Jewish domestic violence awareness much greater: expert
Awareness that domestic violence exists in the Montreal Jewish community and must be dealt with has grown dramatically over the past two decades, says Diane Sasson, as she prepares to leave her post as executive director of Auberge Shalom pour Femmes after 21 years
Educator pleads guilty to child porn charge
The one-time director of Leo Baeck Day School in Toronto pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge in California, received a 100-day jail term and has returned to his native England
Talk to kids about abuse, Orthodox psychologist urges
David Pelcovitz is a highly regarded clinical psychologist who specializes in childhood trauma and abuse
Undercover video surfaces of chassidic principal allegedly abusing boy
Even for those who argue that this is not a case of sexual abuse, it’s impossible to say the school administrator’s behaviour is in any way acceptable, says one advocate
We owe it to our kids to expose sexual predators
Exposure is the best – perhaps the only – form of protection. We owe it to our kids.
I’m sorry for my silence
I never reported it when an older yeshiva student attempted to grope me – is it possible I could have partially prevented harm to others?
Child sexual abuse in community rampant, audience told
Jews must put aside fear of shaming their community, their families and themselves to fight a growing wave of child sexual abuse, speakers told an audience at Shaarei Shomayim Congregation
Combating domestic violence in the Jewish community
According to Na’amat Canada, there are many misconceptions with regards to abuse within the community
How to respond to abuse in Jewish schools
Criminologist Guila Benchimol explains what the community and its institutions must do in the wake of recent charges and allegations
Spousal abuse victim uses experience to help others
According to domestic violence survivor and expert Philippa Sklaar, although women are never to blame for being abused, they must take ownership of their role in an abusive relationship if they hope to break the cycle
