This is the Forward’s coverage of sexual violence, including harassment, rape, abuse, and other forms.
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Fast Forward Connecticut Rabbi Sentenced To 20 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting Student
(JTA) — A rabbi in Connecticut was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a former student at his yeshiva. Rabbi Daniel Greer, 79, the founding rabbi of the Yeshiva of New Haven, was sentenced on Monday. He is appealing the verdict. Judge Jon Alander ordered Greer to begin…
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Fast Forward Former Nanny Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Chabad Rabbi As Child
(JTA) — A jury in Utah has convicted the former nanny of a Chabad emissary in Salt Lake City of sexually abusing him for about 10 years beginning at age 8. Alavina Florreich, 70, on Friday was found guilty of five counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and two counts of forcible sex…
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The Schmooze What Happened At The Comedy Show Harvey Weinstein Attended?
“In a place where there are no humans,” 1st century Jewish sage Hillel said, “Strive to be human.” At a comedy showcase attended by Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday night in New York City, three people confronted the movie producer, who has been accused of sexual assault by over 80 women. Weinstein, who is currently out…
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Fast Forward 7 Former Students Sue Day Schools For Suffering Abuse At Hands Of Jewish Educator
Seven people are suing Jewish day schools for employing Stanley Rosenfeld, an educator who they allege molested them, and who admitted to molesting hundreds of children over the course of his career. The schools include two of the three prominent Jewish academies that Rosenfeld taught at in New York City: Westchester Day School, in Mamaroneck;…
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Fast Forward Marc Gafni Named In Latest Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is being sued for employing Rabbi Marc Gafni, a spiritual leader accused of sexual abuse of a minor, in a civil suit filed in New York this month. The suit is being brought under the Child Victims Act, a law passed earlier this year which extends the statute of limitations on civil suits…
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Fast Forward 38 Former Yeshiva University Students File Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
A major suit has been filed against Yeshiva University by 38 men alleging that they suffered sexual abuse at the hands of school teachers and officials, which was subsequently covered up by the school’s administration. The suit, filed Thursday in a Manhattan civil court, resurrects a previous civil case against Yeshiva University, brought by many…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Accused of Sexual Harassment Resigns After Second Woman Comes Forward
(JTA) — A rabbi accused of sending sexually inappropriate text and voice messages to a woman living on a Tacoma-area military base is resigning his position. “I write to notify you that I am resigning my position as Rabbi of Chabad of Pierce County effective Sunday, August 11, 2019,” Rabbi Zalman Heber said in a…
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Opinion Jewish Education Must Include Sexual Ethics
The Jewish Theological Seminary, one of the academic and spiritual centers of Conservative Judaism, recently dismissed a Title IX sexual assault complaint on the grounds that the student’s misconduct happened before he was a student there. It may be that the Title IX process does not cover the sexual assault in this case. But JTS’s…
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