The day after his Bar Mitzvah, a 13-year-old boy marries a 12-year-old girl
The day following his Bar Mitzvah, a 13-year-old boy was married to a 12-year-old girl in the ‘Shaalim community’ (also known as the “Taliban mothers”) in the neighborhood of Meah Shaarim. The wedding...
View ArticleI was raped by my father and grandfather
The following article was submitted to JCW by a survivor of incest. JCW has been working to assist the survivor and her family. She asked that it be published anonymously. Growing up, I always felt...
View ArticleI’m still suffering years later
To my abuser, When will I move on, when will I heal? When will your abuse stop feeling so real? When will it change? When will it stop? Will I ever climb this mountain will I ever reach the top? Why...
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My body was painfully used
“My body was painfully used For someone so vicious and bad Until it was scratched and bruised Changing the life I once had This body is no longer my own I tried, but failed to take it It hurts me when...
View ArticleWilliamsburg Man Sentenced for Abusing Child in Synagogue on Yom Kippur
In September 2017, Williamsburg resident Joseph Grunwald was arrested for molesting a 7-year-old girl in a synagogue on Yom Kippur, and charged with 3 misdemeanor counts of forcible touching of...
View ArticleWhy did an abuser have so many supporters in court?
I just came home from the final court case of a victim of sexual abuse. The beautiful and brave victim got up to speak as well as some other family members. Following that, the abuser spoke as well as...
View ArticleJerusalem gabbai sentenced to just one year for sexually assaulting...
Two years ago, 53-year old Avraham Eisenbach, the gabbai of a Jerusalem synagogue, sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy in a trailer behind his synagogue. He gave the boy a sum of NIS 20 to keep...
View ArticleWALL OF SHAME ADDITION – Tzvi Hirsh Spielman
Tzvi Hirsh Spielman Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY After confirming the results of a lengthy investigation, JCW hereby warns the community that Tzvi Hirsh Spielman is alleged to have molested multiple...
View ArticleBrooklyn Ob/Gyn arrested by FBI after sex with 15-year-old boy
Dr. Aaron Weinreb, a gynecologist at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn, was arrested on October 29 and charged in court the following day after he solicited sex from a minor through text message....
View ArticleUnderstanding the New York Child Victims Act
New York passed a landmark law which extends the statute of limitations for child sex abuse, for both criminal and civil lawsuits. Attorneys Irwin Zalkin and Alex Zalkin outline the practical...
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