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Special Report: Sexual Molestation


Israel’s Strays

march 16
Thank you for the March 2 article “An Animal Epidemic” on the problem of Israel’s epidemic of stray street animals. Varda…
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Healing Service for Trauma Victims Scheduled

August 28, 2009
“Listen, Believe, Respond—to those among us who have experienced the trauma of abuse as children, adolescents or adults.” A unique service,…
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Dr. Joyanne Silberg, Tempest In The Temple

July 31, 2009
At Sheppard Pratt Hospital and in her private practice, Dr. Joyanne Silberg counsels sexual abuse victims and has been called in…
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Shul Breaks From Rabbi Max

July 01, 2009
By a majority, the board of directors at Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah (MMAE) Hebrew Congregation voted June 28 to discontinue, at…
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Public Role For Rabbi Jacob A. Max Still Unknown

June 26, 2009
It has been more than two months since Rabbi Jacob Aaron Max was convicted in Baltimore County District Court of sexual…
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Rabbi Max Not To Appeal

May 13, 2009
Rabbi Jacob Aaron Max, who was found guilty of sexual offense in the fourth degree and second-degree sexual assault April 13…
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Controversy Grows Over Rabbi Max Case

April 24, 2009
Judy Flax-Gerstein called the April 13 conviction of Rabbi Jacob A. Max on fourth-degree sexual molestation charges “the greatest moment of…
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Court Convicts Rabbi Jacob A. Max Of Molestation

April 13, 2009
Rabbi Jacob Aaron Max, was found guilty Monday of sex offense in the fourth degree and second degree assault for the…
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BJC To Fight Child Abuse

December 12, 2008
The Baltimore Jewish Council has adopted an official policy on child abuse and neglect that supports legislation to limit the current…
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Shapiro Found Guilty

March 10, 2008
Former bar mitzvah lessons teacher Israel Shapiro was found guilty of child sexual molestation and given five years probation last Monday…
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Analysis: Anti-Child Molestation Meeting Fails

February 29, 2008
It was an evening of so much potential. Over 500 people showed up on a freezing February Wednesday night. A keynote…
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Bill Will Extend Child Sex Abuse Civil Suits

February 18, 2008
A bill to extend the statute of limitations in civil suits related to child sexual abuse is being considered in the…
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Yisroel Shapiro Pleads ‘Not Guilty’

January 15, 2008
“Not guilty.” This was the plea entered into court record by Israel Shapiro before Judge John Miller Tuesday morning in Baltimore…
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Rabbis Wrestle With Sexual Abuse

December 28, 2007
Responding to general concern about reported incidents of alleged sexual abuse amongst the clergy –– in the Baltimore Jewish Times and…
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Yisroel Shapiro Arrested

December 5, 2007
Yisroel Shapiro has been arrested and charged with two counts of sexual offense in the third degree, sexual offense in the…
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Women Molestation Survivors On Their Recovery

November 9, 2007
Sometimes, people have strength and power unrealized. Five women and three clinicians sat together in a Pikesville office. It wasn’t the…
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Ner Israel Rabbi Alleged Abuser

August 31, 2007
The whispering got louder in the summer of 2006. Rabbi Moshe Eisemann, 71, a beloved longtime Ner Israel Rabbinical College scholar,…
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Alleged Molester Investigated Here

July 13, 2007
Two alleged victims of sexual molestation by Yisroel Shapiro of Olympia Avenue in Baltimore City filed a complaint June 8 with…
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Treating The Molested

June 14, 2007
Dr. Mesa Leventhal Baker lives a frum life, deeply committed to her faith, her family and her synagogue. When one is…
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Abuse in Our Community

May 21, 2007
The following letter was mailed to the members of Baltimore’s Orthodox Community on April 11 from the Vaad Harabbonim, the Rabbinical…
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Area Rabbis Condemn Sexual Molestation

May 18, 2007
Baltimore’s rabbis have spoken out. Both of the major rabbinic organizations have delivered strong messages in recent weeks on the issue…
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When Holiness Fails

May 4, 2007
The following sermon was delivered by Rabbi Elan Adler on April 28, 2007 at Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Hebrew Congregation in…
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Another Survivor’s Tale

April 25, 2007
The JEWISH TIMES received a call on Wednesday, April 25, from a second woman who claimed she was molested by the…
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It Wasn’t Just Boys

April 20, 2007
Ellen Jane Dopkin was the only girl in her Agudas Achim Synagogue class. She was post-bat mitzvah age, but her Hebrew…
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Baltimore Confronts Sexual Abuse In Rabbinate

April 13, 2007
Photographer Murray Levin has looked through his camera lenses countless times, capturing Jewish weddings, bar mitzvahs and other joyous events. The…
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