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Opinion The Murky Question Of Al Franken’s Sexual Misconduct: Should He Resign?
Welcome back to Jane Looking Forward. If you wish to continue reading this weekly newsletter, please subscribe here. And spread the word! Should Al Franken resign? The answer becomes murkier by the moment. A lively and sometimes anguished debate erupted after the Democratic (and very Jewish) senator from Minnesota acknowledged that he groped and belittled…
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Fast Forward Al Franken Accused Of Touching 2nd Woman Inappropriately — This Time In Office
A woman accused Senator Al Franken of touching her inappropriately while she took a picture with him at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010, CNN reported. The woman, Lindsay Menz, 33, of Texas, says Franken grabbed her butt cheek while her husband took the picture of her and Franken. Menz’s husband, father and mother all…
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Fast Forward Jeffrey Tambor Resigns From ‘Transparent’ After Accusations Of Sexual Misconduct
Jeffrey Tambor, the star of the award-winning hit TV show “Transparent,” announced he is leaving the show after being accused by two women of sexual misconduct, the New York Times reported. Tambor denies the accusations, brought by a co-star and a former assistant. “I’ve already made clear my deep regret if any action of mine…
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Fast Forward ‘Wonder Woman 2’? Gal Gadot Says She Won’t Do It If Brett Ratner Is Involved
Gal Gadot says she won’t return for “Wonder Woman 2” unless Brett Ratner, the director for Wonder Woman who has been accused of sexual harassment, is removed from the project, according to Page Six. Last month, Gadot cancelled an appearance at a JNF awards dinner honoring Ratner. Ratner has been accused of sexual harassment by…
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Fast Forward Aly Raisman Says Team Doctor Molested Her At Age 13
(JTA) — Six-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman said that she was sexually abused by Dr. Larry Nassar, who worked as the women’s gymnastics national team doctor for decades. Raisman, who is Jewish and is one of the most accomplished gymnasts in US history, made the allegation in an interview scheduled to air Sunday on CBS’…
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Culture This Sexual Assault Story From 1913 Is All Too Familiar Today
Though some of the presentation is different, this story from the Forward’s June 23, 1913, edition is all too familiar: A man in power abuses a young woman or girl so egregiously that she can’t even stop to think of the consequences of speaking out, and she protests. As soon as her protest is made…
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Fast Forward Big Not-For-Profits Pressure Jewish Organizations To Help Prevent Sex Abuse
Four major Jewish foundations have signed onto a new effort requiring recipients of their donations to take certain steps to prevent sexual abuse of children participating in their programs. The new effort, called the Child Safety Pledge, is an initiative of Jumpstart Labs, a Jewish philanthropy think tank. Signatories include the Samuel Bronfman Foundation, the…
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Life How Can Men Help End Rape Culture? By Emulating Abraham.
As I read through the growing stream of #MeToo posts last week, I was among the many men unsure of how to respond. The experiences behind each post describing sexual harassment; some horrific, others horrifically commonplace, reflect a state of our culture that must reckon with how we allow men to treat women. Lest we…
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