Domestic violence
April 20, 2023, 12:57 pm
Portrait of a double survivor
“I’m a Holocaust survivor… and a survivor of domestic violence. I am very strong and I’m trying to eradicate all the various effects of being a double survivor."
By AJN STAFF
Rabbi Benjamin Elton (third from left) with Ministers Mark Coure (left) and Natalie Ward (centre, back), and other religious leaders. Photo: Salty Dingo Photography
November 24, 2022, 11:17 am
Ending domestic violence
Rabbi Benjamin Elton joined more than 70 religious leaders in signing a declaration to end domestic violence.
By AJN STAFF
This was the fourth successive dialogue to take place online.
December 6, 2021, 3:49 pm
Renewed focus on family and domestic violence
The fourth successive Dialogue to take place online discussed family and domestic violence and the way this has been dealt with in Jewish and Christian communities.
By AJN STAFF
Walk against family violence at Caulfield Park. Photo: Peter Haskin
December 2, 2021, 10:00 am
United against violence
Representatives from numerous Jewish organisations came together to raise awareness and remember those who have brutally murdered by loved ones this year.
By CARLY DOUGLAS
December 1, 2021, 7:30 am
What if we used the COVID model to raise awareness for violence against women?
With the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women upon us, The AJN spoke to activists in the Jewish community about their efforts in raising awareness and changing attitudes.
By CARLY DOUGLAS
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November 18, 2021, 1:00 pm
Taking a stand against domestic abuse
'Every day, eight women are hospitalised with critical injuries inflicted by an intimate partner'.
By Rabbi Yaakov Glasman
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October 8, 2020, 9:00 am
Standing up to the scourge of domestic violence
'I believe it is no longer a taboo for rabbis to discuss domestic violence and the ways in which community leaders can combat and assist victims in need'.
By Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann
August 6, 2020, 12:00 am
Spotlighting family violence
Jewish Care Victoria has launched a new animated video campaign to help build awareness of family violence.
By Rebecca Davis
Susie Ivany addressing the Preventing Violence Together breakfast. Photos: Sav Schulman
December 9, 2019, 7:00 am
New president Ivany takes the helm
Susie Ivany delivered her first speech as president of Jewish Care Victoria at the Preventing Violence Together community breakfast last week.
By Rebecca Davis
November 29, 2019, 9:33 am
‘The ultimate form of dominance and control’
By Yael Hersham
Photo: Peter Haskin
November 28, 2019, 9:00 am
Community rallies against abuse
The aim of the walk is to raise awareness of family violence and its impact within the community, while encouraging Victorians to stand up and speak out against family violence.
By AJN STAFF
Impact founder Kathy Kaplan (third from left) with some of the police officers who participated in the impactFUL program.
November 25, 2019, 10:01 am
‘Thrival rather than just survival’
By Rebecca Davis
From left: JewishCare’s 2018 Men’s White Ribbon Day Breakfast guest speaker Dr Michael Salter, past president Allan Vidor, and current president Jason Sandler.
November 25, 2019, 12:00 am
Serving up important conversations for men
JewishCare NSW's annual Men’s White Ribbon Day breakfast on November 26 aims to 'raise awareness around and help eliminate domestic violence and violence against women'.
By AJN STAFF
November 25, 2019, 12:00 am
Stamping out the scourge of domestic violence
Rabbi Glasman: 'Violence against women cuts through every cultural, religious and socioeconomic sector of society'.
By Rabbi Yaakov Glasman
Illustration: Adriana Alvarez
November 25, 2019, 12:00 am
‘You have to be able to talk about it’
To mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we speak to Naomi Tucker, a changemaker in the Jewish domestic violence space ahead of her Australian visit
By Rebecca Davis
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