This is the Forward’s coverage of sexual violence, including harassment, rape, abuse, and other forms.
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Opinion A Muslim Student At Yale Was Accused Of Rape. The People Who Stood By Him Were Jews.
Saifullah Khan grew up in a refugee camp in Afghanistan. In something of an American dream, he won a full scholarship to Yale University, where he studied neuroscience. Then, in November 2015, just one semester short of getting his degree, he was accused of raping a classmate. Khan was arrested and charged; he was also…
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Fast Forward Video Shows Israeli Soccer Player Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Woman
A video apparently shows an Israeli soccer player sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, the Jewish Chronicle reported. Antony Varenne, a forward for Beitar Jerusalem, can be seen in the video performing sex acts on the woman, who was passed out. He and other men in the video appear to be mocking her. The other men…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Ultra-Orthodox Elementary School Accused Of Physical, Sexual Abuse
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A lawsuit filed against a venerated haredi Orthodox elementary school in Jerusalem alleges physical and sexual abuse within the institution. The lawsuit was filed last week in Jerusalem Magistrates Court against Talmud Torah Kaminetz by a former student who is now an adult. He was assisted in preparing and filing the lawsuit…
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Community Can Immersion In A Mikveh Be Healing For Sexual Assault Victims?
As a Jewish community, how can we support survivors of sexual assault in recovering from “spiritual trauma?” I was surprised, in my study of the Babylonian Talmud, a passage that suggests that survivors of sexual assault may voluntarily immerse themselves in a mikvah — an ancient spiritual practice responding to an all-too contemporary situation. Such…
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Fast Forward Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyers Say Women – Like Meryl Streep And Jennifer Lawrence – Love Him
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers argued in court papers that Weinstein is beloved by women — just ask Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence. The claims were made in documents filed to try and get a case of sexual harassment thrown out, Page Six reported. The lawyers, Phyllis Kupferstein and Roxanna A. Manuel, are attempting to block a…
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The Schmooze How Bad Is The Sexual Misconduct Problem In Hollywood? Very.
The Weinstein bombshell hit Hollywood (and the nation) like a deluge. At once suffocating and cleansing, there were suddenly women everywhere who couldn’t run from the truth. Stories came from every direction, implicating men who seemed to be finally stripped of the protection upon which they have depended for so long — disbelief. It was…
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Fast Forward Ex-Principal Of Jewish School Who Fled Sexual Abuse Charges Arrested In Israel
(JTA) — The former principal of a Jewish girls’ school in Melbourne who fled Australia for Israel amid allegations that she sexually abused students has been arrested in Israel following a police undercover operation to investigate her claim that she is mentally unfit to appear in court. Malka Leifer, who is wanted on 74 charges…
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The Schmooze Who Is Paul Marciano, Kate Upton’s Alleged Assaulter?
Who is Paul Marciano, and why is he on every newsfeed and news scroller? Why is he trending? Paul Marciano is one of the co-founders of the American fashion company Guess. He was the CEO of Guess for fifteen years, seven of which were shared with his brother Maurice Marciano, and stepped down from the…
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