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Success stories are not the whole story

July 23, 2020 Daniel Jonas

Nahamu welcomes the announcement of the Board of Deputies of British Jews that it is opening a public dialogue on…

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PNahamuProject Nahamu@PNahamu·
27 Jul

A National Register of home-schooled kids is an essential development.

Too many children, particular in some parts of some Haredi communities, are theoretically receiving teaching at home.

But they're being taught no "secular" knowledge at all.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-57974170

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PNahamuProject Nahamu@PNahamu·
15 Jul

Where to now on coercive control bill and forced Gittin? @EveSacks says that whilst there are halachic issues to navigate, these are solvable if there is a real will by the Batei Din to free those suffering from get abuse. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/where-to-now-on-coercive-control-bill-and-forced-gittin/

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15 Jul

Federation commits to help in ‘even most challenging situations’ over Gets - @YehudisFletcher says this is a starting point, and urges action to stop alienation of victims of abuse https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/federation-commits-to-help-in-even-most-challenging-situations-over-gets/ via @JewishNewsUK

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PNahamuProject Nahamu@PNahamu·
24 Jun

Our board member @EveSacks told @PinkNews “A disproportionate number of the people we spoke to who had suffered (forced marriage) were LGBT+, and they pretty much all said that they were told they were going to be cured if they went through with the marriage.”

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Forced marriage is an 'evil' form of conversion therapy – and it's still happening today https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/06/24/forced-marriage-uk-conversion-therapy-ban-charedi-ultra-orthodox-judaism-nahamu/

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PNahamuProject Nahamu@PNahamu·
23 Jun

“We are grateful that ministers have recognised the pressing need to increase access to resources around forced marriage in the Jewish community,” said Project Nahamu’s founder, @YehudisFletcher. https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/forced-marriage-advice-to-be-translated-into-yiddish-for-charedi-women/ via @JewishNewsUK

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PNahamuProject Nahamu@PNahamu·
11 Jun

"Lucky JFS...Your children will be heard. Your children have the privilege of being able to speak freely. You hear the power in their voices...Charedi children are not so lucky. Who even hears what they have to say?"
@YehudisFletcher for @JewishNewsUK https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/jfs-kids-have-spoken-i-cry-for-other-children-who-are-being-silenced/

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