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Eishes Chayil (a pseudonym meaning "woman of valor"; pronounced AY-shis CHEYE-el) was raised in a world of Hasidic schools, synagogues and summer camps and is a direct descendant of the major founders of and leaders in the Hasidic world. She holds a masters degree in creative writing and has worked as a journalist for several international Orthodox newspapers. She lives in Brooklyn.

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Orthodox Jewish Child Abuse: Shattering a Traumatic Silence

Posted August 1, 2011 | 22:44:36 (EST)

When I was a little girl, I never spoke with strangers. Strangers would hurt us. Strangers were capable of great evil.

In the ultra-Orthodox world of Borough Park, friend and stranger were simple words to define. A friend was anyone who looked like us, religious Jews...

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