yeshiva, Jewish Community Council Try To Spin Response To Sex
Abuse Allegations
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The Jewish Community Council of Victoria and Chabad's Yeshiva Centre issued
statements following the announcement of a police investigation into alleged
sexual assaults on students between 1989 and 1993. But are the statements part
of a coverup? Yeshiva and JCCV...
July 14, 2011:
Levi Aron Pleads Not Guilty
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The admitted killer of 8-year-old Leibby Kletzky pleads not guilty as his
attorney says Aron "hears voices" and should be put on a suicide watch.
Brooklyn Man Pleads Not Guilty To Boy's Brutal Murder NY1 News Levi Aron
pleaded not...
July 14, 2011:
Prominent Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Comes Out Against Agudath Israel Of America
Policy
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It is time to forever bury the myth that reports of pedophilia can be
managed and dealt with by committees of rabbonim, even for a short time. It is
time to bury the myth that there is a serious halachic...
July 14, 2011:
Video: Levi Aron Transported By Cops
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The admitted child killer gets a ride with police. [Hat Tip: Burich.]
July 14, 2011:
Leibby Kletzky Tried To Fight Off His Murderer, Cops Now Say
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Little Leiby Kletzky fought for his life as psycho Levi Aron allegedly
smothered the boy before chopping him up into pieces, police said today.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said suspect Levi Aron, 35, had scratches on his
arms and wrists...
July 14, 2011:
More Evidence Of Bizarre Behavior Surfaces – "You know when you see Charles
Manson, he has that look in his eye? Levi had that look."
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The 35-year-old plumbing-supply store stockboy made his neighbors' skin
crawl with the rides he gave neighborhood kids in his clunker Honda Prelude
and the way he'd stare at local elementary-school students in a playground.
"The parents on the block wouldn't...
July 14, 2011:
Child Killer's Gruesome Confession
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My name is Levi Aron... On Monday evening around 5:30 I went to my dentist,
Dr. Sorcher, to make a payment for visit for exam routine. A boy approached me
on where the Judaica book store was. He was still...
July 14, 2011:
Levi Aron Tried To Lure Another Ultra-Orthodox Boy Into Car, Police Say
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The alleged murderer of Leibby Kletzky tried to lure the son of a neighbor
into his car, the New York Police Department's spokesman says. The New York
Times reports: …Mr. Aron had lived in Memphis for a year or so,...
July 14, 2011:
Alleged Child Murderer "Disturbed Young Man," Worked As A Butcher
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Levi Aron worked as a security guard and as a butcher at Krogers while he
lived in Memphis. Orthodox rabbi there says he knew Aron who he called a
"loner" and a "very disturbed young man." Former rabbi describes Brooklyn...
July 13, 2011:
Thousands Attend Funeral Of Murdered Boy
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With shock and grief clutching Borough Park in Brooklyn, thousands of
mourners and residents poured into a neighborhood courtyard Wednesday evening
for the funeral of an 8-year-old Brooklyn boy who was abducted and killed this
week as he walked home...
July 13, 2011:
Video: Murderer Allegedly Knew Klatzky Family
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Levi Aron allegedly knew the family of the boy he murdered, Leibby Kletzky.
If true, this would call into question the NYPD's official version of the
crime. As a person who has dealt extensively with child sexual abuse (and
with...
July 13, 2011:
Video: Levi Aron's Neighbors React To Murder
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Neighbors describe a polite, quiet man who only seemed to interact socially
with children.
July 13, 2011:
In Borough Park, Whispers About A Loner
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Sender Berkovits, 62, a professor at Touro College, said he’s known the
Aron family for decades. Berkovits and several other neighbors interviewed
Wednesday said that the family had had more than its share of troubles, with
many saying that Aron’s...
July 13, 2011:
Video: Alleged Murder's Ex-Wife Speaks
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Debbie Kivel speaks about her ex-husband who she met on sawyouatsinai.com
and the murder of Leibby Kletzky. Suspect's Ex-Wife Shocked over NYC Murder:
MyFoxMEMPHIS.com [Hat Tip: Seymour.]
July 13, 2011:
Ohel Statement: How To Talk To Your Child About The Leibby Kletzky Murder
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Everyone is horrified by the events of the past two days and that a young
child walking home could be abducted and murdered. How do we explain this to
our children? How do we help them, and for that matter...
July 13, 2011:
Statement From D.A. Charles Hynes On The Murder Of Leibby Kletzky
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Brooklyn's district attorney talks briefly about the case and says he wants
Levi Aron to get the max.
July 13, 2011:
Murder Suspect's Ex-Wife "In Shock"
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"I am in shock. I am not believing this," Debbie Kivel, 34, told The Post
after hearing the news. "He loved children. He loved kids. My kids are now 13
and 10, but when we were married they were younger...
July 13, 2011:
Leibby Kletzky Funeral Tonight
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Details… Hatzolah is reporting that the funeral of 8-year-old Leibby
Kletzky, who was murdered last night, will be at 7:00 pm: HatzolahNYC HATZOLAH
NYC The Levaya of Hayeled Lieby Keletzky Hy"d Will Be 7:00PM on 56st Bet. 16 x
17...
July 13, 2011:
Video: Borough Park Mothers React To The Leibby Kletzky Murder
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Mothers in Borough Park talk about crime, sex abuse and the murder of
8-year-old Leibby Kletzky by a fellow Orthodox Jew. [Hat Tip: Los.]
July 13, 2011:
Agudath Israel of America Statement On The Murder of Leibby Kletzky
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…The circumstances of this young boy's death are shocking and horrifying.
With broken hearts, we offer our divrei tanchumin to the members of the
grieving mishpacha, and are mispallel that they have strength and fortitude.
May the incredible dedication and...
July 13, 2011:
Police Statement On Leibby Kletzky Murder
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NYPD's Police Commissioner just finished making a statement and answering
questions in a news conference. He said Shomrim was very helpful in the
investigation but the large numbers of search teams, posters, etc., scared
Aron and that's why he killed...
July 13, 2011:
Ultra-Orthodox Singer Convicted Of Child Sexual Abuse
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David Bruckner was arrested in January 2010. Offering the 12-year-old to
accompany him to synagogue and promising him that when they got there he would
give the child a free CD. When in fact they arrived at their destination
Bruckner...
July 12, 2011:
A Missing Child And An Urgent Lesson To Be Learned
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It is now more than 24 hours since 9-year-old Leibby Kletzky disappeared on
his way home from day camp. Is there a lesson that must be learned from this
sad and terrifying episode? Leibby Kletzky: left the Boyan Day Camp...
July 11, 2011:
Crown Heights Beit Din Says Report Child Sexual Abuse To Police
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Mesirah (the prohibition against informing) and arka'ot (the prohibition
against going to secular courts) do not apply in situations where there is
evidence of abuse, and it is forbidden to remain silent, beit din says. I'm
told there was a...
July 10, 2011:
Ongoing Coverup Of Chabad Yeshiva Child Sexual Abuse Scandal Alleged
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Manny Waks, a leader of the Australian Jewish community and an alleged
victim of a child molester at Chabad's Yeshiva College speaks out on ABC radio
in Melborne, Australia about the child sexual abuse scandal and coverup.
Here's the audio…...
July 7, 2011:
In His Own Words: Victim Of Child Sexual Abuse At Chabad School Speaks Out
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While the perpetrators’ responsibilities are obvious, the negligence of
Yeshivah Centre must be seriously addressed, both in terms of seeking justice
for what did occur, and in terms of preventing such cases from reoccurring.
Whether or not there was no...
July 7, 2011:
Two More Alleged Chabad Child Molesters Revealed, Coverup Claimed
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''I said to Rabbi Groner: 'How can you give this person access to
children?' Rabbi Groner pleaded with me not to take it further. He said to me
that [the alleged perpetrator] was getting help from a psychiatrist. I
said:...
July 6, 2011:
Police Investigating Another Australian Haredi Molestation Case
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Malka Leifer, a former principal of the Adass Israel Girls' School, fled to
Israel in 2008 after the school board sacked her following complaints of
inappropriate conduct with students. At the time, parents told The Age that Ms
Leifer, a...
July 6, 2011:
Nowhere Left To Hide
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Perhaps the single most distressing thing about the David Kramer case, is
not how many Yeshiva College students he preyed upon, or that he was quietly
shipped out of Yeshiva and sent packing to the USA to strike again, but...
June 30, 2011:
Agudath Israel of America Allegedly Pressuring Yeshivas And Camps To Hire
Convicted Sex Offender Rabbi Yehuda Kolko
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Agudah is allegedly telling camps and yeshivas to book buses through Rabbi
Yehuda Kolko's new booking agency. Why the strong arm tactics to help a
convicted sex offender? Because allegedly Agudah believes Kolko – whose crimes
are very well documented...
June 30, 2011:
Chabad Girl Raped And Pimped Out By Gang Of Thugs
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A Brooklyn girl was robbed of her teenage years by a gang of creeps who
repeatedly raped her, beat her and pimped her out, prosecutors said Wednesday.
But the brave teen - who was brutalized for eight years starting at...
June 27, 2011:
Haredim Move To Oppose Change In Status Quo; Move May Impact Sex Abuse Reporting
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The Supreme Court is considering whether a parochial school has the right
to fire employees at will. Traditionally, religious organizations have been
given a lot of latitude when it comes to compliance with employment and
discrimination laws, primarily because of...
June 27, 2011:
Lawyer Charged In Violent Child Porn Ring Dead
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Moshe Gerstein, who attended a day school in Massachusetts and who often
served as his Orthodox synagogue's Torah reader, was found dead in Mexico,
reports say, apparently a suicide. Moshe Gerstein, NYC lawyer with Longmeadow
ties, dies after authorities charge...
June 23, 2011:
Report: Chabad Allegedly Helped Pedophile Flee Possible Prosecution
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Accusations have been rife that Kramer had been accused of sexually abusing
boys and was forced by the Yeshivah administration, then led by the late head
of Chabad in Australia Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner, to leave the school and
the...
June 21, 2011:
Head Of Chabad Australia Allegedly Covered Up Sex Abuse, Allowed Perv To Escape
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"The Kramer case provides a great opportunity to trace the failure of
segments of the Jewish community to their source. If only the problem had been
addressed in Australia … the victim in St Louis and countless others would
have...
June 20, 2011:
Haredi Man Allegedly Rapes 12 Year Old
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Police in Jerusalem arrested an ultra-Orthodox man in his 30s today for
sexually assaulting a homeless 12-year-old girl. Police in Jerusalem arrested
an ultra-Orthodox man in his 30s today for sexually assaulting a homeless
12-year-old girl. The Jerusalem Post reports...
June 17, 2011:
Chabad Controlled Rabbinical Council Says Mesira, Prohibition Of Going To
Secular Court, Do Not Apply To Child Sexual Abuse
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“[The RCV] affirms its halakhic position that the prohibitions of mesirah
(reporting crimes to secular authorities) and arka’at (adjudication in civil
courts) do not apply in cases of abuse.” Originally published Thursday, June
16 at 10:28 pm CDT. Via email:...
June 17, 2011:
Montreal Beit Din Issues Community Advisory
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A summer warning for parents to speak to their children about sexual abuse.
[Hat Tip: Nuchem's Helper.]
June 16, 2011:
Accused Pedophile Meir Dascalowitz Committed To Mental Institution
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Dascalowitz was judged to be unfit to stand trial and was just committed to
a mental institution. Meir Dascalowitz's attorney wanted a month delay before
commitment because Dascalowitz's wife had just left him and Dascalowitz's
mother has cancer, but the...
June 15, 2011:
Police Need Your Help
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Australian police are investigating sexual assaults that may have taken
place at Chabad's Yeshiva College in Elsternwick between 1989 and 1993.
June 13, 2011:
Rabbi Charged With Raping 12 Year Old Girl
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A ultra-Orthodox Sefardic rabbi from Netanya was charged on Monday with
raping a 12-year-old girl. David Hafuta, 64, who prayed at the same synagogue
as the minor, allegedly assaulted her on several occasions between July 2010
and May of this...
June 7, 2011:
Chicago Center For Torah And Chesed Honors Alleged Sex Offender
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Yosef Meystel was accused of child molestation during the time he was the
administrator of the Rabbi Naftali Riff Yeshiva in South Bend, Indiana, and
misconduct when he was the administrator of a nursing home owned by Rabbi
Morris Esformes,...
June 5, 2011:
If Ohel Broke The Law, What Could Happen To David Mandel?
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When Ohel under David Mandel's leadership made Elliot Pasik – an attorney,
not a medical professional – a 'consultant,' showed (an incomplete) patient
file and asked him to write an evaluation of Ohel's handling of the case, did
Ohel violate...
June 3, 2011:
The Questions Ohel Won't Answer
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The behemoth Orthodox/ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn-based social services agency
is under fire. I asked Ohel's CEO, David Mandel (pictured at right), two
questions that, if properly answered would go a long way toward fixing the
agency's damaged public image. But David Mandel...
June 2, 2011:
Video: Documentary On Ultra-Orthodox Child Sexual Abuse
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A Canadian television network made a documentary on haredi child sexual
abuse as part of a larger series on religious sexual abuse. Here is the
episode on haredi pedophilia:
June 1, 2011:
What's Good For The Church Is Good For The Gander
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The New York Times criticized the Catholic Church for its stand on child
sexual abuse reporting. Now Agudath Israel of America has announce a policy
that mirrors the Church. Shouldn't the Times condemn Agudah's policy, as well?
When Religious Doctrine...
June 1, 2011:
What Ohel Has Done?
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Ohel, the Brooklyn-based Orthodox/ultra-Orthodox social services agency,
seems to have violated its professional code of ethics – but so, it seems, has
a noted child victims advocate. Originally published Tuesday May 31 at 11:14
pm CST. Hella Winston writing in...
June 1, 2011:
Expert Warns Zionist Orthodox Rabbis On Denial Of Child Sexual Abuse
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The denial and complacency within the Zionist Orthodox population regarding
sexual assault of minors is wrong and harmful to the victims, an expert warned
a forum of educators on Wednesday – emphasizing the danger of the belief that
a rabbinic...
May 29, 2011:
Chabad Magazine Promotes Accused Serial Rapist
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Rabbi Ben Zion Sobel is accused of raping dozens of boys. Yet Chabad's Beis
Moshiach Magazine has a long article praising him and stressing Sobel's
connection to the late Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who
encouraged him to teach boys....
May 27, 2011:
An Ultra-Orthodox Epidemic
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"There is not a day that goes by that I don't receive one or two calls
regarding an overdose. In the past year alone I have gone to well over 15
levayos [funerals] of teens at risk." A reader writes:...
May 26, 2011:
Vindicated Rabbi Sues Temple Over Sex Abuse Termination
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Rabbi Bryan Bramly and his wife, Laura, have filed a lawsuit alleging
defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress stemming from his
2011 termination from Temple Beth Sholom of the East Valley. Rabbi Bramly sues
Temple Beth Sholom SALVATORE CAPUTO...
May 25, 2011:
Does Agudath Israel Of America Set The Brooklyn D.A.'s Policy On Reporting Child
Sex Abuse?
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New York State law says that mandatory reporters who suspect a child has
been sexually abused have to report that suspicion to police or to child
services. Agudah says Jewish mandatory reporters should not follow New York
law, and a...
May 23, 2011:
Video: Orthodox Cop Talks About Haredi Child Sexual Abuse
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Rabbis, rabbinic coverups and the endangerment of thousands of
ultra-Orthodox children. You'll have to watch it here. For some reason, the
embed code isn't working.
May 20, 2011:
Setting The Record Straight On Agudath Israel Of America And Child Sexual Abuse
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The Jewish Star has an erroneous report on Agudath Israel of America's
recent conference that misrepresents Agudah's position on reporting child
sexual abuse to police. The Jewish Star reports as follows: On the topic of
abuse, Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel,...
May 18, 2011:
Orthodox Social Worker May Be Called As Witness Against Alleged Haredi Child
Abuser, Judge Rules
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Brooklyn social worker Gavriel Fagen may be called as a witness against
Yosef Kolko, (pictured at right and below). Yosef Kolko, a former teacher at
Yeshiva Orchos Chaim in Lakewood who was also previously a counselor at Yachad
summer camp,...
May 18, 2011:
Agudath Israel Of America Says You Have To Ask A Rabbi Before You Can Call The
Police On A Child Molester
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Except in cases where the abuser is caught red handed, Agudah says you
should ask a senior rabbi with experience in these issues and, even better,
you should ask a full beit din (religious court) made up of senior rabbis...
May 15, 2011:
Two Monsey Sex Offenders Have New Addresses
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Two convicted sex offenders recently have moved to new addresses within the
town and police have updated their public records in an effort to warn
neighbors. Both men now live at new addresses in Monsey. Shimon Rosen, 42,
moved to...
May 10, 2011:
NY Court Of Appeals Will Hear Case Against Brooklyn D.A.
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The court will decide whether the Brooklyn District Attorney must release
records in the case of the accused haredi child rapist Avrohom Mondrowitz,
records that a victims' lawyer believes will show political favoritism for
haredim by Hynes. The New York...
May 6, 2011:
Accused Haredi Pedophile Meir Dascalowitz May Be Declared Unfit To Stand Trial
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Two court-appointed psychiatrists believe Meir Dascalowitz is unfit to
stand trial, source says. According to a source in the courtroom today, the
two court-appointed psychiatrists did not present their written reports at
today's hearing. But, based on statements made by...
May 3, 2011:
Haredi Man Arrested For Child Sexual Abuse
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State Police at Monroe have charged a 52-year-old Kiamesha Lake man with
driving a 14-year-old boy to the America’s Best Value Inn located in the Town
of Woodbury and having sexual contact with the child. State Police charged
Sullivan County...
May 2, 2011:
Exclusive: Chabad Hasid Arrested For Sexual Abuse
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The Crown Heights hasid was charged with Sexual Abuse in the 2nd Degree,
Sexual Abuse in the 3rd Degree, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. I
exclusively reported the arrest last Friday. The man's name is Moshe Y. "Itzik"...
April 29, 2011:
Crown Heights Man Arrested For Allegedly Raping Female Family Member
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The Chabad hasid is being arraigned in the next two hours in Brooklyn and
may be be released on bond. The man, who I will not name until after the
details of the arraignment are made public, allegedly raped a...
April 28, 2011:
Indictment Against Rabbi Samuel Kellner
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Kellner allegedly tried to extort $400,000 from convicted sex offender
Rabbi Baruch Lebovits' family and bribed witnesses against Lebovits. I N D I C
T M E N T S U P R E M E C O U R...
April 28, 2011:
Public Hearing On NY Child Sexual Abuse Bill Friday Morning
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“Childhood sexual abuse has a horrendous personal impact on victims and
their families. We hope to better understand how all of society is affected by
these crimes by hearing from experts about the services and support that are
provided by...
April 23, 2011:
Two Monsey Rabbis Say They Gave Rabbi Samuel Kellner Permission To Turn In Rabbi
Baruch Lebovits
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The rabbis, Chaim Avrohom Dovber Flohr and Elimelech Yechezkel Shraga Gold,
say Kellner acted correctly and righteously, and that it is forbidden to hurt
him or trouble him or, even more so, to inform on him. Update 4:30 am CST...
April 21, 2011:
Seders For Survivors Of Sexual Abuse Reported To Be A Success
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Hundreds of survivors are said to have attended. Brooklyn seders held for
survivors of sexual and physical abuse were reportedly successful. According
to Voice of Justice, "hundreds" of survivors attended and the the sponsors
were as follows: …THE VOICE OF...
April 18, 2011:
Rabbi Baruch Lebovits' Bail
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Anti-sex abuse advocates continue to say that Rabbi Baruch Lebovits – the
convicted sex offender whose family was allegedly extorted by Rabbi Samuel
Kellner, who bribed witnesses against Lebovits – was not granted bail and will
not be released. They...
April 18, 2011:
Convicted Sex Offender Rabbi Baruch Lanner May Be In Baltimore Over Passover
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The former NCSY head may be visiting his son in Baltimore for Passover. The
person who tipped me about Lanner's possible visit to Baltimore wants you to
make sure to watch your children closely if Lanner is indeed there.
April 14, 2011:
Exclusive: Interview With The P.I. Who Exposed Rabbi Samuel Kellner's Alleged
Extortion
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Contrary to earlier reports, Rabbi Baruch Lebovits is not yet free on bail.
Joe Levine Interview Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com I spoke with Joe
Levine of TOT Investigations this morning about the Baruch Lebovits case. Last
year, Lebovits was convicted...
April 13, 2011:
Rabbi Baruch Lebovits Released On Bail
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Lebovits released after a perjury and extortion scheme was revealed earlier
today that could have impacted his conviction of child sexual abuse charges.
VIN reports Lebovits was released on $250,000 bail this afternoon. I posted
the details of the extortion...
April 13, 2011:
Rabbi Accused Of Bribing Witness In Lebovits Molestation Case
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A Brooklyn rabbi is under arrest and facing charges of bribery and witness
tampering for allegedly paying an individual to accuse another rabbi of sexual
abuse. Rabbi Accused of Bribing Witness in Case Against Other Rabbi A rabbi
has been...
April 12, 2011:
Agudah To Hold Meeting On Molestation – Without Experts
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"Molestation Issues and Reporting: Halachic and Legal Overview” to be held
without experts. Only two Agudath Israel of America rabbis will speak. There
will be no experienced prosecutor, lawyer, therapist, child advocate, or
recognized rabbi-posek who will speak. The Jewish...
April 11, 2011:
The Four Sons Ask Questions About Haredi Child Sexual Abuse
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The Rasha challenges the survivors, asking, "What are you doing to us?
Don't you know your allegations will harm the reputation of the community?"
These are the rodfim and those who have been enabling them. The Four Sons
Jewish Board...
April 7, 2011:
Mah Nishtanah: The Four Questions Of Haredi Child Sexual Abuse
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These four questions remain the same from last year. This highlights our
lack of progress, despite tiny cracks being made in the wall of silence. Four
Questions These four questions remain the same from last year. This highlights
our lack...
April 1, 2011:
The Reality Of Sexual Abuse Is Changing In Israeli Orthodoxy
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Although the Katsav trial elicited some shocking support in Orthodox
circles for the ex-president - even after his rape conviction - overall, the
case has increased awareness and discussion of sexual abuse among religious
women. 'Reality is changing' Although the...
March 31, 2011:
Lakewood Beit Din Disbanded And Left Accused Molester Unsupervised
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Did the Lakewood beit din, Jewish religious court, disband rather than
receive evidence that proved Kolko's guilt? It looks like that may very well
be true. The Asbury Park Press reports: …[A]ccording to papers filed in court
by Senior Assistant...
March 31, 2011:
Racial Discrimination In Haredi Town Allegedly Payback For Sexual Abuse Victims
Going To Police
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Channel 2 reported on Monday that the principal of Emmanuel’s Ashkenazi
elementary school for boys, Rabbi Moshe Nussboim, is currently on trial behind
closed doors in the Kfar Saba Magistrate’s Court on suspicion of sexually
abusing three boys from Sephardi...
March 27, 2011:
Breaking! Sexual Abuse Allegedly Behind Emmanuel Segregation Case That
Rocked Israel
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A rabbi from the Slonim hasidic sect who was affiliated with the haredi
girl's school was allegedly accused of sexually molesting kids. In reaction,
Slonim hasidim forced the accusers children and their friends out of the
school proper and into...
March 25, 2011:
Exclusive: Rabbi Nechemya Weberman Allegedly Tries To Use Backdoor Contacts To
Get The Rape Charges Against Him Dismissed
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Weberman's family and supporters are trying to intimidate alleged victims
and their families, and now Weberman himself is allegedly reaching out to
Miami Beach to have some very special strings pulled. A source familiar with
the situation writes: [Nechemya] Weberman...
March 25, 2011:
Pictures Of The Accused Pedophile Rabbi Nechemya Weberman
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A source tells me he was molested by Weberman as a child, which means there
is mounting evidence that Weberman may be a serial molester. Meanwhile,
Weberman's family is trying to intimidate supporters of the alleged victim.
Joe DiAngelo, who...
March 25, 2011:
Sexual Abuse And The Brain
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Basic structures within the brain can be altered by the exposure to abuse.
Two structures set deep within the brain, the hippocampus and the amygdala,
have been found to be smaller in people abused in childhood as compared with
people...
March 24, 2011:
Two Haredi Accused Sex Offenders Have Brooklyn Court Appearances Tomorrow
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PLEASE GO TO THE COURT TO SUPPORT THE VICTIMS. FREE TRANSPORTATION IN NYC
WILL BE PROVIDED. The alleged pedophiles: Rabbi Nechemya Weberman, who
allegedly sexually assaulted a twelve-year-old girl and continued doing it
until she was fifteen, and Meir Dascalowitz,...
March 15, 2011:
Extortion In The Name Of Modesty
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How the Williamsburg Va'ad HaTznius (Modesty Squad) allegedly extorts
families in the name of modesty and upholding the Torah. Frum Follies writes:
…Here is how the new scam works. One guy from the Vaad shows up and says to
Mr....
March 14, 2011:
Fundamental Flaws
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Where are the more tolerant others among us? The day seems to be carried by
increasingly anti-modern, xenophobic fundamentalists. Those who increase bans
reject modern technologies and attempt to hide the realities of abuse as they
deny the needs of...
March 13, 2011:
Accused Pedophile Rabbi Nechemya Weberman’s Court Appearance
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A firsthand account of Rabbi Nechemya Weberman’s court appearance last
week. Frum Follies has a firsthand report on Rabbi Nechemya Weberman’s court
appearance last week. Here's an excerpt: …He came with a lot of emotional
baggage but no seforim. He...
March 9, 2011:
Coverups Have Made Sex Abuse More Common In Haredi Community, Rabbi Says
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He’s been vilified, threatened, offered bribes and almost murdered. Yet
Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg of Brooklyn, N.Y., is more determined than ever to
raise awareness of the sexual abuse of children in the Jewish community and to
have perpetrators prosecuted by...
March 9, 2011:
Shoot The Messenger, Ignore The Message
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Sleaze: Marvin Schick and Ohel ignore the evidence that shows Ohel broke
the law, and instead attack the reporters who brought that evidence to light.
Ohel, Where’s The Beef? The Jewish Week The Jewish Week finds itself,
unfortunately, in a...
March 5, 2011:
Brooklyn Camp Counselor Charged In Kid Sex Assault
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Joseph Passof, a retired New York City schoolteacher known by the nickname
"Uncle Joe," is accused of molesting a 5-year-old boy in a bathroom last
summer, authorities said. Brooklyn camp counselor charged in kid-sex case By
JAMIE SCHRAM, WILLIAM J....
March 4, 2011:
VOJ Responds To Ohel's Attack On The Jewish Week
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OHEL's attack response to the Jewish Week article by Hella Winston is both
outrageous and insulting to the entire Jewish Community. Instead of responding
to specific charges in Ms. Hella Winston's article they decided to launch a
vicious attack on...
March 2, 2011:
Ohel Accuses The Jewish Week Of Bias
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The Jewish Week rejects charges of bias. New evdience against Ohel
surfaces. Here's the Ohel ad against The Jewish Week as a PDF file: Download
Ohel Ad Against The Jewish Week 3-1-11 And here is The Jewish Week's response:
Ohel...
February 28, 2011:
This Isn't "Dirty Laundry"
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The argument that talking about sexual abuse will give the Chabad community
a "bad name" does not supersede the obligation to protect the innocent from
being hurt. From the Chabad blog COLlive.com: This Isn't "Dirty Laundry"
Op-Ed: The argument that...
February 28, 2011:
Victims Group Calls For Ohel Leadership Change
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For many years OHEL has been awash with rumors and allegations regarding
their staff not reporting incidences of sexual abuse to proper authorities as
required by law. In addition, many supervisors at OHEL have reportedly
instructed staff not to report...
February 27, 2011:
Understanding Child Sexual Abuse
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A case history that ends in suicide should show you why pedophiles are
rarely arrested or convicted. Read the following piece from yesterday's New
York Times. Note the years of accusations, the charisma of the accused, the
fear and shame...
February 26, 2011:
Brooklyn Rabbi Therapist Accused Of Molesting Girl
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"'Since word began circulating, people are talking. Others are coming
forward. I believe there may be as many as five other people who are preparing
to report their own encounters with this man. We have to see what happens
in...
