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Media items about the book

Ha'aretz, "‘It’s a Spiritual Earthquake’: When Rabbis Become Sexual Abusers", by Judy Maltz


KAN English radio, "New book examines sexual abuse by Jewish religious leaders"

Interview by Mark Weiss 


Times of Israel blog, "Finally, a textbook about rabbinic sexual abuse", by Sarah Ruth Hoffman

Interviews with elana about sexual abuse in Jewish culture

On the Freundel video voyeurism case

  •  Washington Post, Israeli rabbis say accused rabbi’s conversions are kosher, by Michele Chabin, October 21, 2014 
  • Daily Beast, What the Catholic Church Can Learn From the DC Rabbi Scandal, by Batya Ungar-Sargon, April 14, 2017 
  • Times of Israel, Freundel scandal highlights converts’ vulnerability, Amanda Borschel-Dan, 22 October 2014 
  • Jerusalem Post, Terra incognita: The misguided cult of forgiveness of the ‘peeping rabbi’, by Seth Frantzman, May 17, 2015 

On the Chaim Walder Sexual Assault case

  • OMNY, Are the Ultra-Orthodox in denial over the Chaim Walder affair? Interview with Mark Weiss, Dec 30, 2021

On Sexual harassment at JOFA

  • The Forward, Pioneering Orthodox sex therapist accused of harassment , by Louis Keene, April 13, 2022 
  • JTA,  Jewish feminist group in turmoil after Orthodox sex guru Bat Sheva Marcus, a founder, is accused of harassment, by Andrew Lapin, April 13, 2022       
  • Times of Israel, Sexual harassment allegations rock Orthodox Jewish feminist group, by Andrew Lapin, April 14, 2022 
  • Conversation with Elana Sztokman about sexual abuse and the JOFA sexual abuse scandal,   

On the Aya Napa Rape case

  • New Statesman, From Britain to Israel, the Ayia Napa rape case is a universal story to feminists worldwide, by Alona Ferber, Jan 17, 2020 
  • Dazed Digital, How the Ayia Napa Rape Case Fired up Cyprus Feminist Activists, by Daz Figital, 20 Jan, 2020 
  • KaleidHERscope, Cyprus rape case, women's political party, and peacebuilding, by Magda Zenon

On #METOO

  •  JWA, The Work of a Movement: #MeToo and Vicarious Trauma, by Emily-Rose Baker, Dec 24, 2019 

On sexual abuse in Orthodoxy

  • Jewish Chronicle, Feminist campaigner claims child abuse is rampant in strictly Orthodox community, by JC staff, Dec 27, 2015 


Items written by elana about sexual abuse in jewish culture

On sexual abuse in HUC-JIR

  •  Lilith, Outraged, but not Surprised, by Elana Sztokman, Jan 31, 2022

On #MeToo in Jewish culture

  • e-Jewish philanthropy, #metoo in the Jewish Community, by Elana Sztokman,  September 17, 2018, 
  • SRE Network, We Need to Talk: A Review of Public Discourse and Survivor Experiences of Safety, Respect, and Equity in Jewish Workplaces and Communal Spaces, by Elana Sztokman,   (On page  54)  
  • The Forward, Women Should Take the Lead in Exposing Sexual Abuse, by Elana Sztokman,  Aug 1, 2022, 

On JOFA sexual harassment

  • The Forward,  Miriam Isserow selflessly fought for survivors Her tireless support for victims made us feel that sharing could be a positive thing. A few days after the story of sexual harassment and emotional abuse that former colleagues and I endured became public, something truly tragic happened: My dear friend Miriam Isserow suddenly died.  By Elana Maryles Sztokman April 19, 2022

On leaders supporting rabbis who are accused of sexual abuse

  •  The Forward, When high profile sexual predators receive high profile support, by Elana Sztokman, Sept 1, 2015
  • SOL Reform (from Medium), On Marc Gafni, the New York Times, and how sexual-predator rabbis get communal support, by Elana Sztokman, Jan 8, 2016
  • The Forward, Confronting ‘Religious Celebrities’ About Sex Abuse, by Elana Sztokman, February 19, 2010 

On Cyprus (Aya Napa) rape case

  • TOI Blogs, Why I went to Cyprus to support the rape victim, by Elana Sztokman, Jan 8, 2020
  • Gal-Dem, Ayia Napa Israeli Feminist Solidarity, Metoo, by Elana Sztokman, 21 Jan, 2020,

Freundel video voyeurism case

  • Lilith, What I Posted on Facebook About the Freundel Case, by Elana Sztokman, Oct 21, 2014  
  • JTA,  Op-Ed: What the Freundel scandal says about Orthodoxy, by Elana Sztokman,  Oct 21, 2014 The Forward, Stop mimimizing Freundel's actions by saying he is nonviolent,  by Elana Sztokman, May 21, 2015  


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