What is Rape and Who is Jane Doe?

By Ilana Angel
Published on March 25, 2013

You are a felon

Published on March 22, 2013

“You are a felon.” Those were the words texted by one high school kid to another after the boy bragged via text about raping an unconscious 16 year old girl in Steubenville, Ohio.

Egyptian women struggle to fight sexual harassment

Published on February 28, 2013

Despite its calls for democracy, freedom of speech and revolution against traditional Egyptian society, the current anti-government demonstrations have witnessed one negative phenomenon – an increase in harassment of women.

Rabbi Manis Friedman, who downplayed damage caused by sexual abuse, apologizes [VIDEO]

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on January 31, 2013

Katsav requests presidential pardon on rape conviction

Published on October 15, 2012

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav requested a presidential pardon to appeal his rape conviction.

Romney/Ryan and the lullaby of lying

By Marty Kaplan
Published on August 27, 2012

It shouldn't have taken Todd Akin's crackpot contraception comment to alert us that Paul Ryan thinks rape is just another "method of conception."

Lying for the cause

By Dennis Prager
Published on August 22, 2012

There are many admirable values. The list includes, of course, goodness, integrity and compassion.

Day school security guard to face rape charges

Published on May 21, 2012

An Orthodox Jewish man who worked as a security guard at a Jewish boys' school in Melbourne, Australia was committed to stand trial on charges of sexually abusing children.

Katsav denied new hearing in rape conviction sentence

Published on May 14, 2012

An Israeli Supreme Court justice denied a new hearing for former President Moshe Katsav to request a reduction in his seven-year prison sentence for a rape conviction.

'Ask Her When She's Sober'

By Marty Kaplan
Published on March 26, 2012

Until Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach and her unborn child were murdered by Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean and buried in his backyard, her congressman, Mike Turner, had a record like any other garden-variety Republican warrior on women. With his 100 percent perfect opposition to women’s freedom of choice over their reproductive systems, Turner’s Dayton, Ohio-area constituents had been represented by just the kind of disciplined hard-core conservative that John Boehner and Eric Cantor rely on.

Did Online Dating Just Get Safer?

By Ilana Angel
Published on March 21, 2012

French rabbi questioned in rape of minor females

Published on January 19, 2012

A founder of the French Liberal Jewish movement was questioned on suspicion that he raped several female minors.

Kobe Bryant: The Player vs. The Player

By Ilana Angel
Published on December 19, 2011

Jews reeling in wake of Penn State scandal

Published on November 16, 2011

Rabbi David Ostrich, who leads the lone congregation in State College, Pa., couldn’t bring himself to sermonize last Shabbat on the scandal that’s on everyone’s mind.

Katsav says he’s a ‘wreck,’ proclaims innocence

Published on November 16, 2011

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav told an Israeli newspaper that he is a "wreck" but will not commit suicide.

Penn State: Where Football Trumps Rape - UPDATED

By Ilana Angel
Published on November 11, 2011

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is a Pig & a Pervert, Not a Rapist

By Ilana Angel
Published on August 24, 2011

Did Bristol Palin Get Pregnant by “Rapist”  Levi Johnston?

By Ilana Angel
Published on June 28, 2011

Holocaust women’s rape reports break decades of taboo

Published on June 3, 2011

Gender violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other conflict zones around the world is a subject of continual research and education through witness testimonials, podcasts and information presented by the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. But this year the museum took a look back, delving into a topic from history that, surprisingly, is entirely new pivotal research about the rape of Jewish women during the Holocaust, described in a new book by two female scholars.

Opinion: Groping in the Dark

Published on May 24, 2011

The swirl of news about the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) former managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was accused recently of sexually assaulting a chambermaid in his expensive Sofitel hotel suite, contains another juicy nugget of information. Strauss-Kahn is Jewish. His wife is Jewish. In fact, Strauss-Kahn was born, like many French Jews, to a Sephardic mother from Tunisia. He participates in public Jewish life. He does not hide his Jewishness. Should we?

Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns from IMF

Published on May 19, 2011

Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned as managing director of the International Monetary Fund following his arrest and imprisonment on charges of sexual assault.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Is Jewish. So?

By Rob Eshman
Published on May 15, 2011

Katsav appeals rape conviction

Published on May 2, 2011

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav has appealed his conviction on rape and sexual assault charges and requested a delay of his prison sentence. Katsav is scheduled to enter prison next week to serve a seven-year sentence.

Katsav sentencing shows Israeli leaders not above law

Published on March 22, 2011

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav's sentence to prison on rape and sexual assault convictions shows that not even the country's leaders are above the law, Israeli leaders stressed. A panel of three Tel Aviv District Court judges on Tuesday sentenced Katsav to seven years in jail and ordered him to pay compensation to his victims. The sentence came nearly five years after he was first accused. Katsav, 65, reportedly began sobbing after the verdict was read and then yelled out several times, interrupting the judges, saying "It's all lies," "the sentence is a mistake" and "it's not true."