February 24, 2011:
Prominent Haredi Rabbi Charged With Rape, Sexual Abuse, And Other Charges
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A prominent Brooklyn rabbi was charged yesterday with molesting a
12-year-old girl over three years, authorities said. Nechemya Weberman, 52, of
Williamsburg, pleaded innocent at his arraignment last night. Authorities said
the shocking sex abuse, took place from 2007 until...
February 23, 2011:
Does Ohel Violate Mandatory Reporting Laws?
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Ohel, the haredi family services agency based in Brooklyn, appears to
violate state laws that regulate when a health or mental health professional
must report sexual and physical abuse to law enforcement or children's
services. Ohel “is the problem, in...
February 22, 2011:
Accused Serial Child Rapist Meir Dascalowitz Plea Deal Hearing Wednesday
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To show your support of Dascalowitz’s victims, to demand justice, and to
send a message that criminals who abuse children in the Jewish community
deserve to and will be punished, please attend the Dascalowitz plea hearing at
the following time...
February 19, 2011:
Did The Director Of The Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation Assault Women?
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During the rally it has been reported that Steve Zackheim (AKA: Shlomo
Zakheim) and his brother Moshe Zackheim started shouting at the women and
allegedly grabbing their posters and both physically and sexually assaulted
them. A video of the rally...
February 16, 2011:
The Sounds Of Violence
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Ultimately, Hush will probably not be read by the Ultra-Orthodox
themselves. This is a pity, because… tall walls do not protect against the
enemy from within. Critics may argue “What about the Catholic Priests? What
about Muslim honor killings?” Bad...
February 16, 2011:
Haredi Women Protest Against Brooklyn DA's Jewish Liason And OHEL
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The haredi women warned attendees at a Brooklyn haredi charity's
fundraising event that they should not go to the Brooklyn DA's Jewish liaison
– a Chabad follower named Henna White – or to OHEL to report child sexual
abuse, spousal...
February 10, 2011:
Rabbi Mordechai Elon To Be Charged For Sex Crimes Committed Against Two Underage
Male Students
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Jerusalem District prosecutors on Thursday said that following an
investigation, it has decided to bring former Yeshivat Hakotel head Rabbi
Mordechai Elon to trial for sex crimes against two of his underage students
during the years 2003 and 2005. Rabbi...
February 6, 2011:
Supporters Explain Why They Say Convicted Child Rapist Rabbi Israel Weingarten
Is Innocent
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In essence, the haredi rabbis supporting convicted child rapist Rabbi
Israel Weingarten – who raped and sodomized his own daughter – claim the judge
was influenced by politics, the trial was "fixed," Wengarten's accusers are no
longer haredi or Orthodox...
February 5, 2011:
Haredi Rabbis Defending A Convicted Child Rapist On Zev Brenner Tonight
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Israel Weingarten was convicted in federal court of transporting his
daughter across state and international boudries in order to rape, sodomize
and abuse her. Now a group of haredi rabbis claim Weingarten is innocent –
despite the fact that long...
February 5, 2011:
Popular Pediatrician Indicted For Child Porn
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Dr. A., a respected and popular pediatrician, was indicted for possession
of a massive amount of child pornography he kept filed on his computer. He
claims there is a "complete separation" between the virtual and real world.
While the trial...
February 3, 2011:
Should I Kill Him?
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A journalist plots to kill the man who raped him when he was a child. The
segment begins at about 8:25: Update 12:05 pm – Sara notes that a longer print
version of the story is online and is worth...
January 31, 2011:
Haredi Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minors In Mea Shearim
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Hezkiyahu Kahalani, a previously convicted sex offender, was imprisoned in
1992-1993 after he was found guilty of indecent assault, and was sent to
prison again for three years in 2001 after he sexually abused two minors.
Today, Kahalani was sentenced...
January 30, 2011:
The Weingarten Case, Haredi Rabbis And Child Rape
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Audio: Rabbi Yosef Blau, Mark Meyer Appel, Max Gold and Abraham Kiss speak
about convicted child rapist Rabbi Yisroel Weingarten on Zev Brenner's
Talkline radio show. The show was sponsored by Appel's Voices for Justice
organization. I must say that...
January 29, 2011:
Weingarten Child Rape Case To Be Focus Of Radio Broadcast Tonight
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Zev Brenner's Talkline radio show will feature Rabbi Yosef Blau from
Yeshiva University and others talking about the Rabbi Yisroel Weingarten case
– and the haredi rabbis who say the notorious child rapist is innocent,
despite reams of inter-haredi evidence...
January 20, 2011:
The Orthodox/Haredi Teen
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Demographers studying the Jewish landscape in the United States have found
that in a cohort measured in the 1990s Orthodox Jews retained only about 42
percent of those born into Orthodox families. Rates of Orthodox affiliation
are bolstered by gaining...
January 18, 2011:
Appeals Court Tosses One Count Against Satmar Rabbi Who Molested His Daughter
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A perverted Hasidic rabbi who sexually abused his daughter throughout her
adolescence could get 10 years knocked off his sentence under terms of an
appeals court decision this morning. Appeals court tosses one count against
rabbi who molested his daughter...
January 2, 2011:
Watch Film About Haredi Child Sexual Abuse
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A Narrow Bridge is now free to watch online, right here.
December 31, 2010:
Video: Jewish Week Editor Gary Rosenblatt Talks About The Rabbi Baruch Lanner
Scandal
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Holding a "mirror" to the Jewish community. Gary is wrong about one fact.
Baruch Lanner was not fired by the OU. He resigned under pressure.
December 31, 2010:
Rabbi Arrested For Allegedly Molesting, Sodomizing Minors
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The rabbi is suspected of sodomizing a fourteen-year-old girl three years
ago, as well as molesting additional minors, both male and female, over the
course of this past year. Popular rabbi in north arrested for allegedly
molesting minors Rabbis name...
December 24, 2010:
Nittel Nacht Gathering In Boro Park
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Nittel Nacht, a.k.a., xmas eve, is a time many Jews abstain from studying
Torah. Haredim are gathering in Boro Park tonight to honor that tradition.
December 15, 2010:
Problems With New Books On Sexual Abuse In The Haredi Community?
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Novel, three nonfiction books on problem in Orthodox community point to
growing awareness as cases persist, but new books are often not stocked by
haredi bookstores. Speaking Volumes About ‘Hush’ Of Sexual Abuse Novel, three
nonfiction books on problem in...
December 14, 2010:
New Documentary About Child Sexual Abuse In Haredi Baltimore
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Standing Silent documents Baltimore Times editor Phil Jacobs' fight to
expose haredi and Orthodox pedophiles, and the haredi rabbis who tried to stop
him. Standing Silent website.
December 12, 2010:
Missing: Benzion Twerski's Beitzim
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The haredi community's "expert" on child sexual abuse makes it clear the
Agudah position is that all abuse cases must be referred to rabbis and
rabbinic courts, not to police or child protective services. Empashis added:
Clarification Re Abuse Lecture...
December 9, 2010:
Ex-Montreal Jewish Community Leader Jailed For Child Porn
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A former Quebec director of B’nai Brith has received the minimum 45-day
jail term after earlier pleading guilty to a child pornography charge.
Ex-Jewish community leader jailed 45 days for child porn The Canadian Press
MONTREAL—A former Quebec director of...
December 8, 2010:
Alleged Haredi Pedophile Meir Dascalowitz Wants To Plead Insanity
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The judge refused to allow the plea unless Dascalowitz was first
incarcerated pending psychiatric evaluation. Dascalowitz refused and the next
hearing will be January 18. My source also tells me the judge said that any
plea deal accepting guilt would...
December 7, 2010:
NJ Bill To Remove Statute Of Limitations As Factor In Civil Child Sexual Abuse
Cases Up For Hearing
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Bill would help expose pedophiles and would also help make schools,
churches and synagogues responsible for any negligence they may have showed
with regard to child sexual abuse. Survivors Network of those Abused by
Priests Urgent Action Alert I have...
December 7, 2010:
Evidence: Haredi Rabbis Knew In As Far Back As 1997 That Now Convicted Pedophile
Israel Weingarten Was Molesting His Daughter But Did Not Call Police
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Even though rabbis knew in late 1997 that Rabbi Israel Weingarten was
sexually abusing at least one of his daughters, they did not tell police or
child protective services. US Federal prosecutors convicted Weingarten for
trafficking her across national borders...
December 7, 2010:
Book On Child Sexual Abuse In The Haredi Community Named Finalist For
Prestigious Book Award
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Hush by Eishes Chayil is a finalist for the 2011 William C. Morris Award
from the Young Adult Library Services Assosciation. YALSA announces Morris
shortlist Posted By Stephanie Kuenn • Young Adult Library Services
Assosciation (YASLA) YALSA has selected five...
December 6, 2010:
Victim Of Alleged Haredi Pedophile Speaks Out
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An alleged victim of Meir Dascalowitz and the victim's father speak to Mary
Murphy of PIX 11 TV News about the alleged abuse and their hasidic community's
response to their coming forward. [Hat Tip: FrumFollies, MMA.]
December 6, 2010:
Rally And Press Conference Today To Support Victims Of Haredi Pedophile Meir
Dascalowitz
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Today: Rally and press conference to show Jewish community support for
prosecution of sex offenders and avert any possible plea bargain without
prison time for notorious sex offender, Meir Dascalowitz. M.E.D.I.A.
A.D.V.I.S.O.R.Y For Immediate Release Press conference: To show Jewish...
December 5, 2010:
Is The Brooklyn DA's Office Trying To Let An Admitted Pedophile Off With
Probation?
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Activists say the DA's office is trying to let Meir Dascalowitz off with
probation and no listing on the sex offender registry, even though Dascalowitz
admitted his crimes, which are felonies. And they want your help to stop this
travesty...
December 4, 2010:
Brooklyn Rabbi's Son Accused Of Sexual Abuse Ordered To Stay Away From Sisters
As Father, Brother Hide Out In Israel
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As the manhunt continued for the Brooklyn rabbi accused of sexually abusing
female relatives, one of his sons was charged with a series of sickening
attacks — and ordered to stay away from his underage victims. Rabbi's son
accused of...
December 3, 2010:
Brooklyn Rabbi And Sons Accused Of Sexually Molesting Relatives, Underage Girls
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A Brooklyn rabbi and three of his sons are suspected of despicable crimes —
sexually abusing four female relatives, police said Friday. Rabbi Gershon
Kranczer fled to Israel with one of those sons. Two others are in police
custody. Brooklyn...
November 30, 2010:
7 Year Old Girl Allegedly Molested In Young Israel of Greater Miami
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Jacob Jurberg, 29, allegedly assaulted the 7-year-old girl inside the Young
Israel of Greater Miami temple in late August. The young victim helped police
find the suspect after she pointed him out in a line up. Police arrest man
for...
November 28, 2010:
Haredi Father Allegedly Sexually Abused Three Of His Daughters Every Day For
Five Years
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Three sisters from Bnei Brak reportedly underwent daily, systematic sexual
abuse at the hands of their father over the past five years, it emerged on
Sunday after the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court lifted a gag order on the case.
The...
November 22, 2010:
Kolko's Attorney Says Victims Trying To Set Up Kolko
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"These days they arrest people if you look at them the wrong way. It's not
a crime." A Brooklyn rabbi was arrested for violating an order of protection
against a 12-year-old boy he is accused of sexually molesting. Brooklyn
rabbi...
November 21, 2010:
Kolko Released From Jail
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Yehuda Kolko, the former Torah Temimah teacher who is believed to have
molested scores of children, was released late Sunday night after being
arrested the night before. A Brooklyn judge allowed Kolko to keep his
passport, but required Kolko to...
November 21, 2010:
Kolko Victim David Framowitz Speaks About The Arrest Of Rabbi Yehuda Kolko
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The man whose courage in coming forward broke the wall of silence about
child sexual abuse in the haredi community speaks about Rabbi Yehuda Kolko,
rabbinic coverups and Kolko's arrest last night. Framowitz and Ben Hirsch of
Survivors for Justice...
November 20, 2010:
Breaking! Confirmed: Rabbi Yehuda Kolko Arrested
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Pedophile Rabbi Kolko was apparently arrested tonight for violating his
order of protection. I'll post more details as they become available. Related
Post. Update 9:05 pm CST – It's confirmed. Kolko was arrested tonight for
violating his order of protection....
November 19, 2010:
Rabbi Yehuda Kolko Allegedly Intimidating Boy Set To Testify In Abuse Case
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The father of a 12-year-old boy who alleges that he was sexually molested
by Rabbi Yehuda Kolko has filed a criminal complaint against Kolko for
violating a protection order signed after the rabbi plead guilty in 2008 to
two counts...
November 17, 2010:
The Case for Speaking Openly About Jewish Ethics And Jewish Criminals: If Not
Now, When?
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Justifiable anger about sexual abuse, financial fraud, or political
corruption should not disqualify one from taking part in conversations about
Jewish ethics. It is the lack of anger, when anger is surely the only
appropriate response, that should be called...
November 17, 2010:
Israel: Law Barring Sex Offenders From Working With Kids Goes Unenforced
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Police claim to be too busy to enforce the law. Only four cases of
violations opened in seven years, and none resulted in an indictment. Law
barring sex offenders from working with kids going unenforced Knesset
Committee on the Rights...
November 16, 2010:
First Israeli Website Listing Pedophiles Launched
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The Website can be searched by name, town, and area and fills a need unmet
by the government or by private sources. Tzedek-Tzedek reports: …In Israel,
there is no public data base of pedophiles available from official sources.
This is...
November 8, 2010:
New Novel Takes On Sexual Abuse In Haredi Brooklyn
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Hush, a young adult novel, received starred reviews from the Bulletin of
the Center for Children’s Books and the notoriously hard-to-please Kirkus
Reviews. Booklist called it a “stunning debut” and “powerful stuff.” School
Library Journal called it “thoughtful, disturbing and...
November 6, 2010:
Video: 200 Male Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse
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200 male survivors of child sexual abuse appear on a historic Oprah Winfrey
show. If you have ever wondered why male survivors of child sexual abuse come
forward so infrequently and often so long after the abuse started, watch
this...
November 1, 2010:
Haredi Sex Criminal Demands Male Therapist
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Convicted of the rape of a minor female relative, a haredi man demands his
court-ordered therapy be conducted by a male therapist, citing the "taboos"
and "modesty" of his ultra-Orthodox community. The following article is from
Ha'aretz's print publication. Please...
October 28, 2010:
Has The Haredi Community's Silence On Child Sexual Abuse Been Broken?
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Has the Jewish community finally come to terms with sexual abuse? That is
the question raised by the publication of a controversial new book, “Breaking
the Silence: Sexual Abuse in the Jewish Community.” Has the silence been
broken? New book...
October 22, 2010:
In Or Out Of The Closet
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Despite the fact that homosexuals make up such a small percentage of the
population, and despite the fact that homosexuals are not pedophiles, there is
a major attempt in the haredi community to “fix” people who are homosexual.
Haredi community...
October 14, 2010:
Second Case Against Baruch Lebovits Dropped On A Day That Found 3 Haredim In
Court For Pedophilia
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Prosection argued that the penalty for conviction was only one year and
Lebovits is already serving a long sentence. Because Baruch Lebovits is
already serving 10 2/3 to 30 years, it wasn't worth it for the government to
pursue the...
October 7, 2010:
Convicted Haredi Child Molester Rabbi Baruch Lebovits Returns To Court For
Second Trial
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Sentenced earlier this year to 10 2/3 to 32 years for repeatedly sexually
assaulting a Borough Park boy, Lebovits now faces charges for assaulting a
second boy, and even more charges are expected against him. The Brooklyn Eagle
reports: …Lebovits...
October 5, 2010:
We Need Morality Without God, Scientist Says
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Author Sam Harris says morality can be better achieved through science than
through religion, and uses the epidemic of religious child sexual abuse as an
example of what goes wrong when religion, rather than science, dominates a
society. The Daily...
October 3, 2010:
Sexual Abuse Case Against Rabbi Dropped, But Not Over
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The sexual abuse case against Rabbi Bryan Bramly was dropped, but it is not
over - certainly not for the rabbi and his family, nor for anyone who is
concerned about sexual abuse by clergy. Sexual Abuse Case Against Rabbi...
September 25, 2010:
Disgraced NCSY Sex Offender Rabbi Baruch Lanner Hangs Out With OU Head Rabbi
Steven Weil
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At the conclusion of the class, the two sat together swapping stories and
getting along. A source emails: Lanner back in Boca for Yom Tov. He attended a
"chabura" given by Steven Weil today. Lanner actively participated in Weil's
class....
September 25, 2010:
Leading Opponent Of Child Victims Act Said To Be Under Federal And NYC
Investigation
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Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez, a long-serving Brooklyn Democratic leader who is
widely viewed as the borough’s patronage king, is at the center of two
separate federal investigations, according to several people briefed on the
matter. A third inquiry, by the...
September 20, 2010:
How Should Rabbis Respond To Reports Of Child Sexual Abuse?
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A rabbi tries to answer this question halakhicly but his answers prove
again that rabbis are part of the problem, not part of the solution. The
editor of the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society has written an
article on...
September 19, 2010:
Leader Of NYS Assembly Fight Against Child Victims Act Caught Bullying Elderly
Constituents For Votes
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Catholic Church ally Vito Lopez worked with the Church and Satmar to block
passage of a bill that would have markedly reduced child sexual abuse in New
York State. Lopez has also now been linked to what may be charity...
September 15, 2010:
Former Ohel Employee's Bond Set At $1 Million
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Andrew Goodman charged with sexual abuse. Goodman's bond was set this
morning at $1,000,000. I'm told Ohel fired Goodman when he was arrested. Mark
Meyer Appel brought people to the court this morning to support Goodman's
alleged victims. This is,...
September 15, 2010:
Sex Charges Against Phoenix Rabbi Dismissed
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"The D.A.’s highly unusual step of moving to dismiss an indicted case
speaks highly of the Office’s professionalism and quest for justice.” Sex
Charges against Rabbi Dismissed Reported by Rabbi’s Counsel Alan Lewis and
Michael Shapiro Press Conference to be...
September 15, 2010:
Day Schools Focus On Combating Child Sexual Abuse
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YU study finds strong interest in responding to problem; activists call for
tough policies. Day Schools Focusing On Combating Abuse YU study finds strong
interest in responding to problem; activists call for tough policies. Gary
Rosenblatt • The Jewish Week...
September 15, 2010:
Shul Removes Plaques Honoring Rabbi Accused Of Child Sexual Abuse
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Congregation Herzlia-Adas Yeshurun does the right thing. Related Post. The
Case of Rabbi Ephraim Bryks. [Hat Tip: The Awareness Center, which worked for
6 years to get those plaques removed and which wants the shul to put up a
plaque...
September 8, 2010:
Is The OU Hiding Its Policy On Reporting Child Sexual Abuse?
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Another article on the subject has been published, but no current OU
official has anything to say about whether you should call police to report
child sexual abuse. Why is Rabbi Weinreb, a former OU official, the only OU-related
voice...
September 1, 2010:
Does Jewish Law Encourage Child Sexual Abuse?
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A small section of the Shulkhan Arukh, Code of Jewish Law, allows behavior
that today would be considered criminal. Rabbi Eidensohn of the Da'at Torah
blog posted the following excerpt from the Shulkhan Arukh, Even HaEzer 21:7,
this morning: Therefore...
August 31, 2010:
Suffering In Silence: Child Sexual Abuse In Kiryas Joel
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Shlomo Weiss grew up in Kiryas Joel, a rural Orthodox-Jewish town, and says
that he was sexually abused starting at the age of 7, adding that the abuse
was regularly covered up by others in the close-knit community. Suffering
in...
August 28, 2010:
Janitor Arrested For Allegedly Molesting Children At A Jerusalem Synagogue
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Police not called until janitor returned to synagogue weeks after being
caught by a visitor. Janitor suspected of molesting minors at Jerusalem
synagogue Gil Dvash, 45, allegedly assaulted children during their visits to
the Jerusalem synagogue where he worked. By...
August 27, 2010:
Haredim Try To Block Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Course
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Training courses for strictly Orthodox nursery school teachers have come
under renewed attack because of material relating to child abuse. Orthodox
oppose education training courses Simon Rocker • The Jewish Chronicle Training
courses for strictly Orthodox nursery school teachers have...
August 26, 2010:
What Is The OU's Real Position On Reporting Child Sexual Abuse?
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Why won't the OU publicly answer the following question: When a child has
been sexually abused, should police be called? Or should parents and victims
first bring their cases to a beit din? Over the weekend, the Asbury Park
Press...
August 26, 2010:
National Jewish Child Abuse Prevention Week
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For the first time ever in American Jewish history, a long list of national
community organizations are coming together to fight child abuse and create
safety and protection for children. Cosponsoring the National Week are Jewish
Board of Child Advocates...
August 25, 2010:
OU's Rabbinic Authority Says Do Not Call Law Enforcement On Child Sexual
Abusers
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Rabbi Yisroel Belsky says calling police or the D.A. to report child sexual
abuse is wrong. Victims' families must bring their evidence to a beit din
whose rabbis will decide if police and secular courts should be informed.
Today's online...
August 9, 2010:
"Throw Away The Rabbi"
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Ha'aretz profiles Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg's fight against haredi child
sexual abuse. There are a couple mistakes in this piece. The billboards were
done by The Jewish Board of Advocates for Children. And Rosenberg was
(superficially) wounded on his forehead, not...
August 6, 2010:
A Victim In Every Home
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Six years after the abuse apparently ended, residents of a Haredi moshav
have finally begun to testify about the alleged sexual attacks of two male
residents on the community's children. But those who complain are being
shunned, and the courts...
July 29, 2010:
Another Haredi Child Sexual Abuse Scandal Rocks Israel
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The abuse is thought to have gone on for 19 years with dozens of victims.
No one called police or welfare officials to report the abuse. The accused
pedophile continued to work around children even though his employers
apparently were...
July 28, 2010:
Israeli Immigration Cops Arrest Hungarian Pedophile Disguised As Orthodox Jew
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The Immigration Authority's Oz unit arrested a Hungarian national who is
wanted by Interpol. The man, who has been living in Israel for 11 years, had
been convicted of pedophilia in his own country and sentenced to four years
behind...
July 27, 2010:
Haredi Sex Offender Sentencing Delayed Until August
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Jerry Yechiel Brauner, scheduled to be sentenced today, will instead be
sentenced next month. Brauner's new sentencing date is Rosh Hodesh Elul,
Wednesday August 11.
July 26, 2010:
Haredi Sex Offender Jerry Yechiel Brauner Sentencing Tomorrow
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Borough Park molester to be sentenced Tuesday in Kings County (Brooklyn)
Criminal Court. Brauner reportedly told friends he was "going away" this week
but would see them on Rosh HaShana, which begins the night of September 8th.
Could Brauner really...
July 22, 2010:
Letter from Long Island: Honoring The Badge Of Torah
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Accountability for one’s actions came to mind as I read an anonymous flyer
full of bluster and threats that was recently circulated in Lakewood, NJ
against a hitherto respected rabbi. His crime? He chose to report the sexual
abuse of...
July 22, 2010:
Convicted Haredi Molester Loses Appeal
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Brooklyn-based Yona Weinberg molested students he tutored for their bar
mitzvahs. Yona Weinberg was convicted last year in Brooklyn and was sentenced
to 13 months in prison. Weinberg appealed. Tuesday, Weinberg lost that appeal:
DECISION & ORDER Appeal by the...
July 20, 2010:
Sex Abuse Case Against Rabbi Raises Larger Issues
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Researchers concerned about sexual abuse by rabbis attribute a gradual
change in attitudes among orthodox Jews to websites and blogs where victims
have felt free to discuss their abuse anonymously. Sex-abuse case against
rabbi raises larger issues By Michael Rezendes...
July 13, 2010:
Simon Taub Tried To Blackmail Son Of Sex Offender, Tapes Allegedly Show
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The son of a convicted child molester made secret recordings of sweater
king Simon Taub trying to blackmail him, sources said yesterday. Tapes show
Simon Taub tried to blackmail son of sex-offender Baruch Lebovits, sources
says BY Simone WeichselbaumDAILY NEWS...
July 13, 2010:
Hasid Pleads Guilty To Sodomy
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Moshe Spitzer, 26, was sentenced to two years in prison with 10 years
post-release supervision. He pleaded guilty in May to 16 counts of sodomy in
the second degree, which he was charged with for engaging in deviate sexual
intercourse...
July 12, 2010:
"War of the Roses" Hubby Arrested For Trying To Extort Family Of Haredi Child
Molester
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Sweater king Simon Taub has been busted on charges of trying to extort more
than $50,000 from the son of Rabbi Baruch Lebovits. 'War of the Roses' hubby
Simon Taub charged with trying to extort molester Baruch Lebovits' son BY...
July 10, 2010:
Eliot Pasik And Ben Hirsch On Talkline Now Speaking About Child Sexual Abuse
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Major topic: Haredi Witness Tampering. Eliot Pasik of the Jewish Board of
Advocates for Children and Ben Hirsch of Survivors for Justice. Listen live.
July 8, 2010:
Lakewood Yeshiva Implicated In Witness Tampering In Child Sexual Abuse Case
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The case in question involves Yosef Kolko, 33, a Lakewood Yeshiva teacher
and camp counselor who is accused of sexually abusing a boy under 13 in the
summers between 2007 and 2009. Kolko faces several serious charges including
aggravated sexual...
July 5, 2010:
Audio: Shmarya Rosenberg Interviewed On Talkline
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FailedMessiah.com's founder interviewed Saturday night on Zev Brenner's
radio show. Topics include the Rubashkin sentence, the new Heilman-Friedman
book on the life of the Chabad-Lubavitcher rebbe, pedophilia, and the state of
Orthodox Judaism today. The sound level of the audio...
July 1, 2010:
Former Lakewood Camp Counselor Indicted On Child Sexual Abuse Charges
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Another Lakewood man has been charged with leading an effort to pressure
the victim's father to drop the charges against the ex-counselor, who is a
nephew of notorious molester Rabbi Yehuda Kolko. Ex-Lakewood camp counselor
indicted on child sex assault...
June 29, 2010:
Accused Pedophile To Resign From Queens Rabbinical Board
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In agreement with Vaad, Rabbi Ephraim Bryks to leave in October; officials
decline to state reasons. Accused Pedophile To Resign From Queens Rabbinical
Board In agreement with Vaad, Rabbi Ephraim Bryks to leave in October;
officials decline to state reasons.Adam...
June 27, 2010:
Rabbi Charged With Child Sexual Abuse – Again
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Stanley Z. Levitt allegedly abused boys at the Maimonides school in
Brookline and at a Chabad synagogue in Philadelphia run by co-head of
international Chabad movement, Rabbi Avraham Shemtov. Ex-Mass. rabbi charged
again in child abuse By Associated Press The...
June 24, 2010:
Letter from Jerusalem: Standing Almost Alone Against Sexual Abuse
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The ever-expanding protests by victims of sexual violence and abuse
accentuates the need to revoke the statute of limitation and stop the
hardships that the rule of law casts on victims. Awake, Sexual Abuse
Victims!The ever-expanding protests by victims of...
June 23, 2010:
Letter from Brooklyn: Jewish Community Still Behind On Confronting Sexual Abuse
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Our community still lags behind the Catholic Church in addressing our
catastrophe, due to the unwillingness of our leaders to apologize and to reach
out to survivors of abuse. Victims of abuse and their families who call police
are ostracized...
June 22, 2010:
Notorious Haredi Child Molester Jerry Yechiel Brauner Pleads Guilty
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Borough Park molester to be sentenced on July 27th. Source: Chaptzem.
Brauner's Awareness Center Page. [Hat Tip: Burich.]
June 20, 2010:
New Victims Of Rabbi Baruch Lebovits Come Forward
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But Motty Borger's father defends the serial sexual abuser: "When a Hasidic
man gets indicted, he will lose the case. That's how the system is. They want
to make an example out of [Lebovits] to the community. That's what they...
June 18, 2010:
For The First Time, Ohel Says Call Police If You Suspect Child Abuse
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Ohel, the largest Jewish social service agency, has come out and explicitly
stated that parents should contact secular authorities if their child has been
abused. Call the cops: Ohel recommends alerting the authorities By Sergey
Kadinsky and Michael Orbach •...
