Letters to the Editor: JFS, Jackie Robinson, Doheny Meats

Published on April 24, 2013

How terribly unfortunate that a Jewish communal professional who has done more than anyone else to raise awareness about domestic violence and abuse of all kinds, and whose efforts have revolutionized the way these topics are dealt with within a segment of the Jewish community previously underserved, should be smeared in this way.

Reclaiming the Morality of Our Torah: A Response to Rabbi Hershel Schachter

By Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Published on March 20, 2013

Chasidic counseler Nechemya Weberman sentenced to 103 years for abuse

Published on January 22, 2013

Chasidic counselor Nechemya Weberman was sentenced to 103 years in prison for sexual abuse of a teenage female patient over several years.

Video shows N.Y. police officers beating man at Chabad center

Published on October 15, 2012

Two New York police officers were shown on a video beating a man at a Chabad youth center in Brooklyn.

Australian Jews balk at ‘Breaking the Silence’ abuse reports

Published on August 29, 2012

Australian Jewish officials lashed out at a group of former Israeli soldiers who reported abuses they witnessed while serving in the Palestinian territories.

May 20, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 20, 2012

Worker accuses Sara Netanyahu of abuse

Published on August 31, 2011

A foreign worker has accused the Israeli prime minister's wife, Sara Netanyahu, of mistreating and assaulting her.

Black students group slams ‘apartheid’ abuse

Published on April 8, 2011

An African American students group took out ads in college newspapers blasting "Israel Apartheid week" organizers for abusing the term. In a full page entitled "words matter" and appearing in the newspapers on April 7, Vanguard Leadership Group accuses Students for Justice in Palestine of a "false and deeply offensive" characterization of Israel.

Silverado facility confronts elder abuse

Published on March 22, 2011

Elmore Kittower was 80 when he died in November 2007 at Silverado Senior Living, an assisted-living facility in Calabasas. His death was initially attributed to natural causes; at the time, a sheriff’s deputy told Kittower’s wife of 49 years, Rita, that her husband had “just stopped breathing.”

The Real Housewives of O.C. Are Back!

By Julia Bendis
Published on March 7, 2011

Abusive ‘rabbi’ sentenced to 24 years in prison

Published on February 28, 2011

A self-proclaimed rabbi who counseled his followers to commit acts of child abuse and abused several children who lived with him was sentenced to 24 years in prison. Elior Chen was sentenced Monday in Jerusalem District Court to 24 years in prison and damages of $192,000 to his victims, eight children of the woman with whom he lived, a follower whose husband had given her over to the charismatic leader.

Abortion notification Prop. 4 draws opposition

By Lilly Fowler
Published on October 23, 2008

"This is not about abortion. This is about a woman's right to choose," Selvin said. "You don't take away rights in a constitution. That's where you safeguard rights."

Tortured Logic

By Robin Podolsky
Published on March 23, 2006

In 1470, five corpses were found in the charnel of a church in Endingen on the Rhine. Eight years earlier, a Jewish man named Elias had sheltered a family of five beggars in his home during the Passover/Easter season. Assuming that Endingen's Jews had murdered the family in order to use their blood for ritual purposes, the governor ordered that Elias and his brothers, Eberlin and Mercklin, be arrested and interrogated.

Orthodox Alcohol, Drug Abuse Rising

By Chanan Tigay
Published on March 16, 2006

Peter Gould had his last drink on Purim night seven years ago -- or, more accurately, his last drinks. "I drank more alcohol in a day than a human body can handle," he said, relaxing on a puffy couch in Baltimore in jeans, sneakers and a black knit kipah.

T-Shirts Tell Tales of Domestic Violence

By Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
Published on October 6, 2005

Lisa Kapler remembers the day her high school boyfriend deliberately bit her cheek until it bled.

Shouldering the Burden of Incest

Published on January 27, 2005

When you go to the synagogue, you just might be sitting next to someone who sexually abused his daughter. You might be shaking his hand, admiring his charming demeanor, thinking how lucky his family is to have him.

The Nation and The World

Published on January 6, 2005

The Nation And The World.

Home Repair

By Rob Eshman
Published on January 22, 2004

In a narrow Jerusalem alley a few blocks away from the souvenir shops of Ben Yehuda Street, a former drug addict who wants to
be called Shimon is telling me the story of his horrific childhood.

World Briefs

By JTA Staff
Published on September 19, 2002

Israeli officials reportedly believe that if the United States moves against Iraq, it will be to assassinate Saddam Hussein and members of his family.

Providing Save Haven

By Sharon Boorstin
Published on April 4, 2002

Suddenly, instead of being journalist and subject, we are two Jews sharing our fears about anti-Semitism and the fate of the world.

Children’s Crusade

By Tom Tugend
Published on December 14, 2000

More than 200 pediatricians across the United States have condemned a particularly virulent form of child abuse by parents, clergy and governments who place children in the front lines of pitched battles in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Domestic Violence

Published on October 1, 1998

Ruth Neal, coordinator of Ezras Bayis, has seen Orthodox womenwho have been bitten, shoved, slapped, punched, spit at, scalded withhot chicken soup, threatened with a gun, pushed down a flight ofstairs. Wood cut by Kathe Kollwitz from "German ExpressionistWoodcuts," 1994.

Community

By Ruth Stroud
Published on July 16, 1998

Ruth Neal, coordinator of Ezras Bayis, has seen Orthodox women who have been bitten, shoved, slapped, punched, spit at, scalded with hot chicken soup, threatened with a gun, pushed down a flight of stairs.