sexual abuse Archives – Page 5 of 5

How one Boston synagogue met the challenge of the cantor’s sexual abuse

Richard Greenberg January 11, 2007

As an attorney representing several victims of sexually predatory Catholic priests, Mark Itzkowitz has witnessed the church\’s pedophilia scandal from an almost too-close-for-comfort vantage point. Not long ago, Itzkowitz\’s life took a surreal turn when he found himself confronting clergy sexual abuse from a different perspective: The problem had come home to roost in his own synagogue.

Are Sex Abuse Guidelines Working?

Joe Berkofsky June 17, 2004

A lengthy battle over how the Reform movement should handle a charge of sexual misconduct against a California rabbi is coming to a head.

Schools Adopt Guide to Block Sex Abuse

Julie Gruenbaum Fax June 19, 2003

A national group representing more than 700 Orthodox day schools recently adopted sexual abuse prevention guidelines that were developed by a department of the Jewish Family Service (JFS) in Los Angeles.

Yomtov Pleads Guilty

Wendy J. Madnick February 7, 2002

Teacher Mordechai Yomtov stood sobbing in his orange prison jumpsuit Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court as he pleaded guilty to two counts of committing continuous sexual abuse on a minor and one count of lewd act on a minor.

Summer of Shame

Julie Gruenbaum Fax August 17, 2000

A lot of people have a lot of questions about the scandal involving the Orthodox Union and Rabbi Baruch Lanner.

Stopping the Violence

Michael Aushenker March 23, 2000

It\’s no secret that Israelis experience many of the same social ills that Americans do. However, there has never been an official study to identify the breadth and nature of domestic abuse in the Jewish State… until now.