June 14, 2010:
Beit Shemesh Pedophile Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison
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"The sentence sends a message to defendant and others like him, that anyone
who sexually abuses small children and hurts the trusting families of those
children is to expect a lengthy jail term." Court sentences man convicted of
sexual abuse...
June 13, 2010:
5th And 6th Lubavitch Rebbes Sexually Molested As Children, Scholar Shows
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The Rashab, Rabbi Sholom DovBer Schneersohn, and his son the Rayyatz, Rabbi
Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, were both sexually molested as children. The
Rashab and his older brother engaged in forbidden sexual escapades, as did
their wives. The 5th Chabad-Lubavitch rebbe,...
June 11, 2010:
Michael Sabo Charged With Molesting 4 Kids
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A 36-year-old Brooklyn deviant sexually molested five small children,
sometimes snapping pictures of the depraved encounters, prosecutors charged
Wednesday. Registered nurse Michael Sabo, father of four, charged with
molesting five kids Kerry Burke and William Sherman • New York Daily...
June 8, 2010:
Ohel To Hold Seminar On Keeping Children Safe From Child Sexual Abuse
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At previous events, Ohel did not mention calling law enforcement or child
protective services if abuse is suspected. Instead, parents were told to
contact rabbis if they suspect their child is being sexually abused. This is
criminal. Will Ohel repeat...
June 3, 2010:
Elementary School Teacher Arrested For Child Sexual Abuse
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An elementary school teacher from the West Bank settlement of Elad has been
arrested for allegedly molesting children in his first grade class, police
announced on Thursday. Elementary school teacher suspected of molesting
students Michael Machlof Shma Zeda, 33, was...
June 3, 2010:
Child Victims Act Dies In Senate–Again
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For 4 years, advocates for sexually abused children fought a battle in the
New York Legislature to open a legal window that would allow victims to file
lawsuits against predators long after the statute of limitations had expired.
Though the...
May 30, 2010:
NY Private And Religious Schools Get Failing Grade On Fingerprint Checks To
Expose Pedophiles
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Fewer than 1 percent of New York's 1,900 private schools run fingerprint
checks on job applicants to screen for sex offenses and other criminal
behavior. Schools failing on perv fingerprint checks GINGER ADAMS OTIS • New
York PostFewer than 1...
May 18, 2010:
Supreme Court Allows Indefinate Imprisonment Of Sexual Predators
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In a broad endorsement of federal power, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled
that Congress has the authority under the Constitution to allow the continued
civil commitment of sex offenders after they have completed their criminal
sentences. Extended Civil Commitment...
May 13, 2010:
Rabbi Baruch Lebovits Abused Me, Claims Hasid Charged With Multiple Counts Of
Child Sex Abuse
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A haredi man charged with molesting a boy at a Brooklyn synagogue dropped a
bombshell on cops: He claimed he was abused years ago by a rabbi just sent to
prison for preying on youngsters. Rabbi Baruch Lebovits abused me...
May 12, 2010:
Hasid Arrested On Multiple Molestation Charges
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Meir Dascalowitz, a 27-year-old hasidic Jew from Williamsburg, Brooklyn was
arrested yesterday. Yerachmiel Lopin reports: Meir Dascalowitz, a 27-year-old
hasidic Jew from Williamsburg, Brooklyn was arrested yesterday for child
molestation. He is scheduled for arraignment today in Kings County Supreme...
May 6, 2010:
Still Dangerous: Another Victim Of Alleged Pedophile Comes Forward As Alleged
Molester's Attorney Spins
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“What everyone seems to fail to remember is that child molesters are the
most abused forgotten victims. 99% of the time they were viciously abused and
they never got care. They’re child abuse victims who have languished their
whole lives...
May 5, 2010:
Letter from Manchester, England: Haredim "Face Up" To Abuse
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Catholicism doesn't have a monopoly on child abuse scandals, as the
ultra-Orthodox Jewish community has discovered. The ultra-Orthodox face up to
abuse Catholicism doesn't have a monopoly on child abuse scandals, as the
ultra-Orthodox Jewish community has discovered Rosa Freedman...
April 29, 2010:
Agudah Head On Child Sexual Abuse
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Rabbi Chaim David Zwiebel on Agudah's past and current roles in dealing
with the issue of child sexual abuse in haredi communities. From The Jewish
Star (entire article posted below): …By moving somewhat closer to the public
spotlight, Agudah also...
April 28, 2010:
No Joke: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Tells Pope To Use Friday Night Family Dinners To
Defuse Sex Abuse Crisis
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A rabbi walks into St. Peter's Square, meets the pope, and tells the Holy
Father that one way to defuse the sex abuse scandal plaguing the church is for
the Vatican to begin promoting a secular version of Shabbat dinner,...
April 28, 2010:
Child Victims Act Due For Vote Soon
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If you are an abuse survivor, your help is needed. Joseph Diangello writes:
The Markey bill will be brought up soon for a vote. I was asked to relay this
message to all victims of sexual abuse. If you are...
April 27, 2010:
RCA Resolution On Child Sexual Abuse
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The RCA reaffirms its halakhic position that the prohibitions of mesirah
and arka’ot do not apply in cases of abuse. 2010 Convention Resolution:
Condemning and Combating Child Abuse Apr 27, 2010 -- Whereas we have become
increasingly aware of incidents...
April 25, 2010:
Letter from Baltimore: Waking Up Is Hard To Do
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Silly me! It took me so long to open my eyes to the fact that we could have
religious leaders who appear outwardly very pious and above reproach, but
really aren't. Waking Up Is Hard To Do By Bracha Goetz...
April 23, 2010:
Victims' Advocate Accused Of Sexual Misconduct
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Other advocacy groups sever ties Kal Holczer and Voices of Dignity.
Victims’ advocate accused of misconduct Several groups severs ties with
colleague over allegations by Michael Orbach • The Jewish Star Online
exclusive: April 23, 2010/ 9 Iyar, 5770 In...
April 22, 2010:
Accused Pedophile David Y. Greenfeld's Case Continued–Again
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The new court date is now in June. Related Post.
April 21, 2010:
New Square Appoints Committee To Deal With Sexual Abuse
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“The problem has been going on since the world has been created. But the
Rebbe felt a need to get serious about it and to help victims and stop
predators… The Rebbe has given us a carte blanche.” New Square...
April 21, 2010:
Is Advocate For Sexually Abused Haredim A Cult Member Who Himself Abuses
Victims?
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That's what appears to happening with Voices of Dignity and its founder.
I'm told Kal Holczer is a former Sqverer hasid who after a period outside of
Orthodoxy went to Aish HaTorah. Holczer also apparently presents himself as
Orthodox to...
April 21, 2010:
Why Do Haredi Rabbis Often Turn A Blind Eye To Child Sexual Abuse?
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Could the answer really be this simple? Professor Marc B. Shapiro writes:
…There is another theory as to why the sectarian hasidic world in particular
has had so many cases of covering up and defending child sex abusers. It is...
April 20, 2010:
What New York State Owes Victims Of Childhood Sex Abuse
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The Pope's regret is not enough to protect children. What New York owes
victims of sex abuse: The Pope's regret is not enough to protect children
MARGE MARKEY and MARCI HAMILTON • NY Daily News The Pope, on his first...
April 15, 2010:
Important Alert From Flatbush Shomrim; Protect Your Children
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"Pedophiles Beware: The Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol continues to have a
zero tolerance policy for Pedophiles, Predators and Abusers." Note that
Shomrim does not mention reports of rabbi-on-child sex abuse, even though
those reports exist: Important Alert From Flatbush Shomrim;...
April 15, 2010:
Sholom Rubashkin's Son-In-Law Rabbi Yaakov Weiss Gets Out Of Jail Early
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The Colonie rabbi sentenced last month and sent to jail for having
inappropriate sexual contact with young boys is back home early. Rabbi jailed
for sexual contact with boys is back home News 10 Albany COLONIE, N.Y. -- The
Colonie...
April 12, 2010:
Rabbi Baruch Lebovits, Sentenced To The Maximum, Says He Was Sexually Abused As
A Child
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Judge says child sex abuse will not be tolerated. [Hat Tip: The Other DK.]
April 12, 2010:
Rabbi Baruch Lebovits Sentenced To 10 2/3 To 32 Years
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Haredi child sexual abuser gets maximum sentence in Brooklyn trial. Vicki
Polin of The Awareness Center was just informed that Rabbi Baruch Lebovits was
sentenced to 30 years in state prison. Frum Follies has the statement of the
victim's father...
April 12, 2010:
Getting The Story Wrong: 'Brooklyn's Paper' And Haredi Child Sexual Abuse
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What happens when well meaning journalists who don't know the haredi
community try to cover haredi crime? The following article is a good example
of clueless journalism. The reporter is clearly well-meaning, but she totally
misunderstands – and therefore misrepresents...
April 11, 2010:
Pope Prevented Defrocking Of Convicted Pedophile Priest
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Four years after a priest who was a convicted child molester asked to be
defrocked, his bishop pleaded with the future Pope Benedict XVI to remove the
man from the priesthood. The Pope refused. Pope prevented defrocking of
abusive priest...
April 8, 2010:
Rabbi Yaakov Weiss Parole Order And Conditions
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"Probationer may not be in a Mikvah pool or changing area at any time when
a minor child is present. [Probationer must] refrain from employment which
involves contact with minors." From JewishColonie.info: Probation Conditions
Weiss under Sex Offender Restrictions for...
April 4, 2010:
"Lashon Hara" and Jewish Internet Sites: The "Real" Story
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A consulting service was contacted to analyze the subject matter [us] using
real hard data. Please note that although the person interviewed opted not to
be identified, both the raw data and the mathematical computations were
verified… …by a 5tJt...
April 2, 2010:
Vatican Compares Media Focus On Priest Child Sex Abuse To Antisemitism
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A senior Vatican priest speaking at a Good Friday service compared the
uproar over sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church to the persecution of
Jews. At Vatican Service, Persecution of Jews Is Invoked By DANIEL J. WAKIN
and RACHEL...
March 27, 2010:
The Catholic Church, Haredim And Child Sexual Abuse
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Secrecy, fear of public scandal and a closed hierarchal structure are the
main factors that allow child sex abuse to occur both in the Catholic Church
and the much smaller Orthodox Jewish world. From the New York Times: To the...
March 25, 2010:
A Haredi Mah Nishtana For Child Sexual Abuse
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Why is the sexual abuse of haredi children treated differently than all
other communal issues? This was written by the Jewish Board of Advocates for
Children: Mah Nishtana: The Four Questions of Our Children, Some of Whom Are
No Longer...
March 25, 2010:
Brotherly Love: The Nikolsberg Rebbe And His Convicted Child Abuser Brother
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“Child abuse thrives in darkness. A 53-year-old convicted child molester
like Baruch Lebovits wasn’t made overnight. What’s been happening all these
years?” Brotherly love By Michael Orbach • The Jewish Star The biblical
question about a brother’s keeper has reemerged...
March 24, 2010:
Rubashkin Daughter And Husband Still Represent Themselves As Chabad
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And Roza Rubashkin continues to maintain her husband's innocence despite
his admission of child endangerment – i.e., sexual abuse – and does so under
Chabad's name. Please click to enlarge: As you can see, at the bottom of the
email...
March 20, 2010:
In Response To Attacks On Dov Hikind, Anti-Greenfield Posters Litter Borough
Park
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Who is going to church this Sunday? Anti-Hikind Posters Flood Borough Park.
March 18, 2010:
Should Young Israel Allow The Brother Of Convicted Pedophile Baruch Lebovits To
Speak?
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A Shabbos tisch with the Nikolsberg Rebbe is scheduled for Friday night at
Young Israel of the Upper West Side. The Rebbe's brother, Baruch Lebovits
(pictured above) was just convicted of sodomizing and molesting a teenage boy,
and the Rebbe...
March 18, 2010:
Anti-Dov Hikind Posters In Borough Park
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Posters support David Greenfield's bid for city council and attack Hikind
and his chosen candidate, Joe Lazar. The posters also criticize Hikind for
shaming hasidic rebbes and rabbis, an apparent reference to Hikind's work
combatting haredi child sexual abuse. Please...
March 15, 2010:
Haredi Pedophile Gets 13 Years
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Judges also criticize haredi rabbis for praising haredi man who was
extradited from Britain to face accusations of sexually abusing minor boys. 13
years for pedophile who fled Israel Judges criticize defense witnesses
including rabbis for praising haredi man who...
March 11, 2010:
$1 Million Fund To Fight Haredi Child Sex Abuse Hasn't Been Used
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Dov Hikind is sitting on the money. New York Daily News Exclusive $1M Fund
To Fight Sex Abuse In Orthodox Jewish Communities Hasn't Been Used SIMONE
WEICHSELBAUM • New York Daily News The state earmarked $1M to fight sexual
abuse...
March 9, 2010:
Rabbi Yaakov Weiss Sentenced, Rabbi Baruch Leibovits Guilty
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Lebovits, who is slated to be sentenced March 29, faces up to a 32-year
prison term. Weiss received 60 days. BOROUGH PARK, N.Y. (WPIX) - An orthodox
rabbi was convicted by a Brooklyn jury Monday for abusing on several
occasions...
March 6, 2010:
Rubashkin Son-In-Law's Sentencing Set For Monday
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Sentencing on child endangerment charges. Jewish Colonie reports: [Rabbi]
Yaakov Weiss will be sentenced on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 9:00AM Albany
County Judicial Center 6 Lodge Street, 2nd Floor Albany, NY 12207 Hon. Stephen
J. Herrick, presiding.… Weiss' conduct...
March 3, 2010:
Brooklyn Man Testifies Rabbi Baruch Lebovitz Molested Him As Teenager
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In a halting voice, a 22-year-old man accused a Brooklyn rabbi of
repeatedly molesting him when he was a teenager. Brooklyn Man Testifies Rabbi
Baruch Lebovitz Molested Him As Teenager BY SCOTT SHIFREL • New York Daily
News In a...
March 3, 2010:
New State Funding For Haredi Sex Abuse Awareness
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In the days before Gov. David Paterson’s already-embattled administration
began to implode, Paterson reportedly agreed to allocate $500,000 to help
identify and treat sex abuse victims in the Orthodox Jewish community. New
State Funding For Sex Abuse Awareness Adam Dickter...
March 2, 2010:
Race To Replace Simcha Felder On NYC's City Council Pits Rubashkin Ally Against
Pol Who Worked To Kill The Child Victims Act
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The choice is between Jo Lazar–an enabler for Agriprocessors and the
Rubashkin family–on one hand, and David Greenfield–an ally of Satmar and the
Brooklyn Archdiocese–on the other. Joe Lazar has defended Sholom Rubashkin and
attacked Rubashkin critics while guesting and...
February 27, 2010:
Pedophilia And The Preeminent Haredi Religious Court In Israel
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"When someone suspected of committing indecent acts against a child appears
before the beit din, he has two alternatives: agree to psychiatric treatment
or be turned over to the police. Even if [secular] law thinks that he should
be imprisoned...
February 26, 2010:
Rabbi 'Sorry' He Praised Convicted Child Rapist
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Rabbi Ze'ev Feldman claims he was "unaware" Rabbi Israel Weingarten was
convicted of raping and abusing his daughter and related Human Trafficking.
Rabbi regrets praise for child abuser By Simon Rocker • Jewish Chronicle A
senior member of London's strictly...
February 25, 2010:
Letter from Seattle: In Scandals, A Wake-Up Call For Orthodoxy
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"[T]he Orthodox community, which is my own, appears to harbor a sickness.
You don’t have to be an ideological critic of traditional Judaism to wonder if
the cause should be sought in Orthodoxy itself." In Scandals, a Wake-Up Call
for...
February 24, 2010:
Trial Of Alleged Haredi Pedophile Begins Tomorrow In Brooklyn
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Baruch Lebovits faces charges related to two alleged child victims of rape
and abuse.
February 23, 2010:
Letter from London: The Orthodox Community's "Devastating Secret"
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Like the Roman Catholics in Ireland and the USA before them, Orthodox
Jewish parents cannot help but start to question the absolute trust they place
in their untouchable religious leaders and teachers. Sexual abuse: the
Orthodox Jewish community's devastating secret...
February 16, 2010:
Bnei Brak Israel's "Capital Of Pedophilia," Advocate Claims
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Advocate: Haredi communities provide safe haven for pedophiles because
rabbis won't let victims call police. Yitzhak Kadman, head of Israel's
National Council for the Child, created a stir in Israel yesterday when he
labeled haredi city Bnei Brak as the...
February 13, 2010:
Letter from Tel Aviv: 1,000 Girls Will Never feel Safe
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1,000 girls abused by Israeli pedophile will grow up to be sad women. 1,000
girls will never feel safe Thousand girls abused by Israeli pedophile will
grow up to be sad women Amit Raicher • Ynet One pedophile contaminated a...
February 11, 2010:
Israel's 60 Minutes Broadcasts Exposé Of Mondrowitz Case
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Ilana Dayan and Uvda show Israelis what haredim did to protect a child
rapist and endanger children. Link.
February 2, 2010:
Israel Is A "Pedophile's Paradise"
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The National Council for the Child called on government ministries to take
steps to prevent pedophiles from trapping children on the Web. Advocacy group:
Israel is a pedophile's paradise Dana Weiler-Polak • Ha'aretz The National
Council for the Child welcomed...
February 1, 2010:
Molest Rabbi Leads Prayer At NY State Assembly
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A month later in his community's mikva, he endangered the welfare of a
child. Previous Post. Rabbi Yaakov Weiss Index.
February 1, 2010:
How Rabbi Yaakov Weiss Avoided Being A Registered Sex Offender
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In May 2007, Chabad's Rabbi Yaakov Weiss delivered an invocation about
"ethics and morals" to the New York state Assembly. The next month, he broke
state law. Proposed bill would place more offenders on sex crime registry By
ROBERT GAVIN,...
January 31, 2010:
Haredi Entertainer Accused Of Molestation Released To House Arrest
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A neighbor now claims to have seen the defendant standing in his house
entrance with his pants pulled down below his knees saying goodbye to an
11-year-old boy. Haredi entertainer accused of molestation released to house
arrest Prosecutor argues David...
January 28, 2010:
Breaking! Prosecution Caves: Mondrowitz To Stay In Israel
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Israeli government decides against appealing High Court ruling. According
to a spokesperson for the state's attorney's office in Israel, the Israeli
government has decided not to appeal the High Court's ruling overturning lower
court decisions to extradite accused haredi child...
January 26, 2010:
Mondrowitz Extradition Ruling Raising Questions
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"The Law of Return [did not intend for] Israel to become a shelter for
people who are pedophiles who are running from the court system in other
countries.” Mondrowitz Extradition Ruling Raising Questions Hella Winston •
The New York Jewish...
January 26, 2010:
Accused Child Molester In Shul
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Rabbi Dovid Y. Greenfield davens with a minyan. Rabbi Dovid Y. Greenfeld,
who faces molestation charges after being arrested by New York police last
month, praying Sunday in the Shomer Shabbos synagogue in Borough Park. As the
New York Daily...
January 20, 2010:
Israel Won't Charge Mondrowitz For Child Porn Found In His Home
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Mondrowitz skates on crimes committed in Israel. Mondrowitz Escapes Another
Trial By Nathan Jeffay • Forward HAIFA, ISRAEL — For several dozen Americans
who say they were sexually abused as children, news from Israel on January 14
ripped the scab...
January 20, 2010:
Mondrowitz Case On Israel Radio
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Yaron Dekel interviews Mark Weiss and Ben Hirsch of Survivors for Justice,
along with Aviva Lori of Ha'aretz, about the case of Avrohom Mondrowitz.
Hirsch's interview is in English. Weiss and Lori are in Hebrew. Click the grey
bar to...
January 20, 2010:
Beit Din Rulings Against Mondrowitz
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"Avrohom Mondrowitz may not serve as a teacher…nor as a psychologist…He
should be removed from the presence of children and adolescents….Anyone who
helps or defends him will be liable for his actions, and will be considered…an
accomplice to his crimes."...
January 20, 2010:
Who Killed Motty Borger?
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WPIX confronts Rabbi Baruch Lebovits. [Hat Tip: The Other DK.]
January 19, 2010:
Israel Sets Mondrowitz Free
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Mondrowitz's attorney says inaction by Brooklyn's DA set Mondrowitz free.
Israel sets Mondrowitz free Assessing blame, further options in notorious case
By Michael Orbach • The Jewish Star Avrohom Mondrowitz will not be extradited
to New York to be tried...
January 19, 2010:
Alleged Child Molestor Wins First Battle
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For the more than two years he was in prison, Avrohom Mondrowitz prayed to
God for his freedom. Alleged child molester wins first battle against
extradition to U.S. Aviva Lori • Ha'aretz For the more than two years he
was...
January 19, 2010:
Rubashkin Son-In-Law Still Suspended By Chabad
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A Loudonville rabbi who admitted having "inappropriate physical contact"
with two 13-year-old boys -- and telling one to lie to police and his mother
about it -- remains under suspension, his organization said Monday. Group says
rabbi no longer leader...
January 18, 2010:
Mondrowitz May Have Been Treating Boys After Indictment
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New evidence suggests alleged child molester was counseling teen in Israel
in 2006. Mondrowitz May Have Been Treating Boys Long After Indictment Avrohom
Mondrowitz being led away in handcuffs during his 2007 arrest in Israel. Hella
Winston • The NY...
January 17, 2010:
Suicide Groom Told Friend He Was Molested By Rabbi Baruch Lebovits
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A Brooklyn man who committed suicide two days into his honeymoon had
confided to a friend's dad that he was molested by a prominent rabbi now
facing charges of sexually abusing other boys. Suicide groom's anguish By
REUVEN BLAU and...
January 15, 2010:
Why Rabbis Sin
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Wherever you have a self-perpetuating oligarchy, its members come to see
themselves as above the law. Why rabbis sin Jeremy Rosen • Ha'aretz One could
be forgiven for thinking that this past year was a very bad one for
Orthodox...
January 14, 2010:
Brooklyn DA "Disappointed" By Israel's Mondrowitz Extradition Decision
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"We are working with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Israel Ministry
of Justice to see what remedies are available." BREAKING: Israeli Supreme
Court: No Extradition For Mondrowitz; Brooklyn DA 'Disappointed' by Hella
Winston • The Jewish Week The...
January 14, 2010:
Exclusive: Shannon Orand In Her Own Words
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The woman at the center of the Rabbi Leib Tropper/Eternal Jewish Family
scandal explains what really happened in that hotel room. FailedMessiah.com
spoke with Shannon Orand several times since the Tropper/Eternal Jewish Family
scandal broke, and a couple times before...
January 14, 2010:
MONDROWITZ EXTRADITION BLOCKED DUE TO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
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Extradition would "harm the suspect's right to due process." Suspected sex
offender escapes extradition to US Israeli Supreme Court refuses to extradite
Abraham Mondrowitz, suspected of sexually abusing minors 25 years ago Ynet The
Supreme Court determined Thursday that Abraham...
January 14, 2010:
NO EXTRADITION: ACCUSED CHILD RAPIST AVROHOM MONDROWITZ SAFE IN ISRAEL
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No justice. From a source in Israel close to the court proceedings: The
judges just freed Mondrowitz. The terms for his bail while the state decides
whether to file an application for a second appeal are being discussed by
the...
January 13, 2010:
In Sex Case, Rubashkin Relative Pleads Guilty to Child Endangerment
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Under oath, Rabbi Yaakov Weiss admitted to: “While naked, knowingly having
inappropriate physical contact with a child, who was also naked at the time.”
In Sex Case, Rubashkin Relative Pleads Guilty to Child Endangerment By Debra
Nussbaum Cohen • Forward...
January 12, 2010:
Internal Haredi Soul Searching Over Rash Of Child Abuse Cases
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The murder is one of a series of violent acts in which children were harmed
by members of extremist ultra-Orthodox sects. Haredi media calls on its own to
question rash of child abuse cases By Tamar Rotem • Ha'aretz Last...
January 12, 2010:
Exclusive: Mondrowitz Extradition Decision Due Thursday
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Israel's High Court to finally announce its ruling. I just received word
that the Mondrowitz judgment is going to be read in the Supreme Court on
Thursday. (Survivors for Justice filed a brief in this case.) And then we'll
know...
January 11, 2010:
Rubashkin Son-In-Law Pleads Guilty To "Inappropriate Physical Contact" With Boys
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Plea bargain keeps suspended Chabad rabbi off sex offender registry. Rabbi
takes responsibility for "inappropriate physical contact" with boys Rabbi
Yaakov Weiss also admits he tried to convince victim to lie By ROBERT GAVIN •
Albany Times Union ALBANY --...
January 7, 2010:
Rabbi Busted After Making 1200 Obscene Phone Calls To Children
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The rabbi told police he was only "studying" child sexual assault. Rabbi
suspected of making 1,200 obscene calls to children Haaretz A Modi'in Ilit
rabbi was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of making 1,200 obscene phone
calls to children, Channel...
January 4, 2010:
Israel Lags Behind West In Anti-Pedophile Legislation, Enforcement
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A single male pedophile attracted to boys attacks an average of 700 victims
during his lifetime. 'Israel lags behind West in pedophile legislation' Dan
Izenberg • JERUSALEM POST Israel lags behind the rest of the democratic world
in legislation and...
January 3, 2010:
3 Years After Allegations Of Child Sexual Abuse, It's Still Business As Usual At
A Brooklyn Yeshiva
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Undercover photos tell a disheartening story. In December 2006, a civil
suit was filed against Rabbi Avraham Mordecai Leizerowitz. Leizerowitz was the
mashgiach ruhani (spiritual guide) of the Gerrer Mesivta school in Borough
Park Brooklyn. The charges – which include...
December 30, 2009:
Avrohom Mondrowitz Case Enters California Politics
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The fugitive pedophile, still waiting in Israel for the High Court to
decide on his extradition to Brooklyn, plays an outsized role in California.
My five Public Nonservants of the Year BY CHRIS REED • Sign On San Diego
…5....
December 29, 2009:
Dov Hikind To Announce New "Compromise" Child Sex Abuse Bill Weaker Than Markey
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Hikind also touts $1.1 million grant from state to educate about sex abuse.
A friend writes: I heard Dov Hikind speak last night in a shul in Belle Harbor
[Rockaway, Queens. NYC]. He said he's about to announce a compromise...
December 25, 2009:
Alleged Haredi Pedophile Rabbi David Y. Greenfeld Agreed To Stop Teaching
Children After Confrontation With Alleged Victim
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A victim and Rabbi Nochem Rosenberg confronted Greenfeld in November.
Greenfeld was arrested this week on three molestation-related counts.
Greenfeld Agreed To Quit Teaching In November Because His Of Alleged Molesting
Of Children Yerachmiel Lopin • FrumFollies.Wordpress.com (Cross Posted To...
December 24, 2009:
Haredi Yeshiva Teacher Busted For Alleged Sexual Assault Against Boy
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A Borough Park, Brooklyn, yeshiva teacher was busted Wednesday morning for
allegedly molesting a teenage boy who had attended his synagogue, cops said.
Yeshiva teacher David Greenfeld accused of boy molest BY SIMONE WEICHSELBAUM •
New York DAILY NEWS A...
December 22, 2009:
DC Area Orthodox Synagogue Issues Policy On Sex Offenders
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Young Israel Shorai Emunah of Greater Washington sent members a list of
rules governing sex offenders in the synagogue. Phil Jacobs of the Baltimore
Jewish Times writes: …Shorai Emunah [m]embers received information about a
policy regarding convicted or admitted child...
December 21, 2009:
Child Abuse In Haredi Brooklyn: Chipping Away At A Wall Of Silence
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In Brooklyn’s ultra-orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, the rabbinical
leadership’s muted response to a wave of sexual abuse allegations has come
under increasing scrutiny. CHILD ABUSE IN ORTHODOX BROOKLYN: CHIPPING AWAY AT
A WALL OF SILENCE By Christopher Alessi and Nathania Zevi...
December 16, 2009:
Accused Haredi Child Rapist Goes To Shul
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Baruch Lebovitz davens Ma'ariv. Shomer Shabbos shul, Borough Park,
Brooklyn, NY tonight: Lebovitz's next court appearance: December 21, 2009.
