Authors: Amy Neustein
ISBN-13: 9781584656715, ISBN-10: 1584656719
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
Date Published: April 2009
Edition: (Non-applicable)
AMY NEUSTEIN, Ph.D., is a sociologist, researcher, lecturer, and author of many scholarly articles on child sexual abuse, sociology of religion, and speech technology. She is the co-author of From Madness to Mutiny (NUP, 2005), and is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Speech Technology. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse.
A brave collection of essays by rabbis, educators, lawyers, and psychotherapists on sexual abuse within the Jewish clergy
1 Unholy waters : how a Massachusetts synagogue found its way to shore after a sex abuse scandal, a prosecution, and a lawsuit - as narrated by the synagogue's rabbi and its legal counsel Loel Weiss Weiss, Loel Mark Itzkowitz Itzkowitz, Mark 13
2 Crossing the line : what makes a rabbi violate sexual boundaries - and what can be done about it? Michelle Friedman Friedman, Michelle 43
3 Straying the course : can Jewish and secular leadership archetypes rein in religious leaders? Erica Brown Brown, Erica 60
4 Out of the Jewish closet : facing the hidden secrets of child sex abuse - and the damage done to victims Joyanna Silberg Silberg, Joyanna Stephanie Dallam Dallam, Stephanie 77
5 A community of co-enablers : why are Jews ignoring traditional Jewish law by protecting the abuser? Mark Dratch Dratch, Mark 105
6 The fugitive and the forgotten : cracking the cold case of Rabbi Avrohom Mondrowitz Michael Lesher Lesher, Michael 126
7 My cross to bear : how I challenged the Catholic Church hierarchy to atone for their sins against me and other abuse victims Barbara Blaine Blaine, Barbara 163
8 Justice interrupted : how rabbis can interfere with the prosecution of sex offenders - and strategies for how to stop them Amy Neustein Neustein, Amy Michael Lesher Lesher, Michael 197
9 Pedophiles and penitence : whom to banish, whom to support - helping Jewish communities make the right choices Robert Weiss Weiss, Robert 230
Epilogue Dane S. Claussen Claussen, Dane S. 253
Contributors 263
Index 265