Category
suicide
Hundreds turn out for Israel funeral of ex-Hasid who apparently killed herself
Jewish Journal
June 29, 2016
Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of a formerly haredi Orthodox Israeli woman who was found dead in what is believed to be a suicide.
Alberto Nisman may have been forced to kill himself, says Argentine prosecutor
Jewish Journal
May 23, 2016
Alberto Nisman, the federal prosecutor who investigated the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center here, may have been forced to kill himself, a prosecutor who was formerly in charge of his case said.
Sister of Faigy Mayer, former Chasid who took own life, commits suicide
Jewish Journal
November 23, 2015
The older sister of a former Chasidic woman who killed herself four months ago hanged herself at her parents’ home in Brooklyn.
Missing Maryland Jewish college student found dead
Jewish Journal
November 22, 2015
A Jewish college student from Maryland was found dead in Pennsylvania with what was reported to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Haredi mother of transgender woman fights to stop her cremation
Jewish Journal
November 17, 2015
The haredi Orthodox mother of an Israeli transgender woman who killed herself is battling the woman’s lawyer over plans to cremate the body.
A Mishkan for all: A communal approach to mental illness
Jewish Journal
March 26, 2015
I grew up with my younger brother, Zack Thomas, who has struggled with bipolar disorder since he was a very young child.
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