[Hat Tip: A-vroom.]
December 9, 2009:
Did The Brooklyn DA Really Try To Extradite Avrohom Mondrowitz?
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Mondrowitz currently sits in an Israeli jail; his extradition is being
decided by Israel's High Court. Did Brooklyn DA Chase Sex Abuser? By Nathaniel
Popper • The Forward Brooklyn’s district attorney has lost a key fight in his
effort to...
December 6, 2009:
Accused Haredi Pedophile Has A Brand New Job
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Rabbi Avraham M. Leizerowitz is now counseling troubled boys. Word from
Israel on accused pedophile Rabbi Avraham M. Leizerowitz: Avraham M.
Leizerowitz has started working at a new job. He is the mashgiach ruchani
(religious counselor) in a Jerusalem yeshiva...
December 5, 2009:
What Is The Brooklyn DA Hiding?
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A judge finds Charles Hynes must release all information related to the
Avrohom Mondrowitz extradition proceedings – but Hynes won't do it. Michael
Lesher writes: Some good news -- and some bad news. The good news: I won my
Article...
December 1, 2009:
Lakewood Rabbis Come Out Against "Toeivah Bill," Still Silent On Sex Abuse
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Blocking same sex marriage deemed important enough to take a public stand,
while haredi-on-boy sex abuse is not. Blocking the New Jersey gay marriage
bill was a major topic at the Agudath Israel of America convention last week.
By contrast,...
November 30, 2009:
Agudah Head: We Can No Longer Pretend Child Sexual Abuse Does Not Exist
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When something is hidden, Rabbi David Zwiebel told the Agudah convention,
it's up to God to deal with. But when something is revealed, it's up to us.
All I'll add – besides the obvious need for Agudath Israel of America...
November 28, 2009:
Haredim "End Silence" On Sex Abuse
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A few months ago, a high-ranking rabbi and spiritual leader at the Beth
Medrash Govoha yeshiva, Matisyahu Salomon, quietly closed a rabbinical court,
a Bais Din, that handled many of Lakewood's sex abuse allegations. Orthodox
end silence on sex abuse...
November 22, 2009:
Do You Have Information That Could Help With The Prosecution Of This Case?
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Do you have information about Baruch Lebovits? Baruch Lebovits is
derisively called the Atlantic City Rebbe because he allegedly takes kids from
Brooklyn to Atlantic City, which means he crosses state lines with them. If
crimes were committed during those...
November 18, 2009:
Baruch Lebovits Accused Of Hundreds Of Counts Of Child Rape And Abuse
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Brother of Nikolsburger Rebbe owns a Brooklyn travel agency. Lebovits is
rumored to be one of the men who molested a recent suicide. Here are his
charge sheets as PDF files: Download Baruch Lebovits Charges 1 Download Baruch
Lebovits charges...
November 15, 2009:
Brooklyn Hatan Who Jumped To His Death 2 Days After Wedding Did So Because Of
Sex Abuse Suffered As A Child, NY Post Says
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Motty Borger was tormented by memories of being sexually molested as a
Jewish student. Suicide groom twist By SUSAN EDELMAN and KIRSTEN FLEMING A
Brooklyn newlywed who jumped to his death from a hotel balcony the night after
his wedding...
November 11, 2009:
Groundbreaking Passaic Session On Haredi Child Sex Abuse Attended Largely By
Ba'al Teshuvas
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Native born haredim AWOL. A Haredi Town Confronts Abuse From The Inside
Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman has used the pulpit of Congregation Ahavas Israel
to take a public stand against sexual molestation in the Orthodox community.
by Steve Lipman •...
November 9, 2009:
Your Help Needed Today To Get The Child Victims Act Passed
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One email sent today may finally make the CVA law. I received the following
email several times last night and this early this morning. It appears to
originate in Assemblywoman MArge Markey's office. Markey is the chief sponsor
of the CVA:...
November 6, 2009:
Op-Ed: Anti-Catholic Bias Behind Focus On Priests' Child Sex Abuse
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Haredim, Archbishop says, get a free pass from the press. FOUL BALL! By
Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan Archbishop of New York October is the month we
relish the highpoint of our national pastime, especially when one of our own
New...
November 2, 2009:
Church Caught Illegally Lobbying For Pol Who Blocked Markey Bill
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Bill would have extended limits for prosecution of child sexual abuse.
Recorded Calls to Voters From Brooklyn Bishop Praise a Democratic Leader By
MICHAEL POWELL • New York Times In an unusually overt step into politics by a
religious leader,...
October 30, 2009:
UPDATE: Brooklyn DA Talks About Haredi Child Sex Abuse on NPR
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Charles Hynes, head of sex crimes unit and head of the Board of Family and
Children Services. Listen here: Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC Radio, 11 am to noon
today. The volume is a bit low, especially for the first 20...
October 20, 2009:
Mesira: When Can An Orthodox Jew Inform On Or Testify Against Another Orthodox
Jew?
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Does it matter if the criminal is a child abuser? What if he only stole
from or hurt non-Jews? Here's a video explaining mesira from Yeshiva
University's Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Hershel Schachter, followed by a more recent
clarification he wrote...
October 14, 2009:
Rabbis, RCA Want Child Sex Abusers Brought Before Religious Court, Police To Be
Called Only If Rabbis Approve
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Beit dins allow “for an investigation to see if there’s substance, and if
there is, it’s immediately referred” to civil authorities, RCA head rabbi
says. Rabbis Still Want Role in Abuse Cases By Josh Nathan-Kazis • The Forward
Despite a...
October 13, 2009:
NY Times: Pursuit of Sex Abuse Cases Grows Among Brooklyn's Orthodox Jews
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Haredim, taking matters into their own hands, skip rabbis and beit dins and
go directly to police and the DA. FailedMessiah.com and UOJ get a nice
mention: Orthodox Jews Relying More on Legal Prosecution of Sex Abuse By PAUL
VITELLO...
October 12, 2009:
BREAKING! Israel's Haredi Health Minister Caught Intervening To Protect Haredi
Pedophiles
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Rabbi Yaakov Litzman tried to force psychiatrists to change their medical
reports to protect haredi pedophiles. Litzman is technically Deputy Defense
Minister. This is a legal fiction that allows Litzman to avoid voting on
certain cabinet level votes mandatory for...
October 8, 2009:
Vatican Cites High Rates Of Child Sexual Abuse In Haredi Community, Says The
Church Has Cleaned Its House But Others Haven't Cleaned Their's
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“I was shocked by the statement. I don’t believe in comparing abuse. That’s
a dangerous path to travel,” said Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, head of the New York
Board of Rabbis. Vatican’s New Defense on Child Molestation Charges:
Finger-pointing By Rebecca...
October 8, 2009:
Rabbi Accused of Child Sexual Abuse Previously Molested at Chabad Shul, Was
Convicted, Head Chabad Rabbi Says He Was Not Involved In These "Rumors"
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Chabad's International Co-head and emissary to the White House, Rabbi
Avaham Shemtov says child sex abuse that took place in his synagogue is beyond
his purview. Shemtov said that there were "lots of rumor that flew back and
forth" about...
October 7, 2009:
Reaction To Judge's Statement Reveals Divide In The Orthodox Community
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“The law is the only means of stemming the tide of abuse.” Judge: Orthodox
Protect Abusers, Not Victims Hella Winston • NY Jewish Week At the sentencing
last week of a bar mitzvah tutor and social worker convicted of sexually...
October 7, 2009:
Rabbi's Sex Abuse Case Heads To Court
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A former Bay State rabbi is scheduled to be arraigned this morning on
charges he sexually assaulted two 11-year-old students while he taught at the
Maimonides School in Brookline during the 1970s. Rabbi’s sex abuse case heads
to court By...
October 7, 2009:
Letter from Passaic: Talking Abuse
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“This is the first time I’m validated in the Orthodox community. It feels
good to see all of you out here." Talking Abuse By Mitch Morrison “I’m not
really a teenager. I never really had a childhood.” Sixteen and
fresh-faced,...
October 2, 2009:
Judge Lashes Out At Orthodox Community In Sex-Abuse Case
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Haredim have "a communal attitude that seems to impose greater opprobrium
on the victims than the perpetrator." BREAKING: Judge Lashes Out At Orthodox
Community In Sex-Abuse Case; Says It Protects Abusers, Not Victims by Hella
Winston • The NY Jewish...
September 30, 2009:
Audio: Passaic Conference On Childhood Sexual Abuse
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Extraordinary audio from Orthodox (or formerly Orthodox) survivors of
childhood sexual abuse. This runs about 2 hours and 22 minutes long. Most of
the talks – especially the talk given by Sarah, a teen age girl who is a
survivor...
September 30, 2009:
Rabbis And Child Sexual Abuse
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"There is a perverted sense of Chillul Hashem that places the blame, not on
those whose behavior mocks their external look of piety, but places it instead
on those who unmask them." From David Morris's blog: Rabbi Yosef Blau is...
September 29, 2009:
Haredi Rabbi Gets 13 months For Child Sexual Molestation
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Rabbi Yona Weinberg sentenced. Details to follow soon.
September 29, 2009:
Abuse Advocate Catches Haredi Flack In Shifty Slime Control
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Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblum tries to slick his way out of a nasty lie.
Jonathan Rosenblum responds to Michael Lesher's criticism by linking to an
edited version of his original article and using that edited version to
discredit Lesher. In the...
September 24, 2009:
Former Boston Rabbi Indicted On Child Sexual Abuse Charges
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Victims were students of the Maimonides School when the alleged abuse took
place 34 years ago. Maimonides School was then under the leadership of Rabbi
Joseph Dov Soleveichik, the leader of North American Modern Orthodoxy. No
direct link to Rabbi...
September 23, 2009:
Star Teacher Who Volunteered With NCSY Arrested For Child Sexual Abuse
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Teacher, a native of Israel who is also a cantor, was arrested after four
families went to Israeli police complaining of sexual abuse. Former teacher,
cantor in Toronto charged with sex abuse in Israel Written by Atara Beck •
Jewish...
September 22, 2009:
Exclusive: Chabad Rabbi, Suspended Due To Allegations Of Child Sexual Abuse,
Offers "Chabad Lubavitch Services" For Holidays
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Rabbi Yaakov Weiss, Rabbi Sholom M. Rubashkin's son-in-law, continues to
function as a Chabad representative despite ban from Chabad leadership. Just
before Rosh Hashana I spoke with a Chabad rabbi closely linked to the
movement's leadership. He mentioned without prompting...
September 21, 2009:
Wishing Away Haredi Child Abuse
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In order to speak no 'evil,' haredi mouthpiece Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblum
refuses to see or hear the facts of haredi child abuse. But Michael Lesher
doesn't let Rosenblum get away with it. Michael Lesher writes: Jonathan
Rosenblum’s recent attempt to...
September 17, 2009:
A Fundraising Appeal From Sholom M. Rubashkin's Daughter
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Rubashkin Safety ,
Rubashkin Workers
"The government has targeted our family, and my father in particular, using
them as scapegoats. They have been all over the media in this massive witch
hunt." Important: PLEASE STOP AND READ THIS! Wednesday September 16, 2009 9:30
PM Dear...
September 14, 2009:
Letter from Brooklyn: NYC City Council Vote Tuesday May Reach As Far As Albany
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Please don't vote for a crony of the man who helped block passage of the
Child Victims Act, activist says. Vito Lopez and his lackey Stephen Levin, who
is running for City Council in district 33, both deserve scorn for...
September 14, 2009:
No Exemptions For Sexual Abuse
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First Amendment freedoms to practice one's faith are not absolute,
particularly when it puts the most vulnerable citizens at risk for irreparable
physical and emotional harm. No exemptions for sex abuse ASBURY PARK PRESS
EDITORIAL • SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 "Orthodox...
September 12, 2009:
Exposé: Lakewood, Child Sexual Abuse And Blaming Victims
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Threats of physical violence and death, forced evictions, and shunning –
this is what happens to Jews who report rabbis who rape children in Lakewood.
Victims burned out or evicted from their homes, Mafia-like tactics used to
silence and punish...
September 8, 2009:
Haredi Molester Sentencing Tomorrow
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Bar Mitzvah tutor Yona Weinberg convicted of sexually molesting boys.
Sentencing Wednesday for Pederast Tutor by Ryan Thompson • Brooklyn Daily
Eagle JAY STREET — A Bar Mitzvah tutor convicted of sexually abusing two boys
will be sentenced Wednesday in...
August 26, 2009:
Annals of Crime: Bernard Mutterperl Getts 10 Years
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Haredi man tried to kidnap a little girl. BROOLYN 'PERV' GETS 10 YEARS FOR
ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING By ALEX GINSBERG • NY Post A feisty 13-year-old who
fought off a 6-foot-4 pervert tearfully told a Brooklyn judge today that the
attack...
August 26, 2009:
Rabbi Menashe Klein On Child Sexual Abuse: Doctors And Other Mandated Reporters
Who Call Police Should Be Killed
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Rabbi Menashe HaKutan breaks wind. Rabbi Menashe Klein is a prominent
haredi rabbi (a "Gadol") living in Brooklyn, New York. Rav Menashe Klein (Mishneh
Halachos 16:58): … Shulchan Aruch (C.M. 388:9) writes that it is prohibited to
cause a Jew...
August 25, 2009:
Rubashkin Son-In-Law Indicted For Child Abuse
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Rabbi Yaakov Weiss allegedly sexually abused 2 boys and kicked and beat one
of them. Indictment: Rabbi told boy "just say nothing happened" By ROBERT
GAVIN • Times Union ALBANY -- A Loudonville rabbi was arraigned in Albany
County Court...
July 29, 2009:
Rabbi Yehuda Kolko's Very Excellent Summer Vacation:
Kolko Gets Kicked Out Of One Bungalow Colony But Is Welcomed With Open Arms In
Another
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Rabbi declares man convicted of child endangerment "kosher." Trouble in the
Catskills Kolko kicked out of one colony but finds another By Michael Orbach •
The Jewish Star In the Catskills this summer, worries about children’s safety
are extending beyond...
July 27, 2009:
Rabbi Yehuda Kolko's Very Excellent Summer Vacation
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Sexual predator Rabbi Yehuda Kolko–out of jail and unregistered as a sex
offender in a plea bargain his victims' families objected to–takes a vacation.
UOJ emails a message received from a deep source: Yudi Kolko has taken up
residence --...
July 27, 2009:
Letter From Israel:
Silence of the Haredi Rabbis
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How is it possible that there was not one righteous man among the Council
of Torah sages to stand up for that abused child and demand someone look into
the well-being of his brother? Akiva Eldar / Haredi rabbis must...
July 22, 2009:
Alleged Molester With Link To Rabbi Yehuda Kolko Released On Bail With Full
Access To Children
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Lives on same block as yeshiva, has no travel or general contact
restrictions. Was once a student of Yeshiva Torah Temimah. Told reporter he
"could not recall" if he had been molested by Rabbi Yehuda Kolko. Father warns
other parents...
July 22, 2009:
Accused Haredi Sex Offender Taught At Yeshiva
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Yosef Kolko, the nephew of the notorious Rabbi Yehuda Kolko, taught at
Yeshiva Orchos Chaim. Camp counselor facing sex assault charges also taught at
yeshiva BY ZACH PATBERG • Asbury Park Press LAKEWOOD — A camp counselor who
police say...
July 21, 2009:
Letters They Didn't Publish: A Misquote in Support of Thievery
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Should a haredi community activist get away with misquoting a federal judge
to protect a rabbi who said it's okay to steal? This letter was sent to the
New York Jewish Week on June 24, 2009. The Jewish week acknowledges...
July 20, 2009:
BREAKING! Lakewood Camp Counselor Yosef Kolko Arrested On Child Sex Abuse
Charges
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Nephew of notorious Rabbi Yehuda Kolko allegedly sexually assaulted a
little boy. Camp counselor at private Lakewood school charged with sexually
assaulting boy BY MICHELLE SAHN • Asbury Park Press LAKEWOOD — A camp
counselor who worked at a program...
July 16, 2009:
Day of Reckoning for a Child Molester
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When he was in fourth grade, Avraham Rana used to come to Levy's house….
Levy's mother did not suspect the religious man who said he had come to teach
her youngest child arithmetic.… Day of reckoning By Esti Ahronovitz •...
July 14, 2009:
Brazil: No Asylum For Haredi Alleged Child Abuser
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Authorities reject 'Rabbi' Elior Chen's request for refugee status, say he
will soon be extradited to Israel. Brazil: No refugee status for 'abusive
rabbi' Brazilian authorities reject 'Rabbi' Elior Chen's request for refugee
status, say he will soon be extradited...
July 9, 2009:
Does Jewish Law Permit Turning In Jewish Criminals To Police?
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And, even if it does allow it, do haredi rabbis do it? Ask the Rabbi: Just
informers? Shlomo Brody , THE JERUSALEM POST Q If one has evidence against
swindlers like Bernie Madoff, or a child abuser, can they report...
June 25, 2009:
BREAKING! Hella Winston Wins Prestigious Press Award For Haredi Sex Abuse
Reporting
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The NY Jewish Week's coverage of haredi child sexual abuse wins first place
in the Jewish Press Association's Rockower Awards. I'm told A charge of Double
Betrayal In Williamsburg by Hella Winston has won first place. Mazel Tov to
Hella....
June 24, 2009:
Survivors’ Hopes Dashed As NY Assembly Adjourns Without Vote On Sex Abuse Bill
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“That’s one or two people who want to sue, who just want to get money,”
Lopez said. “That’s not, to me, a protest.” Survivors’ Hopes Dashed as NY
Assembly Adjourns Without Sex Abuse Vote By Rebecca Dube • The Forward...
June 24, 2009:
BREAKING! Huge Demonstration On Sex Abuse Bill Shakes Lopez
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Police out in force to separate hundreds of pro and anti bill protesters,
protect Lopez. Satmar and Catholic Church Send Busloads Of Protesters To
Support Lopez And Attack The Child Victims Act Top two pictures: Rabbi David
Neiderrman of Satmar....
June 24, 2009:
ALLEGED HAREDI PEDOPHILE: The Kids Came On To Me
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Bar Mitzvah tutor tells court 12 year old boys tried to seduce him. Molest
defendant: Kid came on to me BY SCOTT SHIFREL • NY DAILY NEWS A Bar Mitzvah
tutor and social worker charged with molesting four teens took...
June 24, 2009:
Protests Continue Over Sex Abuse Bill
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You're needed on the picket line today! Please stop by and wave a sign.
Photo: Joe DiAngelo. Starting at 1:00 PM and continuing until early evening –
come when you can: Congressman Vito Lopez Williamsburg District Office 434
South 5th...
June 23, 2009:
NO VOTE: Sex Abuse Bill Will Have To Wait For Special Session
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Or, the bill may come to a vote when the regularly scheduled State Assembly
session continues in January. Vote unlikely on sex abuse bill Catholic Church
opposes NY Newsday As the state Assembly wrapped up its regular session
Tuesday, it...
June 23, 2009:
Brooklyn Boy Takes Stand To Testify Against Molester
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Bar Mitzvah tutor charged with sexually abusing 4 boys. Brooklyn teen
accuses bar mitzvah tutor, former social worker, of abuse BY SCOTT SHIFREL •
NY DAILY NEWS A frightened Brooklyn teenager shakily took the stand Monday to
accuse a bar...
June 22, 2009:
Bend Over Agudah – Truth Is Incoming
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Was there a time when some of Agudah's leaders were actually honest? Rabbi
Eliezer Silver's grandson talks about his own sexual abuse and what his
grandfather did about it. Note that no senior level Agudah rabbis has done the
same...
June 22, 2009:
Your Calls Are Urgently Needed
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Today is the last day of the scheduled session for the NY State Assembly.
Survivors ask that you make two calls immediately to help get the Child
Victims Act brought to the floor for a vote. The CVA is currently...
June 21, 2009:
Sex Abuse Survivors Protest Outside St. Patrick's Cathedral
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Survivors want the Child Victims Act to be brought to a floor vote in the
NY State Assembly Monday. I'm told there will also be an ongoing protest in
front of Assemblyman Vito Lopez's Brooklyn office, 434 South 5th Street...
June 19, 2009:
Please Make This Call Today
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The fight goes on. Call. It will take less than 5 minutes of your time.
Survivors For Justice writes: …[P]lease call Speaker Sheldon Silver and thank
him for his continued strong support of the Markey bill. Ask Speaker Silver
to...
June 19, 2009:
Fate Of Sex Abuse Bill Uncertain
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New York's tribal politics along with the Catholic Church and certain
Jewish groups may have killed the Child Victims Act. Lobbying Intensifies, but
Fate of Sex Abuse Bill Is Up in the Air By PAUL VITELLO • NY Times ALBANY...
June 18, 2009:
Is Dov Hikind Trying to Kill the Child Victims Act?
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Sex abuse bill In "big trouble," almost dead, Hikind claims. Complains
compromise is needed, but does not acknowledge compromises already put in
place. Markey Abuse Bill “in big trouble”, And Most Likely Dead Albany, NY -
Assemb. Margaret M. Markey’s...
June 18, 2009:
Protest Video
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Organized in less than five hours, abuse survivors and advocates
demonstrate at Assemblyman Vito Lopez's office. Why were they
demonstrating?This exclusive post.
June 17, 2009:
Sex Abuse Survivors Plan Protests At Vito Lopez's Offices
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Renegade Assemblyman is trying to block Child Victims Act in dirty deal
with Church. I hear the time for the protests is 3 pm today. One group of
protesters will be at the Brooklyn office, another at the Albany office:...
June 17, 2009:
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic NY State Assemblyman Allegedly Threatens Rebellion To
Block Markey Bill
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Assemblyman Vito Lopez, a powerful Democratic leader in the NY State
Assembly, wants to have his rejected bill – backed by the Catholic Church and
Agudath Israel of America – brought to a floor vote by the Republicans. A
well...
June 16, 2009:
VOTE POSTPONED
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The vote in the NY State Assembly on the Child Victims Act (Markey Bill)
has been postponed. It will not be Wednesday. I'll let you know when the vote
will take place as soon as I find out. The current...
June 16, 2009:
Teen Confronts Molester In Court
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Police were told after family went to Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz to see if they
should report the crime. Teen molested as a child by Queens baker confronts
tormentor in court BY NICOLE BODE, NY DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER A Queens...
June 16, 2009:
Haredi Sex Offender Plea Raises Questions About Judge, Police, DA, Rabbis
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Stefan Colmer could be free before the end of the year. Pleaded guilty June
10 to molesting 2 kids. Police know of at least 10 other victims whose rabbis
would not let them testify. Colmer Plea Deal Seen Raising Questions...
June 16, 2009:
Child Victims Act Has New Senate Sponsor
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Vote in the Assembly slated for tomorrow night. The new Senate sponsor is
Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson.
June 16, 2009:
Brooklyn Girl Testifies Against Alleged Haredi Perv Kidnapper
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Bernard Mutterperl said he took the girl's hand because he wanted to become
friends. Brave Brooklyn girl, 13, testifies at kidnapping trial BY SCOTT
SHIFREL, NY DAILY NEWS A plucky 13-year-old Brooklyn girl who kept cool and
escaped when a...
June 16, 2009:
Protecting Pedophiles
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The child sexual abuse scandal in Beit Shemesh deepens and widens as rabbis
and community leaders persecute abuse victims and their families. Protecting
the pedophiles Tamar Rotem, Ha'aretz For several weeks in April last year, the
seven-year-old son of residents...
June 16, 2009:
Want To Pass A Law To Protect Kids From Child Sexual Abuse?
Call Your Legislators Now!
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Your calls will make the difference. Please click to enlarge: MEMO TO:
Friends and Supporters of Child Victims’ Act of New York FROM: Assemblywoman
Margaret M. Markey SUBJECT: Albany Update, Monday, June 15, 2009 The Assembly
continued in session well...
June 15, 2009:
BREAKING! Queens Rabbis Force Bakery To Fire Convicted Pedophile
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Queens Pita given ultimatum by Vaad. June 14, 2009 - Queens Pita PUBLIC
ADVISORY - SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2009 On Friday, June 12, 2009, the Vaad Harabonim
of Queens ordered the retail establishment known as Queens Pita Bakery and/or
Queens...
June 14, 2009:
Rabbi Milton Yehoshua Balkany Defends Rabbi Dovid Cohen & Ohel, Attacks Media,
NY Jewish Week
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The rabbi who misappropriated a $700,000 federal grant meant to help
disabled children defends rabbi who said Jewish law allows you to cheat on
your taxes. Rabbi Milton Yehoshua Balkany is also the son-in-law of Aaron
Rubashkin. And, like the...
June 13, 2009:
No Jail For Kosher Molester
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Kosher baker admits molesting boy, released without bail, is expected to
get short probation and counseling. Not registered as sex offender. Will be
back in bakery Sunday. No jail for molester: Plans return to Kew Gardens
bakery BY NICOLE BODE,...
June 12, 2009:
Brooklyn's DA Is Unfit For Office
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Charles Hynes shows he does not understand the crime of child sexual abuse.
VosIzNeais posted a video interview with Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes done for it
by Yair Hoffman. Hoffman, a haredi rabbi, may be familiar to some of you...
June 11, 2009:
Make A Call, Save A Life
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Take five minutes out of your busy day to help kids. The Survivors for
Justice blog writes: URGENT: ACTION NEEDED NOW Monday's surprise upheavel in
the New York State Senate puts the progress of the Child Victims Act of New...
June 11, 2009:
Child Sex Abuse Bill Poised For Vote Amid Albany Chaos
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Catholic Church, Agudath Israel try to block bill. Child Sex Abuse Bill
Poised for Vote Amid Albany Chaos By Rebecca Dube • The Forward Last summer,
New York State Assemblywoman Marge Markey had lunch with Delaware State
Senator Karen Peterson....
June 10, 2009:
Haredi Pedophile Pleads Guilty
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Stefan Colmer sodomized boys, was sheltered by Brooklyn rabbis, and forced
out of Passaic. Colrmer fled to Israel and was later extradited. KINGS COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARLES J. HYNES ANNOUNCES GUILTY PLEA IN CHILD SEX ABUSE
CASE FIRST EXTRADITION FROM...
June 9, 2009:
The Republican Coup In The NY State Senate
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Who is behind it? Why should you care? Who's behind it? The Catholic
Church. The public reason for the coup: To block pending Gay Rights
legislation. The non-public reason for the coup: To block the Child Protection
Act. Who will...
June 8, 2009:
Haredi Child Sexual Abuse As Seen From The Court System
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Disproportionately high rate of child sexual abuse and related crimes in
haredi society. Haredim and Molestation in the Courts An Anonymous Guest Post,
LifeInIsrael.blogspot.com The recent article in the Jerusalem Post has caused
much controversy in Ramat Bet Shemesh. One...
June 7, 2009:
Survivors for Justice Launches Radio Ad Campaign in Support of Child Victims
Act, Against Agudah
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Ads feature UOJ, survivors, parents and even a police officer. Some are
openly anti-Agudath Israel of America. UOJ English: UOJ Yiddish: Luzer Twersky
English: Detective Jennifer Molinari: More here. [Hat Tip: Dr. R-F.]
June 4, 2009:
Markey Amends Bill To Include Public Schools
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Teachers' unions do not oppose change, maximum age of victims lowered to
53. Sex Abuse Bill to Include Public Institutions, Too By PAUL VITELLO, NY
Times Addressing complaints from Roman Catholic officials and others, the
state assemblywoman sponsoring a bill...
June 4, 2009:
Two Suspected Pedophiles Arrested In Haredi Neighborhood
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Police suspect the two committed more than 20 sexual attacks against
children. Two suspected pedophiles arrested in ultra-Orthodox J'lem
neighborhood By Jonathan Lis • Ha'aretz Police remanded two men Wednesday
suspected of more than 20 sexual attacks on young boys...
June 4, 2009:
Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz Sells Out, Part 4
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Yankie Horowitz continues to sell out the abuse victims he supposedly cared
so much for. Markey 2.0 - Improving Legislation to Provide More Gain and Cause
Less Pain Rabbi Yakov Horowitz • (This article originally appeared in the
Jewish Press)...
June 3, 2009:
Orthodox Video Silent on Reporting Sexual Abuse to Police
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“The focus of that video was to alert the community to the problem,”
Twerski said. “It’s a complex question of who has to report, and who is a
mandated reporter. I’m not sure we could do it in that video.”...
