This is the Forward’s coverage of sexual violence, including harassment, rape, abuse, and other forms.
Sexual Violence
The Latest
-
News Stan Polovets, Genesis Prize chief, accused of sexual assault in lawsuit
An anonymous woman said the businessman and philanthropist drugged and assaulted her after a date in 2021
-
Fast Forward Is a new Israeli law politicizing the punishment of rapists?
Female Arab lawmakers critique Knesset for 'promoting racism on the backs of victims'
-
Culture Why the biblical story of David and Batsheva keeps trending on Twitter
The episode is key to the debate around sexual abuse in evangelical churches
-
News Conservative movement finds ‘highly sexualized culture’ in youth programming
An report examining sexual misconduct in the Conservative movement found no "systemic or widespread abuse" but various causes for concern
-
Fast Forward Orthodox women speak out about abuse they say they endured from therapist
Therapist charged with assault in case involving two women from Rockland County, New York
-
Fast Forward Disgraced former Reform movement leader Sheldon Zimmerman expelled from rabbinical association
The expulsion provides a measure of closure in a reckoning that has gripped the Reform movement for nearly two years
-
Letters Despite rising antisemitism, now is the time for a film on the crimes of Harvey Weinstein
'She Said' does necessary work of affirming survivors of gender-based violence and discrimination
-
Fast Forward Teacher at Baltimore Jewish school arrested for rape, child pornography
‘We are horrified and saddened,’ the school wrote to parents
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Culture RFK Jr.’s poems to Olivia Nuzzi are peak cringe — so were King Solomon’s
- 2
News DNA test kits spark a surge of online conversions to Judaism in the U.S.
- 3
Film & TV For ill and for good, this ‘Wicked’ song has become ubiquitous
- 4
News As young Jews move away from Israel, Jewish leaders are reluctant to change their approach
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward After drawing BDS backlash, progressive Jewish writer Peter Beinart apologizes for speaking at Tel Aviv U
-
Culture The gift Tom Stoppard gave to me — and to all who adore him
-
Opinion How would Jews fleeing Europe have fared under Trump’s anti-immigration policies?
-
Fast Forward Most American Jews believe Zohran Mamdani will make NYC Jews less safe, Israeli poll finds
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