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav receives seven-year prison sentence

Published on March 22, 2011

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav, who was found guilty of rape and sexual assault, was sentenced to seven years in jail and ordered to pay compensation to two of his victims.

Making a Mistake is Not Rape

By Tamara Shayne Kagel
Published on February 25, 2011

Rape, Abortion & Justin Bieber – Shame on you Rolling Stone

By Ilana Angel
Published on February 16, 2011

Super Bowl XLV

By Julia Bendis
Published on February 8, 2011

Israeli Bedouin arrested for rape by deception

Published on January 11, 2011

An Israeli Bedouin was arrested on charges of rape and impersonating a Jewish pilot. The man, 43, is an Israel Air Forces reserves officer from northern Israel who reportedly is married with children and comes from a prominent Bedouin family, Haaretz reported. A gag order issued Sunday by the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court prevents him from being identified. Three women filed complaints against the man, who identified himself as Daniel Tamir and said he was an Israeli Air Force pilot on his profile for the dating service Love Me. None of the women accused him of assaulting them. A fourth woman is due to be questioned by police, Haaretz reported.

Former Israeli president Katsav convicted of rape

Published on December 30, 2010

Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault, more than four years after he was first accused.

Rabbi accused of rape

Published on April 9, 2010

A rabbi in Arizona has been extradited to New York on charges that he raped a 7-year-old girl while he was a student at the Conservative movement's main rabbinical school.

The rabbi, Bryan Bramly, was arrested March 23 by U.S. marshals and New York detectives in Arizona. He was charged with two counts of rape in an incident that allegedly occurred a decade ago. He pleaded not guilty and was released on $10,000 bail on March 26.

Katsav cops plea in sex charges

By Dan Baron
Published on June 28, 2007

His reputation in shambles from a sex scandal that broke a year ago and swelled in subsequent months, Israel's outgoing president, Moshe Katsav, put an end to the sordid chapter by agreeing to a plea bargain after months of insisting he was innocent.

Mia Goldman’s film is an ‘Open Window’ into trauma and recovery

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on June 28, 2007

Mia Goldman says it took her six years to work through her depression and to heal, which she did with the help of her psychoanalyst, her family and her growing spiritual connection to Judaism. She drew on her experience to write and direct her debut feature, "Open Window," which premieres on Showtime July 16 at 8 p.m.

The leaders of Israel and of the Jewish people are failing us

By Michael Berenbaum
Published on May 24, 2007

Almost 25 years ago, I read a one-line description of Jewish leadership that has haunted me ever since. The author, whose name I have repressed, wrote: "Only a confirmed anti-Semite could believe that the Jewish people have the leadership they deserve." I protested his statement then, but I am not sure I can disagree now.

Briefs: Olmert; Katsav; Israel population hits 7.15 million; Neo-Nazis protest March of the Living

Published on April 26, 2007

World briefs.

Briefs: Israel reviews Jerusalem dig; U.S. offers reward for Islamic Jihad leader

Published on February 15, 2007

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Briefs: Holocaust denial resolution goes to U.N.; Swiss admit Israel-Syria mediation; Survivors owed

Published on January 25, 2007

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Israel and Syria secret talks reported; Abbas calls for ‘resistance’

Published on January 18, 2007

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Holy Doubt

By Rabbi Debra Orenstein
Published on December 7, 2006

This week's Torah portion contains a story that most of us skipped in Hebrew school -- the story of Dina.

The Graves Of Sudan

By Ruth W. Messinger
Published on November 25, 2004

In this remote region, more than 1.5 million African tribal farmers have been violently driven from their homes by the government of Sudan and the militias they armed, called Janjaweed (evil men on horseback). Despite repeated calls from humanitarian organizations and U.N. agencies warning of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today, there continues to be a systematic program of expulsion, rape and murderous violence that has taken at least 100,000 lives.

‘Forgotten’ Jews Address Injustice

By Joshua Brandt
Published on April 3, 2003

The conference, "Forgotten Refugees: Jews Expelled From Arab Countries," was sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council, JIMENA and the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation. Support came from the World Jewish Congress and other local and national Jewish organizations.

About 300 people attended the four-hour event, hearing and sharing testimonials detailing imprisonment at internment camps, mass deportations, rape and ethnic cleansing. The stories were interspersed throughout the conference, which also featured panels on community activism, the role of the United Nations in the Middle East and a keynote address by Algerian-born Jew Eric Benhamou, the chair of 3Com Corp.

The Agonizing Toll of Sexual Addiction

By Julie G Fax
Published on March 6, 2003

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 pants and raped him. The same thing happened the next Shabbat.

Israel: A Time of Change

By Larry Derfner
Published on September 3, 1998

On Aug. 9, the "Tel Aviv Serial Rapist," who has the city's women looking over their shoulders in fear, evidently tried to commit his 10th rape in the last six months, but police say he let his pleading victim go, and ran off. On the same day, Police Minister Avigdor Kahalani advised Israelis to do two patrol shifts a month with the volunteer Civil Guard in their towns and cities.