June 3, 2009:
Israel: Denial, Ostracism & Haredi Rabbis Defending Sexual Predators
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"We have an epidemic on our hands, and there is complete denial here that
there is anything wrong. I spoke to the rabbis and other community leaders
here, but they all called me a liar and said that this kind...
June 2, 2009:
NJ Predator Case Shows Change In Orthodox Communiy's Response To Child Sex
Abuse?
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If so, the change is incremental. Passaic predator case shows change in
Orthodox community's response Jerry DeMarco, The Examiner An Orthodox
community in North Jersey is trying to reconcile the arrest of one of its own
on charges of attempting...
June 1, 2009:
Why God Created RICO
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History says RICO was passed to get mobsters off the streets and to break
organized crime. Theodicy, however, may tell a different story. BISHOP IS
DEFIANT ON THREATS By EDMUND DeMARCHE and LEONARD GREENE A Brooklyn bishop
accused of using...
May 31, 2009:
Agudath Israel's Strange Bedfellow: Catholic Church Blackmails Politicians Who
Support Anti-Abuse Bill
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Catholic Church threatens to close churches in districts of politicians who
support the Markey Bill and then blame those closings on the politicians.
MOLEST-BILL POLS CATCH HOLY HELL BULLY-PULPIT BISHOP: NIX VICTIMS OR I NIX
CHURCHES By REUVEN BLAU and...
May 31, 2009:
Full of Schick
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Marvin Schick gets child sexual abuse wrong – again. …We read of an
“epidemic” of sexual abuse in yeshivas and this is a lie and itself serious
abuse and the debasement of truth is greater still when false charges are...
May 31, 2009:
Medieval Mikva Rape
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And the secret behind the 'miracle' of fully developed babies born two
months prematurely. Marvin Schick (who I'll deal with in another post later
today) once ridiculed the idea of molestation taking place in mikvas. Over Yom
Tov I ran...
May 26, 2009:
Lying About Child Sexual Abuse – Agudath Israel of America
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Does truth matter? The Jewish Week has two op-eds on child sexual abuse.
The one that I find problematic is written by Rabbi David Zwiebel, the
executive VP of Agudath Israel of America: Bill’s ‘Window’ Unfair, Yet More
Must Be...
May 26, 2009:
Ohel Launches Child Sexual Abuse PR Campaign
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But Is the spin meant to hide Ohel's role in previous child sex abuse
coverups? The video: The mounting evidence against Ohel (a partial list): 1,
2, 3. [Hat Tip: The Other DK.]
May 22, 2009:
Horrific Haredi Child Abuser To be Extradited
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Cult under his leadership tortured and mutilated small children. Brazil to
extradite 'abusive rabbi' to Israel Self-proclaimed rabbi who fled to Brazil
after being charged with ordering a follower to inflict 'corrective' physical,
emotional, mental damage on her children, to...
May 20, 2009:
Religious Zionist Yeshiva Students Get Training To Teach Haredim About
Sex Abuse
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"There's an epidemic of sexual abuse of children in Israel." Workshop:
Preventing sexual harassment in yeshivotNew course will train yeshiva students
to give workshops on sexual abuse prevention in ultra-Orthodox schools.
'Sexual assault is made much easier in haredi society,...
May 20, 2009:
PROTEST AT AGUDAH DINNER
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Group protests Agudath Israel of America's opposition to legislation meant
to expose pedophiles. Protest At Agudah Rally outside Agudah dinner protested
group’s opposition to pedophile legislation. Hella Winston, NY Jewish Week The
battle over legislation that would remove the statute...
May 18, 2009:
Agudah Head Rabbi Criticizes Bloggers, Activists, Victims
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But when asked to intercede to stop Rabbi Yehuda Kolko's child molestation,
the Novominsker Rebbe allegedly declined saying, "It's a Flatbush matter."
Perlow, who lives in nearby Borough Park, did not call police. Novominsker
Rebbe Addresses Agudath Israel’s 87th Anniversary...
May 18, 2009:
Haredi Rabbi Rants Against Gays, Gay Marriage
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Ger hasidic rabbi blasts gays. Rabbi Levin, a Ger hasid, has to my
knowledge never spoken out against child sexual abuse in or outside his own
community or against other forms of physical and sexual abuse against women
and children....
May 17, 2009:
Rabbi Aviner on Child Sex Abuse
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But what does Rabbi Aviner really mean? Reporting Child Abuse Rabbi Shlomo
Aviner, 17 May 2009 ["Be-Ahavah U-Be-Emunah" – Behar-Bechukotai 5769 –
translated by R. Blumberg] We unfortunately see a phenomenon of unbridled
parental child-beating, and there are also cases...
May 14, 2009:
Agudah Pulls Shafran Columns Over Child Sex Abuse Stories
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Grants exclusivity to competing newspaper with little coverage of the
haredi sex abuse issue. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The price you pay By Mayer Fertig,
Publisher and Editor in Chief The Jewish Star As you might well imagine, one
of the more,...
May 13, 2009:
Ohel Calls For ‘Collective Action’ On Pedophile Problem
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Ohel statement long on hyperbole, short on concrete tangible action. Ohel
Calls For ‘Collective Action’ On Pedophile Problem NY Jewish Week Staff Report
In the first public comment by the Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services
after the publication of...
May 9, 2009:
Weingarten Gets 30 Years
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Satmar rabbi raped his own daughter. Monsey rabbi sentenced to 30 years for
sexual abuse of daughter By Akiko Matsuda • Journal News NEW YORK - A Monsey
rabbi was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for taking his...
May 8, 2009:
Book Chronicles Haredi Sexual Abuse And Coverups
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And it is the coverups that are the most troubling. Books: ‘Tempest in the
Temple’ looks at Jewish leaders and child sex scandals By Anne Grant •
Providence Journal For decades, while victims of child sex abuse fought Roman
Catholic...
May 8, 2009:
Rabbi Who Raped His Own Daughter To be Sentenced Today
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Could get 14 to 17 1/2 years in prison. Sentencing Today For NY Rabbi
Convicted Of Sex Abuse (Ramapo, NY) -- It's sentencing day for a New York
rabbi convicted of taking his teenage daughter out of the country to...
May 6, 2009:
Agudah's Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz 'Apologizes' To Abuse Survivors
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'Apology' is all spin, no substance. Rabbi Horowitz Apologizes To Abuse
Victims For Editorial Against The Markey Bill Monsey, NY - I am generally an
upbeat person by nature and I do my best to follow the derech of the...
May 6, 2009:
Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz Sells Out, Part 2
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The apologetics of of Agudath Israel of America's new hit man. Walking The
Dog Backwards: Why I'm Opposed to the Markey Bill By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz If
you were to attend a convention of mental health professionals who specialize
in...
May 6, 2009:
BREAKING! Ohel Exposed
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Haredi family services organization sometimes doesn't tell police about
child molesters it treats. In at least one infamous case, that inaction
apparently led to more children being molested. A Suspected Pedophile Falls
Through The System Stefan Colmer was being treated...
May 6, 2009:
Charges Dismissed Against Haredi Couple Accused Of Child Rape
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Israeli police bungled the investigation. Children's testimony mishandled.
Charges dismissed against couple accused of kidnap, rape of girls By Tomer
Zarchin, Ha'aretz The state prosecution yesterday withdrew an indictment
against an ultra-Orthodox couple charged with kidnapping and raping two
girls,...
May 5, 2009:
ABC News: Sex Abuse Rocks Orthodox Jewish Community
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Alleged victims and advocates say sex abuse common but rarely discussed.
Rabbis who abuse shifted from school to school, community to community –
children left unprotected, police not called. Damning coverup allegations made
against Satmar leader and the Star-K's Rabbi...
May 5, 2009:
Haredi Child Molester Sentenced To Prison
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Judge calls molester's acts "disgusting and severe," hands down single two
year sentence. Molester must also pay $1,941 to each of the three boys he
molested. He ruined three lives and his penalty is to spend two years in
what...
May 3, 2009:
Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz Sells Out
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Supposed haredi child advocate Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz sides with Agudath
Israel of America, protects yeshivas – not children. Rabbi Dovid Zwiebel of
Agudath Israel was on Zev Brenner tonight explaining whay Agudah opposes the
Child Protection Act, also known as...
May 1, 2009:
Ohel Wants Amnesty For Child Molesters
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The haredi social services organization also wants caps on attorneys' fees
and victims' awards. As you read this gibberish from David Mandel, realize
that Mandel has a very real conflict of interest. I've been told Ohel knew
(and probably still...
April 30, 2009:
Raped By Rebbe At 15, Abuse Survivor Tells Story
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He did not believe in suicide, but in his mind he had no other choice. He
hit “send,” then washed down 10 oxycodone pills with vodka. He started to feel
lightheaded, like he was floating. Soon people would know the...
April 23, 2009:
Haredim, Hikind and the Compromise that Really Isn't
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When 'compromise' really means sexual predators will remain in haredi
schools as haredi leaders and institutions will escape penalty. Yesterday, in
reaction to haredi opposition the Markey Bill, Assemblyperson Dov Hikind
released a statement urging compromise on a provision of...
April 22, 2009:
How Child Sex Abuse Works
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Why Agudath Israel of America is wrong.
April 21, 2009:
Haredim Sacrifice Children to Protect Yeshivas, Rabbis
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Agudath Israel and Torah Umesorah come out in opposition to bill meant to
stop child sexual abuse and expose sexual predators. Joint Statement from
Agudath Israel and Torah Umesorah Regarding Statutes of Limitations For Civil
Claims New York - Agudath...
April 21, 2009:
Abuse Survivors: Markey Bill Our Chance at Justice
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But will it pass? Abuse survivors: Markey bill our chance at justice BY
BART JONES, Newsday Some survivors of childhood sexual abuse call it their
first and perhaps only chance at justice. A bill sponsored by Assemb. Margaret
Markey (D-Maspeth)...
April 19, 2009:
Will You Be There?
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I might be. This Tuesday in Albany, NY. Depending on a couple logistical
issues – remember, I'm coming from Minnesota – I may be there. You should be
there, as well. There's even free bus transportation from Manhattan and
Brooklyn...
April 17, 2009:
Dov Hikind Doublespeak?
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What does Assemblyman Hikind support? From the NY Jewish Week: Hikind
Responds by Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn), 48th District I am writing in
response to the article by Hella Winston entitled, “Showdown Over Bills On
Sex-Abuse Statute,” which appeared on...
April 6, 2009:
What We Owe Sex Abuse Victims
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Open a 'window' to let them seek justice. What we owe sex abuse victims:
Open a 'window' to let them seek justice Marci Hamilton, NY Daily News Op-Ed
Jewish and Catholic clergy are squaring off over legislation in New York...
April 3, 2009:
Dov Hikind Straddles Fence
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“The Lopez Bill is not designed to become law. It’s designed to prevent the
Markey bill from becoming law.” Hikind straddles fence supporting Child
Victims Act and weaker Lopez bill Michael Orbach, The Jewish Star April 3,
2009 — Web...
April 3, 2009:
Dov Hikind Interviewed on the BBC
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Dov Hikind tells the BBC how he got involved in trying to stop haredi child
sexual abuse. The audio is about 3 minutes long. Listen now:
April 2, 2009:
DA's Previous Plans for Special Treatment of Haredi Predators Failed
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"Religious courts have no capacity to protect the public. They cannot put
convicted criminals in jail or send those that are guilty but mentally ill to
mental health facilities." BREAKING: Brooklyn DA Announces New Plan To Urge
Reporting Of Abuse...
April 2, 2009:
Brooklyn Haredi Rabbis Knock DA's Sex Abuse Hotline
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"I don't trust the DA to do the right thing. These people are corrupt. If
he was sincere he would have done something 20 years ago." Rabbis knock
Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes' sex abuse hotline Simone Weichselbaum, NY DAILY
NEWS...
April 1, 2009:
Has The Brooklyn DA Made A Deal With Haredim That Will Let Sexual Predators Walk
Free?
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Charles Hynes says some predators will get therapy but not go to jail.
Here's the full quote: …The program, called Kol Tzedek, which means voice of
justice in Hebrew, will allow callers to remain anonymous until they feel
they're ready...
April 1, 2009:
How You Can Help Beat Satmar
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It's time to call a spade a spade. This poster is being circulated by
Elliot Pasik. Please click to enlarge or download the PDF version linked at
the bottom of this post. Poster as a PDF file: Download Child Poster...
April 1, 2009:
Showdown Over Child Sexual Abuse
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Competing bills pit survivors against Church, Satmar, haredim. Why Showdown
Over Bills On Sex-Abuse Statute Hella Winston, NY Jewish Week The legislative
effort to help victims of child sexual abuse in New York State got much more
complicated this week...
April 1, 2009:
LOPEZ BILL PASSES 18 to 1 – Dubbed "Hide the Sexual Predators Bill" By Survivors
and Activists
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The fix was – and is – in. Simply put, the Lopez Bill has no window
provision, which means institutions – like the Catholic Church and Agudath
Israel of America or Yeshiva Torah Temimah – cannot be sued for abuse...
April 1, 2009:
Brooklyn DA Launches Push to Stop Sex Abuse in Haredi Community
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Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes has 19 actives cases in haredi community.
Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes presses to expose sex abuse in Jewish community
SIMONE WEICHSELBAUM, NY DAILY NEWS The Brooklyn district attorney's office is
planning a new crackdown on sexual...
March 31, 2009:
You Have Until Early Today to Help Stop Child Sexual Abuse in the Haredi
Community
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The Catholic Church along with Satmar and haredi groups are working to kill
a law that would help end child sexual abuse. You have just a short time to
stop them. The following message was sent in by an activist...
March 30, 2009:
Dov Hikind Interview
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Dov Hikind called me just before 5 pm EDT today to answer some questions I
emailed his staff on Friday. What follows are the main points of that
interview. Why do you support both the Markey Bill, the bill championed...
March 30, 2009:
BREAKING: 'Hide the Sexual Predator Act' Said Headed to Vote
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Lopez Bill, dubbed "The Hide the Predator Act" by victims and advocates,
finds new life in what may be a backroom deal. BREAKING: Revived Sex-Abuse
Bill Could Be Headed To Assembly Floor Hella Winston, NY Jewish Week In a
surprise...
March 27, 2009:
Yated Ne'eman Comes Out Against Child Sexual Abuse
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But haredi paper insists rabbinic leadership 'fooled' by molesters, acted
against victims due to 'ignorance.' Paper ignores years of evidence leading
haredi rabbis acted to protect their institutions rather than protect
children. Not only that, Rabbi Lipschutz studiously avoids mentioning...
March 27, 2009:
Hikind Retreats, Satmar Keeps – Alleged Perv Rabbi Still Teaching
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Satmar has extensive evidence against the rabbi. Rabbi still teaching
because his family is "prominent" and has "a lot of money." Not mentioned in
this Forward piece is Hikind's stand on the Lopez bill, a bill which is widely
seen...
March 25, 2009:
OHEL Supports Markey Bill On Sexual Abuse – Or Does It?
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David Mandel endorses "legislation" without mentioning the specific bill.
Endorses extended statute of limitations but does not mention window. Does
OHEL support the Markey bill? Or does it support a competing bill opposed by
survivors and lacking a window that...
March 23, 2009:
A Window For Justice
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For decades, rabbis and priests who preyed sexually on children did so with
shocking ease and impunity. A Window for Justice NY Times Editorial Board For
decades, priests who preyed sexually on children did so with shocking ease and
impunity....
March 21, 2009:
Help Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Today
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Your calls and emails will make the difference. The Awareness Center
writes: March 22, 2009 Dear Friends, According to statistics, one out of every
4 children will be abused by the time they reach the age of 18. Considering
there...
March 20, 2009:
UTJ Letters On Sexual Abuse
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Letters sent supporting the Markey bill. Please click to enlarge.
March 19, 2009:
In Abuse Case, Press Charges Or Help The Victim?
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What comes first? In Abuse Case, Press Charges Or Help The Victim? Temima
Shulman, Special to The NY Jewish Week A rabbinic expert on abuse in the
Jewish community told a conference in Teaneck, N.J., dealing with child sexual
abuse...
March 18, 2009:
Sex-Abuse Statute Bill Clears Hurdle
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Satmar, others tried to block bill. Sex-Abuse Statute Bill Clears Hurdle
Hella Winston, NY Jewish Week A bill in the New York State legislature to
extend the criminal and civil statutes of limitations on child sexual abuse,
and to open...
March 18, 2009:
Childhood Sex Abuse Bill Passes Hurdle in N.Y. Assembly Committee
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The real hurdle is yet to come. Childhood Sex Abuse Bill Passes Hurdle in
N.Y. Assembly Committee Joel Stashenko, New York Law Journal A New York
Assembly committee Tuesday approved a bill that would give victims of sexual
abuse a...
March 16, 2009:
Child Sexual Abuse: What You Should Do Today To Help
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One phone call could save hundreds of kids. As you read this notice from Am
Echad (i.e., Mark Appel, and circulated by Survivors for Justice) please keep
in mind that the notice contradicts in part what Appel said on Zev...
March 15, 2009:
NY Community Leader Mark Appel Endorses Bill To Double Statute Of Limitations
For Sexual Abuse
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Faults Agudath Israel of America, Satmar, Catholic Church for trying to
block bill. Mark Meyer Appel was on Zev Brenner's Talkline radio show last
night. You can listen below: Part 1: Part 2: Mark Meyer Appel's Facebook group
advocating to...
March 12, 2009:
NY TIMES: Satmar, Sefardim Lobby Against Bill To Extend Statute Of
Limitations For Child Sexual Abuse
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Satmar, Sefardim, Church oppose bill to aid victims. Religious Leaders
Fight New York Bill to Open Abuse Cases By PAUL VITELLO Roman Catholic and
Orthodox Jewish officials in New York are mounting an intense lobbying effort
to block a bill...
March 11, 2009:
Holding A Hand To Save A Life
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Should you help a child cross the street by holding his hand? Holding a
Hand to Save a Life by Rabbi Mendel Weinbach, Rosh Yeshiva and Co-founder, Ohr
Somayach Question: I read your column titled "Lesson in the School of...
March 11, 2009:
Rabbi Guilty
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Rabbi Israel Weingarten faces 50 years in federal prison for transporting
his daughter across state lines and internationally to rape, sodomize, and
abuse her. Weingarten Convicted, Faces 50 Years In Prison NY Post Brooklyn, NY
- A Hasidic rabbi from...
March 11, 2009:
Sunday: Confronting Child Sexual Abuse In The Jewish Community
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Program features Rabbi Mark Dratch, Michael Lesher, Eliot Pasik, Dr. Rachel
Yehuda, Rabbi Dr. Michael Kaplowitz, and Rabbi Fred Hyman. Confronting Child
Sexual Abuse in the Jewish Community Reports are on the rise concerning incest
and child abuse in yeshivas...
March 11, 2009:
NY Sex Abuse Survivors Push For Change In Statute Of Limitations
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Studies show victim of childhood sexual abuse can't come forward for
decades after the abuse occurred. Sex-Abuse Statute Of Limitations May Be
Extended Hella Winston, Special To NY Jewish Week Survivors for Justice, a
support and advocacy organization formed by...
March 10, 2009:
Survivors For Justice To Lobby Albany Tomorrow
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They've chartered buses. You can still join them. Buses will leave from the
following locations: Flatbush: Avenue J & Coney Island Avenue Flatbush,
Brooklyn 7:00am Williamsburg: 82 Lee Avenue Williamsburg, Brooklyn: 7:30am
($25 donation recommended but not required) Please RSVP...
March 10, 2009:
Haredim Turn In Molester
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Chances are, the man has no yichus, though. Rare complaint leads to sexual
predator's conviction Ultra-Orthodox man from Meah Shearim neighborhood in
capital convicted of sodomy, indecent assault after community members take
rare action, seek police interference Aviad Glickman, Ynet...
March 10, 2009:
Rabbi's Daughter Claims Mother, Not Father, Sexual Abuser
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Judge: This is not Jerry Springer! Rabbi Israel Weingarten's daughter
claims mother was sexual abuser in trial John Marzulli • NY Daily News Enough
already. A federal judge refused Monday to allow a rabbi charged with
molesting his daughter to...
March 8, 2009:
UK Haredi Rabbis Warn Of "Unsuitable" Child Abuse Training
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Haredi rabbis worry material is presented in an unsuitable way, poses
"danger," want haredim to seek "Daas Torah." Rabbis warn against 'unsuitable'
teacher training on child abuse Simon Rocker, London Jewish Chronicle Strictly
Orthodox rabbis have warned schools to beware...
March 6, 2009:
Survivors For Justice To Send Busloads To Lobby Albany
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On March 11, Shushan Purim, there will be buses of children's advocates
leaving New York City to lobby for an extension to the statue of limitations.
Please join us! Shushan Purim Wednesday March 11 - Nullify the decree! HELP
STOP...
March 6, 2009:
Ex-Wife: Rabbi Half-Nude With Our Daughter
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The ex-wife of a rabbi accused of molesting his daughter testified Thursday
that she found them together in bed, and the teen revealed that she had been
sexually abused. Ex-wife: Rabbi Israel Weingarten half-nude with our daughter
By John Marzulli,...
March 5, 2009:
Accused Perv Rabbi Grills Sobbing Daughter In Court
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Rabbi Weingarten brings the daughter he allegedly repeatably raped over
many years to tears. Accused perv Rabbi Israel Weingarten grills crying
daughter on details By Scott Shifrel, NY DAILY NEWS A rabbi defending himself
against charges he molested his daughter...
March 5, 2009:
Court Rules Vatican Can Be Sued For Clergy Abuse
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Vatican can appeal ruling to US Supreme Court. Vatican can be sued for
clergy abuse, judges rule An Oregon man who alleges he was molested in the
1960s by a priest can pursue a civil lawsuit against the Holy See,...
March 4, 2009:
Abuse: Religious Communities Slow To Uproot Cultures of Silence
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“Blogs. That’s what’s going to change it. “There are no secrets in the
world of the Internet. You can’t control it, you can’t stop them.” Shame of
Sexual Abuse Among Believers Religious Communities Slow To Uproot Cultures of
Silence By...
March 4, 2009:
Action, Not Talk, Needed In Combating Sexual Abuse
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Victims do not need a day of prayer. Action, Not Talk, Needed In Combating
Sexual Abuse David Framowitz, NY Jewish Week When I arrived at the Boro Park Y
last Sunday for Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind’s morning of chizuk
(strength)...
March 3, 2009:
Rabbi Cross-Examines Daughter He Allegedly Abused
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Frustrated judge calls this an "awkward" and "fairly untenable" situation.
Rabbi cross-examines daughter in sex trial The Associated Press A woman who
says her ultra-orthodox rabbi father molested her for much of her youth
confronted him Tuesday under tense circumstances:...
March 3, 2009:
Daughter Tells Court Of Years Of Rape By Satmar Rabbi Father
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Father allegedly transported daughter from Europe to the US to rape and
abuse her. Weingarten allegedly taught at Torah Temimah with Rabbi Yehuda
Kolko. Daughter of Orthodox rabbi tells court of father's sexual abuse BY
Scott Shifrel, NY DAILY NEWS...
March 1, 2009:
Haredim "Grapple" With Abuse
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Baby steps… Listen Now. Brooklyn Hasidic Community Grapples With Scandal by
Barbara Bradley Hagerty, NPR Weekend Edition Sunday, March 1, 2009 · A month
after allegations of child sexual abuse surfaced in the mainstream press, the
Hasidic community in Brooklyn,...
February 28, 2009:
Abuse Victim Confronts Rabbi Abuser
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And the rabbi ran away. The Ambush: The Details:
February 24, 2009:
Israeli TV Exposé On Breslov's Molestation Scandal
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Breslov leadership allegedly knew of the molestations for years but did not
act. The video is completely in Hebrew. You can read a report on the scandal
in English here. Sarah writes from Israel: this is a broadcast news in...
February 19, 2009:
Breslov Leaders Allegedly Cover Up Sex Abuse, Divide Families
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Father of abuse victims doesn't want to be a "moser": Community members
allege child abuse covered up among ultra-Orthodox in Safed By Eli Ashkenazi,
Ha'aretz Leaders of the Bratslav Hasidic community in Safed have been covering
up instances of physical...
February 15, 2009:
YU Conference on Child Abuse in Religious Communities
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Details: Conference on Child Abuse in Religious Communities at Cardozo
School of Law WHAT: The Evolving Balance: Abuse in Religious Communities and
the Law WHEN: March 3, 2009 from 10:00am - 5:00pm WHERE: Jacob Burns Moot
Court Room Benjamin N....
February 14, 2009:
Haredi Women And Abuse
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Details: An abuse of belief Feb. 14, 2009 Judy Siegel-Itzkovich , THE
JERUSALEM POST Abuse of women, children and the elderly in the religious
Jewish community was long denied, on the grounds that observance of the Torah
and Talmud prevented...
February 13, 2009:
Rabbi Tells Parents Not To Call Police After Child Molested – Don't Be
A "Moser", Part 2
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Details: Jerusalem man indicted for sexually abusing nephews By ETGAR
LEFKOVITS, Jerusalem Post A 40-year-old Jerusalemite was indicted Wednesday in
a Jerusalem court for allegedly sexually molesting his two young nephews for
more than six years with the knowledge of...
February 12, 2009:
Haredi Homeless Teens
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Video: The shocking and revealing documentation of a homeless boy's life
over a two and a half year period. Naf (Naftali), is an ultra-orthodox boy
thrown out of his parents' home for being a "bad apple". From the age of...
February 11, 2009:
Hikind Plans Morning Of Support For Abuse Victims
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Details: Chaptzem reports: HIKIND TO SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH SEX ABUSE VICTIMS
On Sunday, March 1, 2009, Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) will host a
community-wide event entitled, A Morning of Chizuk (support) to show
solidarity with victims of sexual abuse in...
February 9, 2009:
Conference On Sex Abuse In Jewish Communities Sunday In Brooklyn
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Details: Speaking the Unspeakable: Sexual Abuse in Jewish Communities in
the US and Israel When: Sunday, February 15, 2009 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Where:
Congregation Beth Elohim 274 Garfield Place Brooklyn, NY 11215 Registration:
Pre-Registration: $10.00 Per Person (Payment...
February 5, 2009:
BREAKING! Rabbi Tells Parents Not To Call Police After Child Molested –
Don't Be A "Moser"
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Details: Parents ignore child abuse on rabbi's advice Police investigators
stunned to find ultra-Orthodox parents ignored sexual abuse of their two
children after their rabbi warned filing charges may invoke halachic rule
equal to 'din moser' Efrat Weiss The Jerusalem...
February 5, 2009:
UTJ Child Sexual Abuse Conference To Debut New Book On Abuse
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And the book is edited by… …Amy Neustein with contributions from, among
others, Michael Lesher and Rabbi Marc Dratch. Protecting Our Children Union
for Traditional Judaism (UTJ) tackles child molestation in the Jewish
community. New book on sexual abuse within...
February 2, 2009:
Abuse Scandal Plagues Hasidic Jews In Brooklyn
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Details… Listen now. Abuse Scandal Plagues Hasidic Jews In Brooklyn by
Barbara Bradley Hagerty All Things Considered, February 2, 2009 · Joel
Engelman and Joe Diangelo are driving through their old Brooklyn neighborhood.
Williamsburg is a place from another time...
February 2, 2009:
Another Child Sexual Molestation Victim Comes Forward
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According to Dov Hikind and VIN, another alleged victim of… …Emanuel
Yegutkin has come forward. If true, this make three teenage boys who claim
they were sexually abused by the Brooklyn yeshiva principal and Oorah
lifeguard.
January 30, 2009:
Rabbi Rape Charge Dropped
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Details: Rabbi rape charge dropped 30 January 2009 A STUDENT rabbi charged
with raping a boy in a synagogue toilet has had his case thrown out of court.
Moshe Reichman, 24, from Golders Green, was accused of four offences which...
January 29, 2009:
Yeshiva Violates Law, Fails To Do Mandatory Background Check – New Hire "BT"
Rapes 3 Boys
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Details: School failed to protect brothers from pedophile By YAAKOV LAPPIN
A pedophile with a record of sexual offenses dating back to 1994 was able to
rape and sodomize three brothers repeatedly in recent months because the Petah
Tikva religious...
