Tennessee court rules couple has the right to sue state after foster care agency denied them services because they are Jewish
The decision reverses a previous court's opinion that dismissed the couple’s claims on technical grounds
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News Sarah Silverman shows up for ‘kick-ass’ sister Susan’s foster and adoption cause
You know the headliner must be really important when her warm-up act is Sarah Silverman. “Without further ado, a Jew,” the comedian said as she introduced her sister, Rabbi Susan Silverman. The Oct. 3 celebrity-studded event at the home of actors Bradley Whitford and Amy Landecker was a fundraiser for the rabbi’s organization, Second Nurture,…
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News Orthodox agency sued for negligence by woman alleging rape by foster father
A Ukrainian-born Jewish woman who said her foster father raped her sued him, New York City and the Orthodox agency that placed her in his home. The plaintiff, whose legal name at the time was Yana Nikolayeva but is listed as Jane Doe in the court documents, is suing Milton Jacobs for sexual assault and…
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Opinion The Trump Administration’s Discriminatory Policies Are Harming The Most Vulnerable Children
The nation’s 450,000 children in foster care all deserve loving families — but a slate of recent “religious freedom” policies threatens to make it even harder for our nation’s most vulnerable kids to find safe and loving homes. That’s why the bipartisan Every Child Deserves a Family Act — reintroduced by Reps. John Lewis and…
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News There Aren’t Many Jewish Foster Parents. This Group Is Trying To Change That.
Allison Borsuk-Georgandas became a foster mother on Super Bowl Sunday, 2017. She was hosting her family for the game when foster care workers arrived with a 20-month-old boy who needed a loving home — right away. The family sprang into action: Borsuk-Georgandas’ nieces, then 3 and 8, played with him. Her brother tossed a ball…
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News Is A Christian Foster Care Agency’s ‘No Jewish Parents’ Policy Kosher?
For years, Beth Lesser and her husband had longed to care for foster children at their home in Greenville, South Carolina. But when she attended a training session for a child-mentoring program, Lesser found out that the largest state-funded foster care program in the area only works with prospective parents and mentors who are Protestant…
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