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Petition demands JTS take more action on Title IX complaint. Wikimedia Commons
October 3, 2019, 12:45 pm
Pressure builds at JTS over #MeToo allegations
By Hannah Dreyfus
Jay Goldberg of West Orange, with daughter Raizy, at the New York Child Victims Act hearings in Albany, N.Y. Photo provided by Jay Goldberg
September 4, 2019, 11:36 am
A second chance at justice
West Orange man among 38 plaintiffs in suit against Yeshiva University
By Jed Weisberger
“There are limits to what a Title IX office can do,” says Emily Voshell, a Washington, D.C., attorney who frequently represents the subjects of Title IX complaints. She finds it “hard to see” how JTS’ Title IX office “has any role at all” in the current situation. Jtsa.edu
July 31, 2019, 12:28 pm
JTS handling of Title IX allegation under scrutiny
A woman alleged sexual misconduct by a graduate student before he arrived on campus. Was the school’s response adequate?
By Hannah Dreyfus
A Camp Ramah camp. In a sign of the times, the Conservative movement camping arm is moving away from the frontal hug. Courtesy of Camp Ramah
April 15, 2019, 12:32 pm
Jewish summer camps reckon with abuse prevention
Talk of ‘red lines’ and ‘consent’ now part of camp experience after NJY scandal
By Hanna Dreyfus
Former NJY Camps director Len Robinson. The camp network is trying to pick up the pieces after abuse allegations. (Photo illustration by Janice hwang)
April 15, 2019, 12:24 pm
New allegations against NJY Camps former director include a minor
Woman says she was sexually abused by Len Robinson when she was 17
By Hannah Dreyfus
Jamie Allen Black and Naomi K. Eisenberger
April 1, 2019, 11:38 am
A year in, combating gender harassment is just beginning
By Jamie Allen Black and Naomi K. Eisenberger
CMBD founder Abraham Waserstein, left, with members of the University of Washington debate team, from left, Nicole Jevons, Samantha Eden, Talya Gilboa, and Doria Nelson. The team won first prize in its division, which included students with limited Jewish textual background. (Photos by Michele Alperin)
March 13, 2019, 1:07 pm
#MeToo movement meets halacha at Princeton
Collegiate Jewish law debate promotes study, diversity
By Michele Alperin
Illustrative photo of one of the summer camps in the NJY Camps network. Via NJYcamps.org
February 13, 2019, 11:33 am
NJY Camps board disbands, settles with at least one victim
Move follows resignation of chair after report detailed new allegations against Len Robinson
By Hannah Dreyfus
Hillel International headquarters in Washington, D.C. Flickr
January 16, 2019, 11:32 am
Hillel probe finds donor ‘harassment’ occurred
Claims by women employees found ‘justified’; investigation included Steinhardt; policies revised, expanded
By Gary Rosenblatt
Following a report that the NJY Camps board was aware of allegations against its former director for years but took no action, board president Peter Horowitz announced that he will resign in February. Photo by Elan Mizrahi
December 19, 2018, 3:01 pm
President of NJY Camps board resigns, calls for rest of the board to follow suit
By Hannah Dreyfus
An independent investigation undertaken by NJY Camps last spring found that at least 11 women accused Len Robinson of sexual harassment or assault, according to an internal memo. Via NJYcamps.org
December 19, 2018, 11:54 am
After damning probe, NJ fed exec urges board purge at NJY Camps
Independent investigation reveals that board leadership knew about Len Robinson’s predatory behavior for years, but failed to act
By Hannah Dreyfus
Shira D. Epstein
December 12, 2018, 11:43 am
Devious women: #MeToo and images of empty empowerment
By Shira D. Epstein
Panelists include, from left, Patricia Teffenhart, Stanley Goodman, and Helen Archontou. Photos courtesy NCJW/Essex
November 14, 2018, 1:17 pm
In wake of #MeToo, fight against sexual abuse persists
By Jennifer Altmann
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford answers questions at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 27. Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images
October 4, 2018, 10:48 am
For young Jews, Kavanaugh hearings a ‘wake-up call’
An Anita Hill moment for millennials, as nation awaits full Senate confirmation vote
By Hannah Dreyfus and Shira Hanau
Michael Steinhardt, one of Hillel’s biggest donors, has been removed from the board of governors’ list on its website. GETTY IMAGES/ JTA/FLASH90
September 13, 2018, 11:06 am
Hillel Investigating Allegations Against Major Philanthropist
Claims of unwelcome sexual remarks to women Hillel employees by Michael Steinhardt; accusations by other women, to which he responds
By Hannah Dreyfus
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