January 26, 2009:
Pedophile Principal Faces Multiple Child Sexual Abuse Counts – Allegedly Abused
Two Teenage Boys For Years
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As we correctly reported last night, Yegutkin also worked for Oorah's Camp
BoyZone during the summer: Teen sex rap for principal of Bensonhurst private
school BY SIMONE WEICHSELBAUM, NY DAILY NEWS POLICE BUREAU Two teenage boys
told cops they endured...
January 25, 2009:
Principal Of Russian Jewish School Arrested For 1st Degree Sexual Misconduct
Against A Child – Has Ties To Oorah
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Details: VIN has the first part of the story: …[A] well-known principal of
a Russian Jewish school in Brooklyn has been arrested on accusation of
engaging in a relationship with a minor. Mr. Emanuel Yegutkin, English
principal of Elite High...
January 16, 2009:
Mother Of Rabbi Abuse Victim Speaks
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I am the mother of… …one of [Rabbi Baruch] Lanner's victims. Anyone who
suggests that there should be rachmones on the adult perpetrator of a crime
against a child and even has the slightest suggestion that whatever
circumstance or behaviors...
January 12, 2009:
How Mondrowitz Escaped Justice, Part 2
Zev Brenner Confirms Earlier FailedMessiah.com Report
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On April 28 of last year, I wrote a post titled, "How Mondrowitz Escaped
Justice." In it, I claimed… …COJO Borough Park (the Council of Jewish
Organizations of Borough Park), then headed by a Gerrer hasid, Rabbi Elimelech
Naiman, had...
January 8, 2009:
AUDIO: Zev Brenner Was Told Of Mondrowitz Molestations One Month Before
Mondrowitz Ran To Israel, Was Told To Be Quiet By Orthodox Leaders
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This and much more in Zev's interview with Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz… Zev
Brenner says he was told Avrohom Mondrowitz was molesting children just before
Mondrowitz fled to Israel more than 20 years ago. Zev went to Borough Park
Orthodox leaders...
January 5, 2009:
New Mondrowitz Report: Ha'aretz On Survivors For Justice
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Details: פורסם ב - 10:52 04/01/09 קורבנות מונדרוביץ' פועלים למען הסגרתו מאת
רותי סיני ארגון של יהודים חרדים שנפלו קורבן לתקיפות מיניות בקהילותיהם בארה"ב
ביקש מבית המשפט העליון לטעון בעד הסגרתו של אברהם מונדרוביץ', חסיד גור שהואשם
בארה"ב בתקיפת עשרות...
January 4, 2009:
Child Molested In Crown Heights Mikva
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Details… Crown Heights.info reports: Child Molested in Crown Heights Mikvah
January 04 2009 CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — At 4:12pm, Friday, Erev Shabbos, a child
called the Shomrim hotline asking for help. The child stated that he was just
molested at...
January 3, 2009:
Mondrowitz Case On Zev Brenner Tonight Monday Night
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Details: Zev will be interviewing Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz about the Avrohom
Mondrowitz extradition. He postponed the show until Monday night at 9 Eastern
Time: Streaming Live Radio Mon-Thurs 9-10 PM Eastern Time WSNR 620 AM(NY) WKAT
1360 AM(Miami, FL) Talkline...
January 2, 2009:
Igud HaRabbonim 'Confronts' Abuse
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Details: Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum in his Jewish Press column updates us on
the latest meeting of the Rabbinical Alliance of America, AKA Igud HaRabonim:
Rabbi Joseph Rosenbaum, DDS, Rav of the Yong Israel of Vandeveer Park, shared
the accepted medical...
December 30, 2008:
Mondrowitz Update: Extradition Still In Limbo, Victims Want To Testify
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Details: Mondrowitz Accusers Seen Ready To Testify by Hella Winston Special
To The Jewish Week The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office has indicated to
prosecutors in Israel that the alleged victims of an accused pedophile who
fled to the Jewish state...
December 30, 2008:
BREAKING! Beit Din Of America Decision Overturned By NY Court –
Rabbis' Decision "Wholly Irrational," Rabbis "Exceeded Their Authority," Court
Says
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Details: 1. The case involves a day school, Hebrew Academy of the Five
Towns & Rockaway, that terminated a teacher because the teacher's religious
outlook did not match the school's. (Presumably, the teacher was more right
wing in his religious...
December 22, 2008:
"It’s a shame that our community still has this need to protect its own image
more than it’s ready to protect its children"
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Details: Breaking The Silence by Hella Winston Special To The Jewish Week
At this time last year, Dr. Asher Lipner had no idea he was on a course to
become a grass-roots community organizer, particularly around such a delicate
issue:...
December 19, 2008:
Survivors For Justice
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The group formed by survivors of Orthodox, primarily haredi, child sexual
abuse… …now has a website and a toll free hotline.
December 16, 2008:
BREAKING! ISRAEL MOVES TO BLOCK MONDROWITZ EXTRADITION
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Details… The Jewish Week reports: Mondrowitz Extradition Case Thrown Into
Limbo Israeli justices raise possibility that alleged Brooklyn pedophile might
be tried in Israel. Hella Winston The latest twist in the long-running
extradition case of alleged Brooklyn pedophile Avrohom Mondrowitz...
December 14, 2008:
Marvin Schick Gets It Wrong Again
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Schick uses his weekly paid advertisement in the New York Jewish Week –
Schick insists on calling these paid advertisements "columns" – to lash out
at… Please click to enlarge or download a PDF version to enlarge the article
even...
December 11, 2008:
Dark Secrets: Haredim And Sex Abuse
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Video: Part One.
December 9, 2008:
The Stolper Award: The OU, NCSY, And Child Sexual Abuse, Part 2
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David Kelsey wites up NCSY's… …naming of an award after Rabbi Pinchas
Stolper, convicted child sexual abuser Rabbi Baruch Lanner's enabler. Read it
over on Jewcy.com.
December 8, 2008:
OU-NCSY Honors Child Sexual Abuser Rabbi Baruch Lanner's Chief Enabler –
Committee Members Include Cream Of Modern Orthodox Leadership
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Should NCSY have a national award named in honor of the man who hired and
then protected and enabled Rabbi… …Baruch Lanner, the rabbi accused of abusing
hundreds of boys and girls during his near-30 years in the OU's National...
December 3, 2008:
NYC Channel 11 News: Brooklyn DA Has 9 Felony Sexual Assault
Cases Pending Against Haredim – Hikind To Meet Da Tomorrow
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Video: This is the first part of a series of reports that began tonight. As
for the DA's claim that families did not want their children to testify
against Rabbi Yehuda Kolko, at least one of the two families strongly...
November 23, 2008:
Getting Haredi Child Sexual Abuse Wrong
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So, you already know the background. Dov Hikind has the names of hundreds,
perhaps more than one thousand, haredim who claim to have been sexually
abused. The abusers? Often rabbis, rebbes and yeshiva teachers. Hikind
promised these victims confidentiality. An...
November 21, 2008:
Alleged Abuse Victim's Mother: “Hikind folded. He completely sold out.”
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Dov Hikind, Pearl Engelman alleges, sold out to… …Satmar. And it just gets
worse, as Michael Orbach of The Jewish Star reports: …Hikind has repeatedly
asserted that he attempts to get victims to press charges but most are
unwilling to
November 21, 2008:
Expose Child Sex Abuse In The [Ultra-] Orthodox Jewish Community
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What is most noteworthy about this op-ed is that it is published… …in a
major American newspaper. Marci Hamilton writes in the New York Daily News:
Expose child sex abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community BY MARCI HAMILTON Most
people...
November 19, 2008:
The Threats Against Rabbi Nochum Rosenberg: Was He Really Shot?Part 2
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The threats, along with a clarification of how he got that head wound:
Anti-Abuse Rabbi Says He’s In Danger Rabbi Nuchum Rosenberg claims that
threats against him culminated in his being shot in the forehead last month by
unknown assailants....
November 19, 2008:
The Reluctant DA
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The reluctant DA is… …Charles Hynes. The editors of the NY Jewish Week
write: The Reluctant D.A. by The Editors The spectacle of young yeshiva
students being sexually abused by their rabbis is a horrifying reality. So is
the fact...
November 18, 2008:
Hasid Who Allegedly Molested Elderly Man In Hospital Asks Victim, "Are You
Jewish?" Before Molesting Him
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The elderly victim answered… …"atheist." The NY Daily News reports: Accused
molestor asked senior his religion before assault BY RICH SCHAPIRO AND SIMONE
WEICHSELBAUM A Torah scholar accused of fondling an elderly man lying in a
Manhattan hospital bed first...
November 18, 2008:
Was Rabbi Nochum Rosenberg Really Shot?
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Rabbi Nochum (Nuchem) Rosenberg has been trying to do something about
haredi rabbi-on-boy sexual abuse. For his trouble, Rabbi Rosenberg has been
threatened, denounced, chased by an angry mob, and shot…or was he? Rosenberg,
who told the Awareness Center (and...
November 17, 2008:
Dov Hikind, The Jewish Week, And Haredi Child Molestation: Marvin Schick Gets It
Wrong – Again
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Marvin Schick makes what is, perhaps, the most foolish argument ever made
regarding… …haredi rabbi-on-boy sexual abuse: Responding to Hella Winston and
Larry Cohler-Esses's series of NY Jewish Week articles on haredi rabbi-on-boy
sexual abuse, Schick wrote: …If this newspaper...
November 12, 2008:
NY Times: Sexual Abuse Complaints Subpoenaed – Dov Hikind: “Abusive teachers and
rabbis in the schools. Pedophiles on the streets. Incest in the home.”
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Hella Winston's Jewish Week article, UOJ and FailedMessiah.com are all
mentioned – although the Times… …gets UOJ's url wrong and seems to confuse the
name of the Jewish Week. Too late to correct either in the print edition, but
hopefully...
November 12, 2008:
Dov Hikind Subpoenaed For Molestation Records – Experts: Hikind Is Obstructing
Justice
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There are three main points in all this. 1. As well meaning as Hikind may
be, he's a rank amateur. 2. Hikind has information of what he says is hundreds
of haredi pedophiles. 3. The Brooklyn DA doesn't care much...
November 10, 2008:
Rabbi Nochum Rosenberg Says Shot In Head – Survives, Speaks Out Again About
Haredi Child Sexual Abuse
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Video posted below courtesy of The Awareness Center. Part 1: Part 2: :
Previous Posts: 1, 2.
October 30, 2008:
Hella Winston and Larry Cohler-Esses Interviewed On Zev Brenner's Show Tonight
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Talking about the new group formed by haredi survivors of… …rabbi-on-boy
sexual abuse. Tonight, 9 p.m. Eastern Time: NYC: WSNR 620 AM Miami WKAT 1360
AM Live Internet stream.
October 29, 2008:
Haredi Rabbi-On-Boy Sexual Abuse Victims Form Group – Victims Urged To Call
Police, Group To Lobby For Tougher Laws Protecting Children
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And they're very clear: Do not rely on… …rabbis to protect children or deal
with abuse. The founders of this group include Mark Weiss, a victim of Avrohom
Mondrowitz; and David Framowitz, a victim of Rabbi Yehuda Kolko. Framowitz
came...
October 19, 2008:
British Police Find Link Between Child Porn Websites And Muslim Terror Cells
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Islamic terrorists are using child porn and pedophiles websites to… …send
coded messages, the TimesOnline reports: A link between terrorism plots and
hardcore child pornography is becoming clear after a string of police raids in
Britain and across the Continent,...
October 18, 2008:
Chabad Rabbi Gives Molester Plane Ticket, Sent Away – Later Molests Children
Elsewhere
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The Chabad rabbi? Yitzchok Dovid Groner. His brother Leibel was one of the
late rebbe's secretaries for many years. Yitzchok Dovid, who was sent to found
Chabad in Australia by the rebbe and was one of the most senior of...
October 7, 2008:
BREAKING! Rubashkin Son-In-Law Hit With New Charge Of Sexual Molestation
– Second Alleged Victim 13 Year Old Boy
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As i noted in an earlier report, the Postville yeshiva had at least two
different abusers. One now lives in Crown Heights. The other… …may be the
director of Chabad of Colonie, near Albany, NY, Sholom Rubashkin's son-in-law
Yaakov Weiss....
October 7, 2008:
Weingarten Claims Frame: Says Ex-Wife Made Up Abuse Stories, Hires Disgraced
Former D.A.
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Rabbi Israel Weingarten's attorney claims… … Weingarten's ex-wife framed
him. But feel free to take this barrister's claim with more than your usual
grain of salt. Why? Kenneth Gribetz, an Orthodox Jew, is a disgraced former
District Attorney who stole...
October 6, 2008:
BREAKING Torah Temimah Rabbi Raped Own Daughter For Years
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The guy is a Satmar hasid, too. Brooklyn Man Arraigned for Repeated Sexual
Abuse of Daughter by Brooklyn Eagle CADMAN PLAZA EAST – A Brooklyn man was
arraigned Monday in the U.S. Federal Court for the Eastern District of New...
October 6, 2008:
BREAKING! Torah Temimah Rabbi Arrested On 5 FEDERAL Counts Of
Child Sexual Abuse – Worked With Kolko, Faces Life In Prision
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And he's a Satmar hasid, too. These are federal charges that include
transporting a minor for the purpose… …of having sexual relations: PKC:AG:RJN
F.#2007R01082 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - - -
- - - -...
October 4, 2008:
Postville Cheder And Yeshiva Had Cases Of Child Sexual Abuse in 2003 to 2005,
And In 1990s – Police Not Called
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Two Chabadniks filed for divorce and then argued over custody of their
children. The husband, a rabbi and schochet, worked for Agriprocessors, first
as a schochet and then… …as a computer systems analyst. In their custody
battle, information on what...
October 3, 2008:
Haredim Begin Confronting Pedophilia – Sort Of
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The Forward has a piece this week on the new move to… …deal with pedophiles
in the haredi community. There are two important quotes and several glaring
omissions in the Forward piece. The first quote: “Until not terribly long
ago,...
October 1, 2008:
Rubashkin Son-In-Law Arrested For Child Sexual Molestation – Chabad Rabbi
Allegedly Molested Boy At School, JCC
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Rabbi Yaakov Weiss, 28, is rabbi of Chabad of Colonie near Albany, New
York. His wife is… …Rosa Rubashkin, Sholom M. Rubashkin's daughter. Weiss
moved from Postville to the Albany area in 2004: Loudonville rabbi accused of
sex abuse Man...
September 25, 2008:
Agudath Israel of America 'Clarifies' Position On Mandatory Background Checks
For Teachers In Haredi Schools
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It really isn't much of a clarification – especially after the Kolko
scandal. And, as much as Rabbi David Zwiebel's tries to spin it, one thing
remains true: The vast majority of haredi schools do not do voluntary
background checks...
September 22, 2008:
Is This Legal? CEO Of OHEL Tells Parents Not To Go To Police When Child Sexual
Abuse Takes Place
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David Mandel, the CEO of OHEL Children's Home and Family Services, the
Brooklyn-based haredi social services organization. Speaking in… …Baltimore
February 20, 2008, under the auspices of Baltimore's Orthodox (and
overwhelmingly haredi) Va'ad Harabbonim, Mandel appears to admit to several...
September 18, 2008:
Burning Crosses Ultra-Orthodox Style
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The Heretic exposes haredi racism on Jewcy.com.
September 18, 2008:
Dov Hikind: The "Best Community" To Be A Child Molester Is "Borough Park,
Flatbush, Lakewood or Monroe.…People Don’t Press Charges”
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This is exactly the argument made by critics and by victims' advocates, and
the same argument Agudath Israel of America and other haredi leaders have
attacked as antisemitic. And now uber-Jew and NY State Assemblyman Dov Hikind
is saying exactly...
September 17, 2008:
More Haredi Rabbi-On-Boy Child Sexual Abuse Surfaces – Parents Tell Dov Hikind
They Are Afraid To Go To The Police
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Why won't this family go to police? Shidduchim. The Jewish Week reports:
Hikind Reports Second Reichman Allegation New development comes on heels of
Joel Engelman’s charges; assemblyman stymied by family’s fear of going to
police by Hella Winston Special To...
September 10, 2008:
BREAKING! Haredi Doctor Tapped To Head Panel On Haredi Rabbi Sex Abusers
Threatened, Retires From Public Life
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A prominent Orthodox rabbi and psychologist has been intimidated into
quitting as head of a just-formed task force dealing with rabbinic sex abuse
of minors, organized by Assemblyman Dov Hikind this week. Dr.… … Benzion
Twerski told The Jewish Week...
September 3, 2008:
A Claim Of Double Betrayal In Williamsburg: A Boy, A Rabbi Molester, And A
Community's Effort To Whitewash The Truth
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Hella Winston has fascinating feature article in this week's NY Jewish Week
detailing the allegations surrounding Rabbi… …Avrohom Reichman, who may turn
out to be Satmar's version of Rabbi Yehuda Kolko. Reichman was and still
remains a rosh yeshiva at...
August 31, 2008:
Serial Borough Park Child Rapist Hunt Stalled – Haredim Refuse To Cooperate With
Police
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The haredim who refuse to cooperate with police include the hasidic parents
of a 14 year old victim. Why won't haredim cooperate? Mesira. And they do not
want to destroy the shidduch (arranged marriage) prospects for their other
children. The...
August 29, 2008:
What's Different About The Newest Haredi Rabbi-On-Boy Sexual Abuse Case?
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A child is sexually abused by a rabbi teaching in a haredi school. The
school does nothing. Years later, the child, now a young adult, tells his
parents. The parents push the school to fire the rabbi. The school doesn't....
August 27, 2008:
BREAKING! Death Threats Force Haredi Childrens Advocate Rabbi Nochum
Rosenberg To Shut Down
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Threatened with death, Rabbi Nochum Rosenberg, the haredi rabbi who
uncovered and publicized rabbi-on-child sexual abuse in haredi communities has
been forced to close his hotline and… … give up the public side of his child
protection efforts. Hamercaz reports:...
August 25, 2008:
RETRACTION: Alleged Modern Orthodox Sex Offender Still Around Kids –
Adam Melzer Allegedly Uses Shul As Meeting Ground, Rabbis Remain Silent
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Rinat Member writes via email: Shmarya, I think that you would be doing a
great public service if you blogged about the case about Adam Melzer that has
been unfolding In Teaneck. You blogged about the JW article but there...
August 24, 2008:
Thugs That Beat Jerusalem Woman Linked To Ger Hasidic Sect
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And that's not all.. The head of this Ger hasid-founded modesty squad runs
a printing business that prints pashkvilim, wall posters, used by haredi
rabbis to warn their public about 'immodest behavior' (like wearing otherwise
modest denim skirts, for example)...
August 14, 2008:
Rabbis And Sex Offenders
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Given the choice between a correct moral action and an action that protects
"the community" or "the yeshiva" or "the rabbi" from possible shame and
prosecution, most rabbis choose… …to protect their own. Here's the most recent
example from today's...
August 4, 2008:
Haredi Child Molester Back Teaching Children
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This is why calling the police should be your first and only option. A
child is molested by a rabbi in a Williamsburg yeshiva. The child's family
tries to get the rabbi into treatment, doing so in a way that...
August 1, 2008:
Mob Of 200 Hasidim Try To Injure Rabbi Who Fights Against Rabbinic Child Abuse
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The rabbi is of course Nochum Rosenberg and the hasidim… …reacted in the
same way they react to dissenters in Kiryas Joel or Williamsburg. This time,
however, the dissenter got away, as the venerable London Jewish Chronicle
reports: Anti-abuse rabbi...
July 31, 2008:
The Heretic: How the Law of Lashon Hara Has Been Dangerously Perverted By
Ultra-Orthodox Rabbis
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On Jewcy.com.
July 25, 2008:
New Child Endangerment Case Highlights Need For Mandatory Background Checks For
Religious Schools
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The problem is, the Catholic Church and Agudath Israel of America oppose
them, Agudah claiming such mandatory checks violate the separation of church
and state. Agudah claims it wants these checks to be adopted voluntarily by
religious schools. The problem?...
July 24, 2008:
Rabbi Nochum Rosenberg Flees Angry Mob In London – Activist Against Rabbinic
Molestation Of Children Targeted
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First, he was banned by leading hasidic rabbis. Now… …this. VIN breaks the
story: Stamford Hill, London - Rabbi Nochum Rosenberg of Brooklyn, New York,
and a controversial figure in its Williamsburg-neighborhood Chasidic
community, was physically accosted this evening by...
July 23, 2008:
Chabad Leader: We Do Not Want Pedophile Avraham Mondrowitz Extradited Or
Prosecuted
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And this should tell you how sick much of the haredi world now is. Michael…
…Lesher writes: I just came across the slanderous post by "Chareidi" accusing
me, of all people, of concealing information relevant to Avrohom Mondrowitz's
flight from...
July 8, 2008:
Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg
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He's also known as Rabbi Nochum Rosenberg and is an expert on mikvas. he's
also a crusader against haredi malfeasance, including child abuse. Have any of
you heard any news lately regarding him or regarding this? If so, post it...
June 8, 2008:
Should Haredim Call Police When A Child Is Abused?
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If you are haredi and hold by Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch of Jerusalem's Edah
HaHaredit (Badatz Yerushalyim), the answer is… …probably not, as Daniel
Eidensohn of Da'asTorah reports: Rav Moshe Sternbuch, shlita - Guidelines for
calling the Police There is a...
June 6, 2008:
Haredi Child Rapist Flees Israel, Hides In London, Escapes Justice – Twice
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There is a bright side to this story. The haredi child rapist was,
accidentally, arrested again, as… …the venerable London Jewish Chronicle
reports: How a puncture on the A40 caught a rapist on the run 06/06/2008 By
Candice Krieger A...
June 2, 2008:
Cloistered Shame in Israel – Child Abuse, Rape and Haredi Coverups
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The recent spate of haredi sex crimes – most of which involve molestation
or rape of children – that so shook Israel has now made real international
news. Time Magazine has a report on the problem called Cloistered Shame in...
May 23, 2008:
Rabbi Shlomo Aviner and Child Abuse
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Over the past few years, I've often thought no group of people fails their
public duty as often as rabbis. Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, a leading National
Religious rabbi in Israel, gives us the latest example. First, the good news…
Writing...
April 30, 2008:
Brooklyn DA Changes Story On Kolko Plea – Inconsistencies In DA's Story Point To
Incompetence, Corruption
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Only in Brooklyn could people this incompetent (and/or this corrupt) be
district attorneys. Read the whole shocking story after the jump in the
extended post: The Jewish Week reports: DA Struggles To Explain Kolko Plea
Deal Contradictions riddle Hynes’ account...
April 30, 2008:
Why Are Mandatory Reporting Laws Necessary?
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Why, this, of course… The Australian Jewish News reports: FIFTEEN people
from the Orthodox Jewish community have come forward indicating they want to
give testimony about allegations of inappropriate behaviour by a trusted
official. The whistleblowers have all identified themselves...
April 28, 2008:
How Mondrowitz Escaped Justice
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Avrohom Mondrowitz, the alleged haredi pedophile who fled Brooklyn for
Israel more than 20 years ago, lived openly and safely in Jerusalem all that
time, without fear of arrest. Why? Largely because Brooklyn's District
Attorney, Charles Hynes, did not actively...
April 18, 2008:
UPDATED: Kolko Victims' Families Tell Daily News "Justice Not Served,"
D.A. Pressured Them To Accept Plea
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In a weak but still valuable report, the Daily News confirms what the
Jewish Week first reported Wednesday – Brooklyn's D.A. pushed victims'
families to accept a horrible plea deal that allows Kolko to walk free. The
Daily News reports:...
April 16, 2008:
More On Brooklyn Corruption
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Tikkun Olam writes on DovBear's blog: Having treated a teenage victim of
sexual abuse (not Kolko related) who had a case in the Brooklyn area that is
being referred to - I can tell you that there is an interesting...
April 16, 2008:
BREAKING! D.A. LIED TO KOLKO VICTIMS, THREW CASE IN KOLKO'S FAVOR
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If anyone ever had doubts about the alleged corruption of the Brooklyn
D.A.'s office, this breaking report, printed in the extended post, should
remove them. Brooklyn D.A. Charles Hynes is a… …very dishonest man. The Jewish
Week Reports: No Sex...
April 14, 2008:
BREAKING: RABBI YEHUDA KOLKO PLEADS GUILTY
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Rabbi Yehuda Kolko pleaded guilty today to two counts of… …endangering the
welfare of a child, according to a source familiar with the case. Kolko
received 3 years probation and mandatory counseling. He will not serve any
jail time and...
April 7, 2008:
Haredi Child Sexual Abuse Described From The Inside
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…The first time I encountered a sexual assault incident I was too naïve to
understand. It was in the sixth grade. A classmate told us secretly about a
certain man on the street who likes to hug little girls and...
April 2, 2008:
BREAKING: Torah Temimah "Fired," Then Continued To Pay Rabbi Yehuda Kolko,
Even After Kolko Was Indicted On Child Sexual Abuse Charges
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Rabbi Yehuda Kolko has been paid tens of thousands of dollars since Yeshiva
Torah Temimah "fired" him after Kolko's forty-year history of pedophilia was
exposed, a new report says. Torah Temimah apparently tried to hide the
payments by… …making many...
April 1, 2008:
Orthodox Mother Rapes Children To Get Back At Ex-Husband
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Worse yet – the mother admits to the rapes and justifies it: The Jerusalem
Post reports: Another shocking incident of abuse perpetrated by parents on
their own children was unearthed in Israel Tuesday when a mother of eight was
arrested...
March 31, 2008:
Haredi City Has Highest Rate Of Sex Offenses – Bnei Brak "Tens of Percentage
Points" Above Other Israeli Cities
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"The number of sex offenses in the Bnei Brak area is higher than any other
city by tens of percentage points, and it is clear to us that we do not know
about many cases that are not even reported...
March 28, 2008:
Aussie Haredi Lesbian Principle Revealed
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Okay, boys. She allegedly seduced and molested female students and young
female teachers. She is said to have fled Australia with more than $120,000
AUD, including more than $20,000 AUD that her students raised for a free loan
fund they...
March 27, 2008:
Australian Rabbis Warn of Another Predatory Religious Figure, Urge Jews to Speak
Out – But Only to Rabbis
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The Rabbinical Council of Victoria (Australia) warns of another religious
predator, a rabbi, abusing his way through Melbourne. The rabbis… …however,
want Jews to come forward to them, not to police, as the Australian Jewish
News reports: REPORTS of alleged...
March 26, 2008:
MONDROWITZ UPDATE
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The Supreme Court appeal of Avrohom Mondrowitz has been moved up to May 29,
2008. Mondrowitz, the Gerrer hasid who allegedly raped boys sent to him for
counseling and then fled Brooklyn to Israel to escape arrest and indictment,
is...
March 15, 2008:
Just In Case You Missed It
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The attorneys representing victims of Rabbi Yehuda Kolko have sent a letter
to Yeshiva Torah Temimah parents asking for evidence against him. The attoneys
also offered to represent victims that have not yet come forward. Attorneys'
Letter to YTT Parents....
March 14, 2008:
Kolko Victims' Attorneys Seek New Victims
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Details after the jump in the extended post… New York Jewish Week article.
(Click letter to enlarge.)
March 14, 2008:
The Aussie Haredi Lesbian Abuse Scandal, part 3
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A correspondent tells me that Malka Leifer, the principal of the Adass
Yisroel girls high school in Melbourne, Australia, is… …married to a Gerrer
hasid. (I have not confirmed this yet.) The correspondent, very familiar with
the haredi world, emphasized...
March 13, 2008:
Lesbian Haredi Abuse Scandal Deepens
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More sordid details have come to light about the lesbian abuse scandal at a
haredi school in Melbourne, Australia. Included in these sordid… …details are
the following: Parents allege the school paid to send the abuser, its
principal, to Israel...
March 13, 2008:
Lesbian Abuse Scandal Rocks Aussie Haredi School
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What happened at the Adass Yisroel school in Melbourne, Australia? Parents
would like to know, but rabbis… …are covering up, as the Australian Jewish
News reports: THE principal of the Adass Israel Girls School in Elsternwick
has returned to Israel...
