One survivor’s harsh realization that she was a victim of domestic violence
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
November 17, 2010
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November 17, 2010
Israeli woman’s domestic violence prevention curriculum has far reach
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
November 17, 2010
Richard is 18, has four kids under the age of 3 and is doing time at Camp David Gonzales in Malibu for probation violations after being indicted for assault with a deadly weapon.
Netanyahu’s office: Clinton talks did not include E. Jerusalem
Jewish Journal
November 17, 2010
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\’s discussions with the Obama administration for a new freeze on settlement building did not include extending the freeze to eastern Jerusalem, his office said.
One survivor’s harsh realization that she was a victim of domestic violence.
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
November 17, 2010
It was worst on her birthdays. Most of the time, Olga (her name and other identifying details have been changed for her protection) could hold back her emotions, put on the blank face she knew could shut down her husband’s brutal tirades. But on special occasions, Olga couldn’t help but feel that she was entitled to a little bit of happiness.
And that’s when he pounced.
In deposition, porn claims made and AIPAC officials admit lack of policy on classified info
Jewish Journal
November 17, 2010
AIPAC officials acknowledged in depositions that the organization only recently adopted a stated policy forbidding the receipt of classified information. The depositions also produced claims regarding the viewing of pornographic materials on office computers.
My sister Nina
Jewish Journal
November 17, 2010
When my sister, Nina Leibman, was murdered by her husband in October 1995 in Santa Cruz, she was looking for a new beginning — struggling to end a marriage that had become unhealthy and draining, hoping to create a new family life for herself and her children, Philip and Laura. Instead, her husband made the callous and brutal decision to kill Nina — cutting short her dreams, plunging her children, her parents and sisters into a terrible nightmare of grief and depriving the world of a vibrant, intelligent, accomplished woman and all that she might have achieved.
An increase in domestic abuse spotlights the role of verbal violence
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
November 17, 2010
Marcia and Norman Burnam were crossing Madison Avenue in Manhattan on their way to American Jewish Committee headquarters, where Marcia, an AJC national governor, was about to chair a meeting. She was going over the agenda in her head when her husband looked at her.
Fight erupts between right-wing and left-wing activists in San Francisco
Jewish Journal
November 17, 2010
A dispute between right-wing and left-wing Israel activists in Berkeley, Calif., resulted in a physical altercation involving pepper spray, police and paramedics.
Israel to withdraw from Lebanese town
Jewish Journal
November 17, 2010
Israel will unilaterally withdraw from Ghajar, a town on its border with Lebanon, Israel\’s Security Cabinet decided.\n
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