March 11, 2008:
Rabbi Yisroel Shapiro Pleads Guilty; Baltimore Rabbis Coverup Mentioned In Press
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The Baltimore bar mitzvah teacher pleaded guilty to… …sexual child abuse.
The Baltimore Sun reports: A former bar mitzvah lessons teacher active in
Baltimore's Orthodox Jewish community pleaded guilty yesterday to sexual child
abuse and a third-degree sex offense after...
March 7, 2008:
Yeshiva Torah Temimah Needs Your Help
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It seems the Yeshiva Torah Temimah Wikipedia entry is a mere stub. It needs
some serious fleshing out.
March 2, 2008:
Baltimore Rabbis and Ohel Make the Wrong Choice on Rabbi-on-Boy Child Sexual
Abuse – Again, part 2
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So what kind of gathering was the Baltimore Vaad HaRabbonim's “How To
Protect Our Children,” held a couple of weeks ago in response to a myriad of
child sexual abuse allegations in the Baltimore Orthodox community? This kind:
The "Catholic...
February 28, 2008:
Will Rabbi Avi Shafran Ever Stop Lying?
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Rabbi Avi Shafran again proves himself to be incapable of understanding the
harm he does. Rabbi Shafran would have you believe… …criticism of Shafran
(and, by extension, of Marvin Schick) for his behavior surrounding the New
York Jewish Week's' coverage...
February 25, 2008:
Baltimore Rabbis and Ohel Make the Wrong Choice on Rabbi-on-Boy Sex Abuse –
Again
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Baltimore's Vaad HaRabbanim held a conference last week on child sexual
abuse. You might remember… …the haredi rabbis of Baltimore once issued a
letter telling Jews to call "authorities" if credible evidence of child sexual
abuse exists. The letter also...
February 12, 2008:
Full Text of Mondrowitz Court Decision
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The full Hebrew text of the Israeli court decision handed down Sunday
finding Avrohom Mondrowitz extraditable is posted after the jump in the
extended post. If you can translate, please do so and leave your translation
as a comment to...
February 11, 2008:
החשוד בפדופיליה יוסגר לארה"ב
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A new Hebrew language article on yesterday's Mondrowitz court decision is
posted after the jump in the extended post below. As always, if you can
translate, please do so and leave the translation as a comment in the comments
section...
February 10, 2008:
UPDATED: MONDROWITZ RULED EXTRADITABLE
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I haven't seen this in print yet but apparently Avrohom Mondrowitz was
found today by an Israeli court to be extraditable. What this means is that –
barring any appeals – Mondrowitz will be extradited to Brooklyn to stand
trial....
January 21, 2008:
Mondrowitz Extradition Process
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Despite what you may have read elsewhere over the past few days, this is
what the Avrohom Mondrowitz extradition process looks like from here out: Last
Thursday, January 17 was the final extradition hearing in this round, so to
speak....
January 20, 2008:
Discussion on Film About Rabbi-on-Child Sexual Abuse
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Here's a link to a video of a panel discussion about the film Narrow
Bridge, hosted by The Awareness Center. The filmmaker, Izzy Moscowitz, Dr.
Joyce Silver, Vicki Polin, and others participate.
January 18, 2008:
New Mondrowitz Article
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Ha'aretz has a new article on the extradition of Avrohom Mondrowitz.
Unfortunately, it's in Hebrew. I've posted it after the jump in the the
extended post. If you can translate, please do so and leave your translation
as a comment...
January 17, 2008:
The Anti-Shafran
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Rabbi Yakov Horowitz writes: …[A]s we talk about building walls around our
children to protect them from the decadence of secular culture, we had better
make certain that the ‘monster’ of child abuse is on the other side of the...
January 15, 2008:
MONDROWITZ: ביהמ"ש: רב חסידות גור לא יעמוד בפיתוי
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ביהמ"ש: רב חסידות גור לא יעמוד בפיתוי ביהמ"ש המחוזי סירב לשחרר למעצר בית את
"החסיד הפדופיל" המועמד להסגרה לארה"ב השופט: הערבים לא יעמדו בפיתוי למלט אותו
מהצורך לעמוד לבין בפני "ערכאות גויים" מאת: רותי אברהם ביהמ"ש המחוזי בירושלים
דחה (יום...
January 15, 2008:
MONDROWITZ: הפדופיל החרדי אברהם מונדרוביץ' נעצר עד להסגרתו לארצות הברית
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הפדופיל החרדי אברהם מונדרוביץ' נעצר עד להסגרתו לארצות הברית נאשם באונס
ילדים חרדים בברוקלין לאחר שהתחזר לפסיכולוג והתיימר לטפל בהם מאת כתב ''עניין
מרכזי'' שלישי, 15 בינואר 2008, 05:58 הרב מונדרוביץ' נאשם באונס קטינים בברוקלין
נעצר עד תום ההליכים ועד...
January 15, 2008:
Mondrowitz Court Document
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The complete court document (as opposed to the single page shown above)
from Sunday's Avrohom Mondrowitz court hearing is posted below in PDF format.
As always, if you can translate, please do. Please leave your translation as a
comment to...
January 14, 2008:
MONDROWITZ: The Law and the Process
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Here is how Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes the part of the
extradition process Avrohom Mondrowitz is now in: Under Section 7 of the
Extradition Law, the magistrate may then order him/her to be held in custody
for up...
January 14, 2008:
MONDROWITZ TO REMAIN IN JAIL UNTIL THE END OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HIM,
HA'ARETZ REPORTS
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Ha'aretz reports: The Jerusalem District Court ruled on Monday that Avrohom
Mondrowitz, an ultra-Orthodox man who fled the United States for Israel two
decades ago to avoid sexual abuse charges, must remain in custody until the
end of legal proceedings...
January 14, 2008:
MA'ARIV ON LATEST MONDROWITZ COURT DECISION
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Ma'ariv reports: ביהמ"ש המחוזי בי-ם הורה לעצור חשוד בתקיפה מינית בארה"ב עד
תום הליכי ההסגרה נגדו שופט בית המשפט המחוזי בירושלים, משה רביד, הורה לעצור עד
תום הליכי ההסגרה את אברהם מונדרוביץ', ששלטונות ארצות הברית מבקשים להסגירו
לידיהם בגין כתב...
January 14, 2008:
MONDROWITZ ORDERED JAILED UNTIL EXTRADITION DECISION
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I'm told the judge in the extradition hearings for Avrohom Mondrowitz
yesterday ordered Mondrowitz to remain in jail until the hearings regarding
his extradition are completed. This means no release into the custody of Ger
hasidim, no house arrest, no...
January 9, 2008:
Colmer Bail Set at $10 Million
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The NY Daily News reports: An orthodox Jew extradited from Israel to face
charges of sodomizing two teenage boys in his Brooklyn home was ordered held
Tuesday on $10 million bail. Stefan Colmer, 31, allegedly went on the lam
last...
January 9, 2008:
Man-on-Boy Pedophile Extradited to US from Israel in 2005 – Mondrowitz Treaty
Excuse Does Not Stand
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For years, the Brooklyn District Attorney's office claimed it was
impossible to extradite Avrohom Mondrowitz because the US extradition treaty
with Israel did not cover certain man-on-boy sex crimes.* In January 2007 the
treaty changed. It was then that Charles...
January 9, 2008:
GUEST POST: Rabbi Baruch Lanner – An Eyewitness Account of Manipulation,
Violence and Abuse in the Name of Kiruv
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Rabbi Baruch Lanner is due to be paroled this week. Yochanan Lavie, a
frequent FailedMessiah.com commenter, tells the story of his teenage
encounters with rabbinic child abuser Rabbi Baruch Lanner. These encounters
include Lanner kneeing boys in the groin and...
January 7, 2008:
Colmer to be Extradited
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The Brooklyn DA announced today that accused haredi pedophile (and BT)
Stefan Colmer will be extradited. No word yet on when Colmer will leave Israel
for Brooklyn.
January 4, 2008:
Rabbi Baruch Lanner To Be Released From Prision Next Week
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It is Rabbi Baruch Lanner's last Shabbos behind bars. The Jewish Week's
Gary Rosenblatt reports: After serving nearly three years for sexually
assaulting two teenage girls in his charge in the mid-1990s, Rabbi Baruch
Lanner, the former yeshiva principal and...
January 2, 2008:
Haredi Schoolteacher Sentenced to 23 Years for Sexually Abusing Students
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Ha'aretz has a video report, which for some reason won't play in my
browser. If it plays in yours, please leave the details as a comment to this
post. Thanks! [Hat Tip: UOJ.]
December 31, 2007:
GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL: Mondrowitz was "Protected" by Ger Hasidim, Found "Refuge"
in Ger Community
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These are excerpts from the latest Mondrowitz court appearance: Moaz [Mondrowitz's
lawyer]: In addition to the electronic bracelet, there is Meir Zilberstein,
the main rabbi of the Ger hasidim in Jerusalem. In tow with him is Yaakov
Kaminsky, [Rabbi Zilberstein's...
December 28, 2007:
BREAKING! Government of Israel Claims Rabbis Told Mondrowitz To Flee US To
Israel
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UPDATED and REPOSTED from 12-27-07: The Government of Israel appears to be
admitting that haredi rabbis in the mid-1980s told Avrohom Mondrowitz to flee
indictment in the US for the safety of Israel. Modrowitz did so and lived
openly, freely...
December 28, 2007:
Rabbi Avi Shafran: Blogs "Evil," "Infested," "Close on the Heels of the
Swindlers and Pornographers"
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As you read this, remember Rabbi Avi Shafran works for Agudath Israel of
America, and some of the most damning alleged incidents of rabbi-on-boy sexual
abuse took place at their boys camp and under their watch. Also remember
bloggers exposed...
December 26, 2007:
Girls Expelled From Religious School For Exposing Rabbi Who Sexually Abused Them
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Ha'aretz and Channel 10 are reporting that two Orthodox sisters were
expelled from their high school four months ago. Why? Because two years ago,
these girls pressed charges against a rabbi who sexually abused them. The
rabbi was convicted. The...
December 25, 2007:
MONDROWITZ: לשמור על הסוד– הרב י', שנפגע על ידי מונדרוביץ בעצמו, סבור שאין לחשוף
התעללות בילדים בפומבי
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If you can translate this, please do. Leave the translation as a comment to
this post. Thanks! Ha'aretz reports: לשמור על הסוד הרב י', שנפגע על ידי
מונדרוביץ בעצמו, סבור שאין לחשוף התעללות בילדים בפומבי הרב י', בן 39, מנתב...
December 23, 2007:
Marvin Schick and Sexual Abuse, continued…
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Marvin Schick has done another despicable thing. To those who follow
Schick's writings, this is not surprising. Schick has spent much of his adult
life covering for haredim. When Hella Winston's book Unchosen was published,
Schick wrote a libelous review....
December 15, 2007:
Men's Mikvas Health Hazards, Hatzalah Says
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The Jerusalem Post reports: Dozens of men's mikvaot (ritual baths) across
the nation are a potential health hazard due to poor accessibility, United
Hatzalah of Israel, the haredi rapid-response first aid organization, has
warned "If, God forbid, there is a...
December 12, 2007:
Speaking Truth to Power
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…I cannot understand why members of our community are not willing to report
the criminals who are selling drugs to our kids directly to the police. This
is, in my opinion, a misplaced application of the concept of mesirah. Ten...
December 11, 2007:
MONDROWITZ – Should Parents be Let Off The Hook?
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Michael Lesher, attorney for several victims of Avrohom Mondrowitz, and Amy
Neustein, an activist on behalf of those victims for many years, have a letter
in the Jewish Press. Other activist who have worked long and hard on the
Mondrowitz...
December 7, 2007:
MONDROWITZ NEWS
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Wednesday, December 12 is the scheduled court date for Avrohom Mondrowitz.
To be decided is if Mondrowitz will remain incarcerated, if he will be given
house arrest or if he will be released entirely. The extradition itself will
be decided...
December 5, 2007:
Alleged Baltimore Pedophile Arrested
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One of the (apparently many) alleged child sex abusers in Baltimore's
Orthodox community has been arrested by police. Phil Jacobs of the Baltimore
Jewish Times reports: Yisroel Shapiro has been arrested and charged with two
counts of sexual offense in...
December 4, 2007:
Dov Hikind Seeks Mondrowitz Victims
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As first noted on UOJ's blog, Dov Hikind is looking for victims of Avrohom
Momdrowitz willing to go on air with Dov on his radio show. Dov Hikind
promises to respect victims need for anonymity and confidentiality. Please
contact:Charnie
December 4, 2007:
Satmar From The Inside Out
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New Voices profiles a Satmar hasid, "Sam," who left Williamsburg at age 19
and, after much hard work and a lot of help from Footsteps, is now a college
student in the New York City area. Here's a bit about...
November 30, 2007:
THE HIGH PRICE OF INACTION – MONDROWITZ PART 2, ENGLISH
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Ha'aretz fixed the codong error that was truncating the second half of
Aviva Lori's report on Avrohom Mondrowitz. It opens with a survivor who
planned to murder Mondrowitz but couldn't find him alone. It goes on to
discuss two brothers...
November 30, 2007:
MONDROWITZ COVERAGE ON MSN ISRAEL
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?החסיד הפדופיל יוסגר לארה"ב פרקליטות המדינה פנתה לבית המשפט במטרה להסגיר את
החסיד אברהם מונדרוביץ' לארה"ב. מונדרוביץ' הואשם בארה"ב בעשרות מקרי אונס של
ילדים לאחר שהתחזה לפסיכולוג יוסגר לארה"ב? (צילום: AP) 30/11/07 07:04 מאת: קטי
רון המחלקה לעניינים בינלאומיים בפרקליטות...
November 29, 2007:
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ASKS COURT FOR MONDROWITZ EXTRADITION – WANTS MONDROWITZ
KEPT IN JAIL
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משרד המשפטים לשכת הדובר ירושלים: י"ט כסלו, תשס"ח 29 נובמבר, 2007 7488 אל:
תא כתבי המשפט הודעה לעיתונות עתירה לבית המשפט המחוזי בי-ם להכריז על אברהם
מונדרוביץ' כבר-הסגרה לארה"ב המחלקה לעניינים בינלאומיים בפרקליטות המדינה עתרה
אתמול לבית המשפט המחוזי בירושלים...
November 29, 2007:
HA'ARETZ MONDROWITZ EXPOSE PART 2 NOW ONLINE IN HEBREW
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תיכננתי לרצוח את מונדרוביץ מאת אביבה לורי | צילום: דניאל כהן מאז שהתפרסמה
כאן הכתבה על הפדופיל מברוקלין, הצטברו עדויות נוספות על מעלליו. ט', 38, טוען
שרקם תוכנית להתנקש בחייו של אברהם מונדרוביץ; משפחתו של קורבן אחר, שהתאבד,
מדברת לראשונה....
November 28, 2007:
The Place of Sex Offenders in Orthodox Judaism
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Chief Doofis comments: If organized Orthodoxy took a piece of garbage like
[Rabbi Yehuda Kolko] and excoriated him with any of the passion that they
treat decent people, who argue PHILOSOPHICALLY with them, they would truly
gain credibility. Banning Rabbi...
November 27, 2007:
Interesting News …
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… In Ha'aretz this weekend, barring any major developments in the Annapolis
Talks, etc. Watch for it.
November 27, 2007:
Why Was Mondrowitz Not Arrested Sooner?
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According to this United States Department of Justice (US DOJ) manual,
extradition from a foreign country involves four basic steps: contacting the
Office of International Affairs; making a preliminary determination of
extraditability; deciding whether to ask for provisional arrest; and...
November 27, 2007:
Blogs Against Shafran
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Two major Orthodox blogs have come out against Agudath Israel of America's
spokesman, Rabbi Avi Shafran's handling of rabbi-on-child sex abuse
allegations: Rabbi Gil Student writes: …While the many accusations about
abusers may or may not imply something about the...
November 27, 2007:
Earth to Haredi Leadership
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Ha'aretz reports:: Jerusalem police on Sunday arrested a Haredi youth on
suspicion of sexually assaulting his sisters and his younger brother
repeatedly over the past five years. During his questioning, the youth
admitted to assaulting a number of neighborhood youths...
November 26, 2007:
Rabbi Avi Shafran, Agudath Israel of America and Rabbi-on-Child Sexual Abuse,
Part 2
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Rabbi Avi Shafran writes: …Last year, an article appeared in New York
magazine that told the tawdry tale of an alleged serial Orthodox child abuser.
The New York writer did more than salaciously detail an alleged victim’s
accusations. He went...
November 26, 2007:
MONDROWITZ EXTRADITION REQUEST SAT AT US DOJ FOR 7 MONTHS – DELAY CALLED HIGHLY
UNUSUAL
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Early coverage of the pending extradition of Avrohom Mondrowitz noted that
the Brooklyn DA asked the US Department of Justice for Mondrowitz's
extradition immediately after the new treaty between Israel and the US went
into effect in January 2007. Later,...
November 26, 2007:
Rabbi Avi Shafran, Agudath Israel of America and Rabbi-on-Child Sexual Abuse
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Agudath Israel of America employs a spokesman, Rabbi Avi Shafran, who is
eager to defend his community from perceived attack. Rabbi Shafran seems to
believe haredim do wrong at a lower rate than non-haredim and non-Jews. Why?
Because, Rabbi Shafran...
November 19, 2007:
MONDROWITZ'S WIFE SPEAKS OUT
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The AP quotes Avrohom Mondrowitz's wife Raizel: "People can come up 25
years later and say all kinds of things about anybody. No one's had any
complaints about him for the last 25 years. This is all old stuff," she...
November 18, 2007:
CHILD PORN FOUND IN MONDROWITZ HOME
COURT RULING POSTED IN FULL HERE
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Here is Sunday's translated court ruling in full: HONORABLE JUSTICE SHIMON
FEINBERG CASE No. 011944/07 THE STATE OF ISRAEL, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
GOVERNMENT VS. AVROHOM MONDROWITZ, RESPONDANT APPEARING BEFORE THE COURT: For
the Plaintiff: Nili Gesser, Esq. and Marilyn Mazal-Hershkovitz...
November 18, 2007:
Which Rabbis Covered For Mondrowitz?
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The JTA reports: …[A]ccording to a copy of the indictment, the charges
against Mondrowitz included forced sodomy. As a result, claims Michael Lesher,
a lawyer for several of Mondrowitz's alleged victims, Mondrowitz could have
been extradited since 1988. A cable...
November 18, 2007:
MONDROWITZ IN COURT
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Photo: Daniel Bar On. Mondrowitz appeared in court today. His remand was
extended for 9 days. His attorney said the following to reporters:
Mondrowitz's attorney, David Ofek, said he plans to appeal the court's
decision to keep Mondrowitz in custody....
November 17, 2007:
BREAKING: ISRAEL TRIES TO STALL MONDROWITZ EXTRADITION
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The AP via the International Herald Tribune reports: JERUSALEM: Israel has
requested clarifications of a U.S. request for extradition of an Israeli man
wanted in New York for allegedly sodomizing and sexually abusing several boys
ages 9 to 15 more...
November 16, 2007:
MONDROWITZ EXTRADITION HEARING SUNDAY
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The extradition hearing of the now-jailed haredi accused pedophile Avrohom
Mondrowitz is scheduled for this Sunday. More news later.
November 16, 2007:
MONDROWITZ ARRESTED; EXTRADITION TO FOLLOW
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Ha'aretz reports: Avrohom Mondrowitz, a Gur Hasid suspected of sexually
abusing Haredi children in the United States, was arrested Friday morning
pending extradition orders to the U.S. Mondrowitz fled the U.S. over 20 years
and has been hiding in Israel...
November 16, 2007:
Mondrowitz in New York Times
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The New York Times (finally) reports: Prosecutors in Brooklyn said
yesterday they were pursuing the extradition of a man who fled to Israel more
than 20 years ago after being accused of molesting young boys. The man,
Avrohom Mondrowitz, 59,...
November 15, 2007:
Mondrowitz In English
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The complete English-language version of the Ha'aretz piece on haredi
pedophile Avrohom Mondrowitz is online. Here's one telling section: …At the
beginning of the 1980s, when Mondrowitz was at the height of his glory,
married and the father of seven...
November 15, 2007:
Ha'aretz Exposé On Haredi Pedophile Avrohom Mondrowitz Online
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דתיים יוצאי ברוקלין שטופלו בילדותם אצל חסיד גור אברהם מונדרוביץ, טוענים
שהאיש אנס אותם, ביצע בהם מעשים מגונים והתעלל בהם ובעשרות חבריהם שנשלחו אליו
לטיפול. ערב מעצרו בארצות הברית, הוא נמלט לישראל, המשיך ללמד ילדים ולעסוק
בפעילות פדופילית. עכשיו, כשהחלו...
November 12, 2007:
Alleged Haredi Pedophile Stefan Colmer to be Extradited
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The NY Daily News reports: A suspected Brooklyn pedophile hiding from sex
abuse charges in Israel will become the first American extradited to the U.S.
under a revamped treaty, a Jerusalem court ruled Sunday. Stefan Colmer, 30,
was indicted by...
November 2, 2007:
New Documentary On Rabbi On Child Sexual Abuse In The Haredi Community
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I'm not sure when this will premier. I'll post that information as soon as
I get it. [Hat Tip: Dr. Rofeh-Filosof.]
October 28, 2007:
Only In Israel
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A 10 year old boy is repeatedly raped. His assailant is arrested, tried,
convicted and sentenced to jail. The boy's mother is afraid the rapist has HIV
and wants the rapist tested. The rapist refuses to be tested and, under...
October 22, 2007:
The Saga Of Rabbi Avrohom Mondrowitz, Ger Hasid and Accused Child Rapist,
Continues
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The Jerusalem Post's Matthew Wagner has a new report on the Rabbi Avrohom
Mondrowitz case. This is the story's first major coverage in Israel.
Mondrowitz allegedly abused (anally raped, I'm told) children in Boro Park
during the late 1970s and...
October 17, 2007:
Orthodox Abuse Victims Hope Healing Begins With Rabbi's Extradition And Arrest
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The New York Daily News has an article on the extradition of Rabbi Avrohom
Mondrowitz, the Gerre hasid who allegedly raped dozens of young boys in
Brooklyn during the 1970s and early 1980s. After being arrested and charged,
Mondrowitz was...
October 11, 2007:
Orthodox Doctor, Genealogist, Author Neil Rosenstein Indicted For Possession Of
Child Porn
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Neil Rosenstein, the noted Orthodox Elizabeth, NJ surgeon, genealogist and
author, has been arrested for possession of child pornography. 1010 WINS
reports: …In a related story, a prominent Elizabeth surgeon and published
author was arrested and charged with possession of...
October 11, 2007:
Brooklyn DA Askes For Extradition Of Accused Child Rapist Rabbi Avrohom
Mondrowitz
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UOJ has the NY Daily News article (not yet online). I'll write more on this
development with Gerrer hasid and alleged child rapist when I'm able …
October 7, 2007:
Girl Molested During Simhat Torah Celebrations At Chabad Of Sherman Oaks, CA
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The LA Times reports: Los Angeles police arrested a transient on suspicion
of molesting a 7-year-old girl at a Chabad synagogue in Sherman Oaks,
authorities said today. Officers were called to the temple in the 14900 block
of Ventura Boulevard...
September 23, 2007:
Agudath Israel's Jewish Observer On Child Sexual Abuse and Molestation
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The Jewish Observer, the PR organ of Agudath Israel of America, has piece
this month from David Mandel of Ohel on child molestation and sexual abuse in
the haredi community. Emblematic of Mandel's approach to this is issue is
his...
September 20, 2007:
Baltimore Jewish Times Editor Phil Jacobs Honored For Series On Rabbi Child
Molestation
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"It goes on and on and on unless we stop it. I say to you without any
apology, you don't have to be nice to stop this. You don't have to be
politically-correct. Call the cops; do something." -- Baltimore...
September 15, 2007:
Rabbi Yehuda Kolko Arrested Again
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Rabbi Yehuda Kolko has been arrested again. UOJ reported three weeks ago
that Kolko had been indicted. He was. Kolko chose to surrender himself on Erev
Rosh HaShana, while wearing a tallit and a black hat. His attorney complained
about...
September 5, 2007:
Boro Park Child Molester
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Chaptzem reports: According to sources that spend substantial time in the
Shomer Shabbos minyan factory Shul in Boro-Park, Yechiel Brauner is still
touching kids in places where nobody should. According to the sources, which
are keeping a close eye on...
August 30, 2007:
Abuse Allegations Against Rabbi Moshe Eisemann Made Public – Ner Israel Protects
and "Keeps Eye On" Rabbi Who Fondles Young Boys
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The Baltimore Jewish Times Phil Jacobs reports the following. Material
within square brackets is mine or is sufficiently expanded from Phil Jacobs'
report to warrant notice: As pressure from Jewish blogs, primarily UOJ, in the
summer of 2006 combined with...
August 24, 2007:
Divided Court Rules Seduction Claims Against Rabbi Mordechai Tendler Are Barred
by N.Y. Law, Woman He Allegedly Seduced To Appeal
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Law.com reports: A woman has no claims against a Rockland County, N.Y.,
rabbi who she alleges counseled her to have sex with him as a way of
overcoming her problems in finding a husband, a divided Appellate Division,
1st Department,...
August 21, 2007:
Rabbi Kolko Indicted For Child Sexual Abuse – Again?
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UOJ is reporting that Rabbi Yehuda Kolko has been indicted again, this time
Friday, August 17 in a Brooklyn court for molesting a 6-year-old boy in a
Yeshiva Torah Temimah classroom three years ago. I don't have confirmation of
the...
July 20, 2007:
OK Kosher and The Crown Heights Child Molester Suicide Mikva
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Leah Kleim writes on SevenFatCow: When his body was found in the garage of
the Chabad center,Don Yoel Levy, his brother and the CEO of OK Kashrut blamed
the wife of his late brother, the mother of his children, for...
July 15, 2007:
The Future Of Orthodox Judaism In America? Let's Hope So
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The LA Archdiocese has agreed to pay $660 million to settle the abuse
claims against it. It also has agreed to open the files of abusive priests and
made other concessions. The total amount paid in abuse settlements by the...
June 27, 2007:
Should Rabbis Who Commit Sexual Crimes Be Stripped Of Their Title?
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Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, son of former Sefardic chief rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu,
is proposing the Rabbinute remove the smicha (ordination) of rabbis convicted
of sex crimes and sexual impropriety: …In a letter sent to the members of the
Chief Rabbinate, Eliyahu...
June 21, 2007:
Another New Chabad Sexual Abuse Scandal
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Recently, within the last week. A Chabad cheder in a haredi town not that
far from Jerusalem or Tel Aviv. A 13 year old boy molests more than 10 younger
boys, leading them into the bathroom and groping them. The...
June 21, 2007:
Chabad Motto? If At First You Don't Succeed, Sue the Victim
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A Chabad man serves as the hazzan of a Chabad synagogue. Several years ago,
outside another synagogue after a community event, the Chabad hazzan sexually
assaults a woman who is a member of the Chabad synagogue. He is eventually
arrested...
June 15, 2007:
The Newest Chabad Scandal
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[This Post Will Stay At The Top Of The Blog For A few Days. Newer Posts Are
Immediately Below This Post.] A 14 1/2 year old girl from a Conservative
Jewish home has a school project, of sorts – the...
June 14, 2007:
BREAKING! Wanted Haredi Molester Stefan Colemar Arrested In Jerusalem; Fled
Indictments In US
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Wanted haredi pedophile Stefan Colemar has been arrested in Jerusalem and
now faces extradition to the US, UOJ reports: Stefan Colmer was arrested in
Israel today (June 14) on a provisional arrest warrant. He is now in custody
awaiting an...
June 14, 2007:
Chabad Molestation Scandals
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Case 1: An older Chabad rabbinical student molests a younger, teenage
Chabad yeshiva student. The older student has a position of authority, the
younger does not. When the abuse becomes known, the older student gets therapy
and is pronounced "cured."...
June 12, 2007:
Can Torah Temimah Be Sued Into Oblivion?
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Let's hope so. UnorthodoxJew writes: …I am in contact with the law firm who
has collected in excess of two hundred million dollars from the various
Catholic churches and archdioceses that were found guilty of harboring
molesters.This is what they...
June 12, 2007:
Yeshiva Torah Temimah To Write Sefer Torah
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Perhaps they should use the blood of Rabbi Kolko's victims as ink. Details
in pdf: Download torah_temimah.pdf
June 11, 2007:
Another Chabad Molestation Scandal
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This one involving an 11 year old boy molested at Camp Gan Israel in
Montreal 25 years ago. His alleged abuser, a camp waiter (a position given to
yeshiva students) went on to anally rape boys at knife point in...
June 7, 2007:
Chabad Molestation Scandal
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Link I was fifteen. He, the older mashpia-bochur - me, the young naive
lesser religious, grossly convincing me as my mashpia not to run after chix
and to study with him and become really really close to the rebbe…he did...
May 25, 2007:
Popular Nahariya Rabbi Arrested For Sexual Abuse
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Ha'aretz reports: The arrest of a popular Nahariya rabbi for allegedly
committing indecent sexual acts was made public Thursday, after a judicial gag
order was lifted. Rabbi Shimon Gerlick serves as rabbi of the Nahariya
hospital as well as rabbi...
May 14, 2007:
Is This "Kabbalist" A Fraud? An Abuser?
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A comenter writes about this man, a "kabbalist" rabbi: …He refuses to give
his wife a Jewish Get (divorce) becuz he wants the house, even though he
already has 2 houses, one in Tel Aviv and the other in Bat...
May 14, 2007:
Another Baltimore Rabbi Sex Abuser?
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UOJ posts the following email from Phil Jacobs of the Baltimore Times:
During the investigation of the late Rabbi Ephraim Shapiro, the name coming up
perhaps "second" in the conversations was more often than not that of Rabbi
Moshe Eisemann....
May 7, 2007:
Rabbi Kamentzky: Do Not Tell Police About Man-Boy Rape?
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UOJ is claiming Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetzky, the "number two" rabbi on Agudath
Israel's rabbinic board, has told victims of sexual abuse not to go to police.
The perpetrator is a haredi BT who has fled to Israel. If this is...
May 1, 2007:
Haredim Seek Legislation To Bar Minors From Internet Cafés
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Israel is seeking ways to regulate Internet usage, specifically ways to
block porn and other "objectionable" content. Most approaches to this are
benign – better filters or Knesset prizes for wholesome websites. But, as the
Knesset nears action, the haredim...
April 27, 2007:
Agudah Hack: “What are they going to do next? Have a molester of the week
feature?”
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The Forward has an excellent article on the tension in the Baltimore
community after the Baltimore Jewish Times published an article on Rabbi
Ephraim Shapiro, a man who, if the testimony of victims – some as old as 64
–...
April 27, 2007:
Rabbi Weinreb To Remain At OU – Public Pressure Wins
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The JTA reports: The Orthodox Union reversed course and extended the
contract of Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, its executive vice president, for two
more years. Weinreb’s contract was to expire this summer and a search
committee had been established to...
April 25, 2007:
Agudath Israel Opposes Regulation Of Faith-Based Nursery Schools; Health
Department Would Require Criminal Background Checks
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The NY Sun reports: Several religious groups are fighting a health
department proposal that for the first time would require permits for some
faith-based nursery schools. Representatives of the Catholic Archdiocese of
New York and Agudath Israel of America, among...
April 25, 2007:
For The RCA, Agudath Israel, Igud HaRabbonim, Agudath HaRabbonim, Satmar,
Chabad, Belz, Bobov, Sanz, etc.
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In this week's Jewish Press, attorney and victims advocate Elliot Pasik
writes about the Baltimore abuse letter and the state of the problem in New
York and nationwide: The damage that abuse can cause is devastating and
potentially life altering;...
April 19, 2007:
The Evidence Against The Star-K's Rabbi Moshe Heinemann
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I'm told Rabbi Heinemann took this letter down today after The Awareness
Center and bloggers made the letter public. But, I'm told, the ban against the
Baltimore Jewish Times still stands. Please boycott all Star-K products. Teach
this rabbi a...
April 18, 2007:
Have Baltimore's Rabbis Learned Their Lesson?
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Phil Jacobs of the Baltimore Jewish Times wrote a piece that detailed the
years of rabbi-on-boy sexual abuse perpetrated by Baltimore's Rabbi Ephraim
Shapiro. He interviewed many survivors and published their stories. This
exposé is what many people believe provoked...
April 17, 2007:
Baltimore Rabbis On Child Sexual Abuse
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Please click on the images to enlarge them. Thank you. …In the past, many
mistakes were made in handling these situations. Abusers were often not
recognized for what they were, as it was too difficult to believe that
otherwise good...
April 11, 2007:
Talmud: Hide Rabbinic Sins From The Public
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Rabbi Gil Student writes: The Gemara in Mo'ed Katan (17a) states that when
a Torah scholar sins, the court should not punish him in public because that
would serve as a denigration of Torah. Rather, they should "hide it like...
April 5, 2007:
Orthodox Girls Report Incidents Of Sexual Abuse Three Times As Much As
Non-Orthodox Girls
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Ayelet Cohen Vider writes: Young Orthodox girls report incidents of sexual
abuse three times as much as non-Orthodox girls. Incest among religious
families is reported with the same frequency among religious and non-religious
girls and women. For years we thought...
March 23, 2007:
Haredim and Background Checks
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The Record Online reports: Michael Bergoine of Hawley, Pa., was on his way
to work one night in 2001 when he got stopped by a cop in the Village of
Kiryas Joel. The cop claimed that Bergoine had rolled through...
March 19, 2007:
The Unnerving Touch
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Phil Jacobs, executive editor of the Baltimore Jewish Times, writes about
the rabbi-on-boy sexual abuse that, in many ways, defines the Baltimore
yeshiva experience (in this case, Torah Academy): Unnerving Touch Phil Jacobs
Executive Editor MARCH 16, 2007 There was...
March 15, 2007:
Rabbis and "Rebellion"
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Something to consider, a plan of action of sorts, for haredim. Rabbi Berel
Wein writes: …In the 18th century in Vilna, during the lifetime of the famed
Gaon of Vilna, Rabbi Eliahu Kramer, a bitter dispute between the rabbi of...
March 12, 2007:
An Important Teshuva On Child Abuse
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Rabbi Gil Student has posted a teshuva (rabbinic responsa) from the Shoel
Umeishiv. The teshuva (posted in both the original and in translation) deals
with a case of rabbi-on-boys sexual abuse that is almost identical to the
Rabbi Kolko case...
March 9, 2007:
Is It Legal To Beat Your Wife? An Uncomfortable History Of Halakha Exposed
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First off, a disclaimer: IT IS NOT OKAY TO BEAT YOUR WIFE. The sources
supporting spousal abuse cited below do not reflect the halakha (Jewish law)
as it is interpreted today. Now, on to the post. Rabbi Eliyahu Stern,
writing...
March 8, 2007:
NYC To Require Background Checks At Religious Day Care Centers
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The NY Daily News reports: Day care centers linked to churches, synagogues
and other houses of worship will be required to follow the same strict safety
and staffing standards as other centers under a proposal being considered by
the city...
March 7, 2007:
Abuse In Our Community – Online
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Last night's gathering at the NYC's Congregation Oheb Zedek, "Abuse in Our
Community? Protecting our Future – Halakhic and Legal Methods to Stop
Predators and Enablers," featuring Rabbi Mark Dratch, Founder and Director of
JSafe; Elliot Pasik, Attorney for Abuse...
March 4, 2007:
UOJ's Letter To A Rabbi
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UOJ emailed this letter to me and asked that I post it. He calims to have
all the names, and the proof. Read it after the jump: My entire life I've been
battling corruption in the rabbinate in all its...
March 2, 2007:
Rabbi Who Misued Almost $1 Million In Federal Funds Defends Rabbi Kolko
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That's right. The notorious Brooklyn Bundler, Rabbi Milton Yehoshua Balkany
took to the air to defend Rabbi Yehuda Kolko. Chaptzem reports: In an
interview last night on the Zev Brenner radio show Rabbi Balkany came to the
defense of accused...
March 1, 2007:
Do Israel's Police Correctly Handle Sex Crimes?
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Increasingly, one would have to say the answer to that question is "no."
Ha'aretz reports on the latest atrocity: A week after an 11-year-old boy was
brutally raped in Ra'anana, a Ha'ir reporter learned that police did not act
on...
February 28, 2007:
Rabbi Moshe Eisemann
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UOJ is asking all survivors of Rabbi Moshe Eisemann to contact Phil Jacobs
at the Baltimore Jewish Times. Jacobs is apparently researching an article on
Rabbi Eisemann.
February 28, 2007:
Abuse in Our Community? Protecting our Future – Halakhic and Legal Methods to
Stop Predators and Enablers
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Abuse in Our Community? Protecting our Future – Halakhic and Legal Methods
to Stop Predators and Enablers Rabbi Mark Dratch, Founder and Director of
Jsafe Elliot Pasik, Attorney for Abuse Victims and Author of NYS Background
Check Law Rabbi Allen...
February 28, 2007:
Orthodox "Forum" Quietly Handles Cases Of Sexual Harassment, Ma'ariv Claims
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A reader sent me the following rough translation of an article that
appeared in Ma'ariv yesterday. In effect what the article claims is that some
Orthodox groups in Israel have formed a "forum" to handle sexual harassment
and abuse cases...
February 27, 2007:
Agudah Meeting Today On Abuse
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Steven I. Weiss has a copy of an internal Agudath Israel of America email
referencing abuse: 8 Adar, 5767 February 26, 2007 REMINDER! M E E T I N G N O
T I C E TO National Officers FROM:...
February 23, 2007:
Yeshivas "Breeding Ground For Sexual Molestation"
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A sad tale of rabbis and their cronies protecting abusers who go on to
abuse others. This time, the rabbis are in Baltimore and South Bend. The
Baltimore Jewish Times (via JewishSurvivors) reports.
February 20, 2007:
Rabbi Who Protected Baruch Lanner Now Works For Aish HaTorah And Speaks For The
OU
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Matt Tropp, is a rabbi who worked for NCSY under Rabbi Baruch Lanner. He
ran cover for Lanner. He failed to report allegations of Lanner's abuse,
either to law enforcement or to his NCSY superiors. He claimed in court
that...
February 20, 2007:
Haredim And Child Sexual Abuse: Is There More Abuse In The Haredi Community?
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Wyoming, it seems, is worried. Why? Because it has become a playground, so
to speak, for convicted sex offenders, who flock there from all over the
country because Wyoming places few restrictions on them: …While other states
often prohibit sex...
February 19, 2007:
Haredim, Agudath Israel and Child Sexual Abuse
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UOJ writes: FACTS: [Rabbi] Shmuel Kaminetzky [senior leader of Agudath
Israel of America and the rosh yeshiva of the Yeshiva of Philidelphia] knew
that Rabbi Moshe Eiseman was a pedophile some 35 years ago when numerous boys
came forward in...
February 14, 2007:
Grassroots Activism At YU
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Reader and frequent commenter YUGUY has launched a FaceBook page to warn
people about rabbinic sexual abuse, especially the case of Rabbi Yehuda Kolko.
February 14, 2007:
The Jewish Press On Sexual Abuse And Family Violence
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The Jewish Press has a comprehensive article on sexual abuse and family
violence in the Orthodox community. Sadly, most of the haredi leaders quoted
want beit dins to handle abuse and violence issues. This is impossible for
many reasons, as...
February 14, 2007:
Rabbi Dovid Feinstein On Sexual Abuse
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JewishWhistleBlower notes this July 2006 quote from the Jewish Voice: In
general, Rabbi [Dovid] Feinstein says, it is a good idea for would-be accusers
in the Jewish community to take their charges to a beit din before going to
the...
February 12, 2007:
Ethical Advice From Haredi Orthodox Ethicist?
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Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir offers some advice for potential whistleblowers. He
explains how to blow the whistle, when to go to the police, etc. But then
Rabbi Meir drifts off into haredi Ortho-speak: One of the most original and
useful...
February 8, 2007:
Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein and Child Sexual Abuse
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According to Luke Ford, Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein, a haredi, LA-based rabbi
and polemicist, has this to say about blogs and abuse: “Halakhicly, you should
not read blogs. It is not our business to punish people. Vengeance is not a
Jewish...
January 26, 2007:
BROOKLYN PEDOPHILE ALERT
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A friend forwarded the following email to me: Yeshiva boys commonly accept
rides from strangers who appear to be “frum.” However, appearances can be
deceiving and this practice has lately proven to be extremely harmful.
Recently, a Jewish male in...
January 26, 2007:
Not A Word About Sex (Or Rape, Or Abuse)
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Ha'aretz reports that haredi-controlled media in Israel – including HaModia,
Yated Ne'eman, and Kol Hai have not mentioned the nature of the charges (in
HaModia's case, the indictment itself was not mentioned) against Israel's
now-indicted president, Moshe Katsav. Why? Because...
January 22, 2007:
Censorship In The JBlogisphere
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Rabbi Yakov Horowitz writes about his website, which he recently
reconfigured to function as a blog: …After giving it some thought, I decided
not remove any of the negative comments. (For the record, I removed the posts
that mentioned people’s...
January 18, 2007:
Lakewood Internet Ban Spreads To Brooklyn
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Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum writes in the Jewish Press: More than 120 rabbis,
dayanim, heads of yeshivos and principals of girls schools in Boro Park and
Flatbush, met on Sunday, Asarah B’Teves, December 31, to implement a takanah
to counteract the...
January 17, 2007:
What To Do With Today's Gedolim? Let The Talmud Tell Us
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Are rabbis like trees? If so, when is it appropriate to 'chop one down' or
cut a rabbi down to size? Steven I. Weiss has a talmudic quote from Ta'anit 7a
that explains, in the name of Rabbi Yochanan: …This...
January 14, 2007:
Dov Hikind and Child Sexual Abuse
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Dov Hikind – elected official, former close Kahane follower and the address
for much of Brooklyn's Jewish politics – devoted his radio show last night to
child sexual abuse in the Orthodox community. The show can be downloaded from
JewishSurvivors...
January 13, 2007:
Hella Winston and Abuse in Ultra-Orthodoxy
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Hella Winston has written an article for Lilith Magazine on child sexual
abuse in the haredi world. JewishSurvivors has it on the web, or you can
download a PDF of the piece from Lilth by clicking here. I haven't read...
January 12, 2007:
Sex Abuse in Orthodox Judaism: Audio Online Now
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The audio of the forum on sexual abuse in the Orthodox community featuring
Rabbi Yosef Blau of Yeshiva University, Rabbi Gil Student and the Forward's
editor J.J. Goldberg is now online. I've heard about 20 minutes of this and,
so...
January 11, 2007:
Rabbi Avi Shafran on Beit Dins and Abuse
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Among many Orthodox Jews, the preferred forum for adjudicating communal
disputes is a bet din, a rabbinic court. But critics say such panels often try
to dissuade sex abuse victims from pursuing their complaints, a charge
vigorously denied by [Agudath...
January 11, 2007:
Federal Court Rules Vatican Can Be Sued In Abuse Scandal – Will This Apply To
Agudath Israel, Too?
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The AP reports: Sex abuse victims can pursue damages from the Vatican in a
lawsuit alleging top church officials failed to report known or suspected
cases of child abuse, a federal judge ruled Thursday. The ruling by U.S.
District Judge...
January 10, 2007:
Chabad Schools and Abuse
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The JTA reports: The Chabad-Lubavitch movement has no written conduct
guidelines applying specifically to its estimated 4,000 global emissaries,
known as shluchim, or its approximately 3,000 multi-use facilities that double
as synagogues and are usually referred to as Chabad Houses....
January 10, 2007:
Rabbi Avi Shafran On Abuse And Blogs
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The JTA reports: "[The Awareness Center]´s site is very valuable," said
Rabbi Yosef Blau, religious adviser at Yeshiva University and a vocal advocate
for victims of rabbinic sexual abuse and other forms of sexual misconduct.
"Since you can´t get people...
January 5, 2007:
4th Victim of Rabbi Kolko Comes Forward
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The New York Post confirms what I reported yesterday: January 5, 2007 -- A
Brooklyn yeshiva has been slapped with a fourth sex lawsuit, this one alleging
it covered up the abuse of a young pupil by a highly regarded..
January 4, 2007:
BREAKING! Rabbi Kolko Abuse: New Victim Comes Forward; Is Within Statute
of Limitations
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4:05 PM CST – I'm told another victim of serial child abuser Rabbi Yehuda
Kolko has just come forward. This victim was abused recently, and his case
falls within the statute of limitations. This boy was abused because haredi
rabbinic...
January 4, 2007:
Rabbi Gil Student and the Art of Coverup
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Rabbi Gil Student approvingiy links (an "excellent post", he says) to a
foolish post by an RCA rabbi calling himself Rabbi Without A Cause defending
the gedolim. Here's an excerpt: …I’m reminded of Rocky (the original film),
the scene when...
January 2, 2007:
Rabbi Schachter On Mesira and Child Abuse
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Clarifying a talk he gave late last month, Rabbi Hershal Schachter writes:
…Even if one is guilty of a crime and deserves a punishment according to the
laws of the land, but due to anti-semetic attitudes he will probably suffer...
December 31, 2006:
Former Haredi Comfronts His Haredi Molestors – On Camera
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Breaking Silence (Translated from Hebrew to English) Ma'ariv Dec, http://www.nrg.co.il/online/11/ART1/523/767.html
As a Charedi (ultra-orthodox) child he had been through a series of
molestations and attempted rapes. Even after he left the religious life, he
suffered from nightmares and sleepless nights....
December 24, 2006:
The Good Guys Fight Back
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Rabbi Yakov Horowitz writes: Since my “Keeping Our Children Safe From
Sexual Abuse” column was posted, I received many emails from compassionate
people looking to become part of the solution and help fund the
abuse-prevention booklet that I wrote about...
December 19, 2006:
Marvin Schick's Dishonesty and the Jewish Week's Role
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Marvin Schick has another disingenuous ad in the Jewish Week. In it, under
the headline, "What's Wrong With Mesirah," (informing; telling the police,
media or government about crimes committed by Jews) Schick tells us:
everything is wrong with mesira. Schick's...
December 18, 2006:
UOJ To File Class Action Lawsuit
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UOJ wants to file a class action lawsuit against the rabbis and
organizations whose corruption is destroying the haredi world from within. He
also wants to summon them to a public beit din. More here.
December 17, 2006:
How Kolko Beat The (Rabbinic) Rap
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From the Babylonian Talmud, Niddah 13b: Our Rabbis taught: 'proselytes and
those that play with children delay the advent of the Messiah'. The statement
about proselytes may be understood on the lines of the view of R. Helbo, for
R....
December 17, 2006:
Can The Gedolim Be Charged?
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Jeffery Herman, attorney for the plaintiffs in the civil cases against
Rabbi Yehuda Kolko and Yeshiva Torah Temimah, was on Zev Brenner's radio show
tonight. Herman noted that one basis for the lawsuits was "fraudulent
concealment" by Torah Temimah and...
December 16, 2006:
Kolko Victims' Attorney On Zev Brenner Now!
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Jeff Herman, the plaintiffs' lawyer in the civil case against Rabbi Yehuda
Kolko and Yeshiva Torah Temimiah, is on Zev Brenner's Talkline show tonight at
1:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Please listen and tell as many other people as
possible to...
December 14, 2006:
2nd Haredi Rabbi Accused Of Abuse, Lawsuit Filed
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The NY Post reports: December 14, 2006 -- For the second time in a week, a
respected Brooklyn rabbi has been accused of sexually abusing a boy student at
a religious school. A suit filed Tuesday in Brooklyn Supreme Court...
December 11, 2006:
Shafran Must Resign
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In a scathing post, DovBear calls for the resignation of Agudath Israel's
top man, Rabbi David Zwiebel, and it's mouthpiece, Rabbi Avi Shafran. Here's
why. When asked by email to comment on the arrest of rabbi-on-boy sex abuser
Rabbi Yehuda...
December 11, 2006:
Kolko Victims' Attorney In NYC Meeting With More Victims
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UOJ reports: If anyone has relevant information and would like to set up a
confidential meeting with Mr. Herman, please contact him immediately, he is in
town briefly. Your anonymity is guaranteed. Jeff can be reached at
305-931-2200 or via...
December 11, 2006:
Kolko Case On CNN Tonight?
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The case of Rabbi Yehuda Kolko and his near 40 year career of rabbi-on-boy
sex abuse will may be featured on CNN tonight, apparently on the Nancy Grace
Show. [This is tentative.]
December 11, 2006:
Please Post
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Please post this link on your blogs and leave it in comments to news groups
and newpaper articles. The world needs to know what Rabbis Kolko, Margulies
and Company did: http://www.rabbichildabuse.com/ You can also copy and post
the graphic on...
December 10, 2006:
Can The Haredi World Be Salvaged? Should It Be?
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Can haredism be salvaged? I don't think it can be and I certainly do not
think it should be. After almost 40 years of abuse by Rabbi Yehuda Kolko and
nearly as many years of rabbinic coverups, fraud and foolishness...
December 9, 2006:
More Kolko Charges To Come?
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The NY Daily News reports: Prosecutors warned yesterday that a Brooklyn
rabbi accused of sexually abusing two victims - including a young boy - may
face more charges.… "There may be other charges with other complainants, and
there is an...
December 9, 2006:
Kolko Victims And Familes Were Threatened By Rabbi Lipa Margulies, Herman
Alleges
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The New York Post reports: A Brooklyn yeshiva covered up a rabbi's long
history of child molestation and threatened parents and children who tried to
end the abuse, it was charged yesterday. Officials of Yeshiva Mesivta Torah
Temimah knew of...
December 9, 2006:
Marvin Schick, Haredi Schools and Abuse
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Marvin Schick's son Joe writes about abuse he suffered at the hands of a
hasidic teacher in grade school. Most interesting is Marvin Schick's knowledge
of that abuse and his apparent public silence about it: When I was in sixth...
December 9, 2006:
KOLKO PLEADS INNOCENT; YESHIVA DENIES KNOWING OF ABUSE OR ALLEGATIONS; BAIL? 5K
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That's right. Rabbi Yehuda Kolko claims he's innocent, Rabbi Yaakov
Applegrad, the administrator of Yeshiva Torah Temimah, claims the yeshiva had
no knowledge of abuse or allegations, and a judge has set a ridiculously low
bail – $5000. Kolko had...
December 8, 2006:
Agudath Israel of America: Protecting Rabbis, Endangering Children
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Why did Agudath Israel oppose a NY State bill that would have made rabbis
mandatory reporters of abuse, just as doctors and teachers now are? Here are
two reports, the first from the Jewish Week, the second and more damning...
December 8, 2006:
RabbiChildAbuse.com
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Link. Feel free to use this image on your own blog or website or print it
out if you'd like and post it in your synagogue or elsewhere.
December 7, 2006:
KOLKO IN CUSTODY
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Rabbi Yehuda Kolko on his way to jail after his arrest for child abuse and
endangerment. The New York Times adds: A Brooklyn rabbi was arrested yesterday
and charged with multiple counts of child sexual abuse, the police said.
Rabbi...
December 7, 2006:
RABBI YEHUDAH KOLKO ARRESTED
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Alleged serial child molestor Rabbi Yehuda Kolko has been arrested. No more
detais available at this time. Will post as soon as I have more information.
[Hat Tip; UOJ.]
December 6, 2006:
Rabbi Kolko Alleged To Have Abused In 2003 – Case Filed Against Yeshiva Torah
Temimah Today
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UOJ reports that a case has been filed in the Supreme Court of New York,
King County, against Yeshiva Torah Temimah for abuse perpetrated by Rabbi
Yehuda Kolko in 2003. Again, let us be clear. Rabbi Yaakov Perlow, head of...
December 5, 2006:
An Open Letter To Rabbi Matisyahu Salomon
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An anonymous blogger has published a detailed chronology of the Rabbi Kolko
rabbi-on-boy sex abuse case as an open letter to Agudath Israel's hit man,
Rabbi Matistyahu Salomon. The chronology starts in 1976. Here are three
excerpts: …· 1984 –...
December 4, 2006:
Should You Tell Police About An Orthodox Abuser?
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Rabbi Hershal Schachter's Sunday night talk, Should I Call the Police?, and
Rabbi Benjamin Yudin's talk, Talking to Our Kids About the Birds and the Bees
are both online for free listening or for free download. No comments from
me...
November 27, 2006:
It's Up To The Government
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Elliot Pasik, who worked with the RCA on its Clergy Abuse resolution and is
also close to haredi leadership writes: The Torah demands a justice system.
Tsedek tsedek tirdof... Its incumbent upon the Jews and the umos ha'olam.
Might there...
November 26, 2006:
Another Strike Against Marvin Schick
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At last week's Agudah convention, Rabbi Mattisyahu Salomon, speaking for
the rabbinical and political leadership of Agudah, admitted there were many
cases of rabbinic and other abuse haredi rabbinic leadership had handled
quietly, dealing with the problem and then "sweeping...
November 26, 2006:
The Allegations Against Agudah
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A commenter writes: According to UOJ, [Rabbi] Shmuel Kaminetzky knowingly
sent [Rabbi] Moshe Eisman to Ner Yisroel when boys in Philadelphia accused
Eisman of molesting them. And then, this: …Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetzsky [Agudath
Israel's "#2" rabbi] and [Agudath Israel's rabbinic...
November 26, 2006:
Blogging the Agudah Convention, #2
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An attendee of the Agudah convention writes: …The very choice of the two
speakers was notable. It would be hard to find two more identifiable
hardliners than Rabbis Wachsman and [Mattisyahu] Salomon. Notably, also,
although this was not the traditional...
November 25, 2006:
Marvin Schick, Abuser
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Marvin Schick writes several years ago: …The Catholic Church has been
shaken to the core by literally hundreds, perhaps thousands, of accusations,
as adults have emerged to voice their claims of abusive activities that
occurred years ago. Media attention has...
November 25, 2006:
Marvin Schick: Do Not Cooperate with the Government
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Marvin Schick writes: …The sad thing about the emerging scenario is that
the Orthodox are more alert to abuse issues than other Jews. In some perverse
fashion, their alertness is being translated into evidence of a greater
incidence of domestic...
November 21, 2006:
All Truths That Are Kept Silent Become Poisonous
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"All truths that are kept silent become poisonous." Frederich Nietzsche
November 19, 2006:
How Haredim Learn About Sex
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Rabbi Shmuel Poppenheim of Edah Haredit, oft quoted in Gil Zohar's
wonderful piece on haredi violence aimed at stopping Jerusalem's Gay Pride
parade, notes: "Of course we don't talk about the thing itself. Nobody will
tell his son exactly what...
November 16, 2006:
Haredim, Homosexuality and Child Abuse
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One of the most bizarre canards hurled at gays is child molestation.
Otherwise educated people confuse pedophilia with homosexuality. This
confusion is extremely common in the haredi world, which hurls invective at
gays, calls them "child abusers," and then coddles...
November 14, 2006:
The Price Of Abuse
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This is one of the sadder things I've read: One Friday night 33 years ago,
when Yisroel Richtberg was 12 years old, an older boy sneaked into his dorm
room at his Chasidic yeshiva in Israel, pulled off Richtberg’s pajama...
November 14, 2006:
Mikva Abuse, Continued …
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Marvin Schick ,
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Following up on my post (based on this Chaptzem post) about haredi mikva
child molestation, Harry Maryles writes: … It seems that a trustworthy witness
saw it in action, quite by accident. He needed a Mikva and went to the...
November 13, 2006:
For Marvin Schick: Open Your Dull Eyes And See
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DovBear has posted a letter he received from a significant haredi rabbi
responding to my post on mikva haredi child sexual molestation: I am sorry to
say that horrible stories about mikva'os are 100% true -- and then some.
L'aniyas...
November 12, 2006:
Accused Pedophile Runs Mikva With Rabbinic Approval
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In response to this post, JWB points out that alleged pedophile Rabbi
Ephraim Boruch Bryks runs a mikva, the Mikva of Kew Gardens, out of his home
in Queens, NY – and that mikva is under the supervision of the...
November 10, 2006:
For Marvin Schick: Mikva Man-on-Boy Abuse
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Chaptzem has post on alleged man-on-boy sexual abuse at a Jerusalem mikva,
where, apparently homosexual acts between adult males is also common. The
documents are all in Hebrew and Yiddish. Shmuel, who tipped us to this post,
has made a...