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Lord Jon Mendelsohn and Deborah Joseph. JWA Monday March 16th 2026. (Liz Isles Photography)
March 17, 2026, 7:34 pm
Lord Mendelsohn honoured as ‘Champion of Jewish Women’ at JWA dinner
At the 230-person fundraiser, the Labour peer spoke about Get-refusal, communal responsibility and raising the next generation
By Michelle Rosenberg
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January 26, 2023, 12:48 pm
OPINION: Leah’s tragic case exposes systemic negligence on the part of one Beit Din
Ramie Smith, co-founder of GettOutUK, says religious authorities that operate without oversight must be held to account in cases such as Leah Hochauser, who died while still legally chained to her husband.
By Ramie Smith
Unchaining agunot, women trapped in marriages and unable to divorce (Photo by Jackson Simmer on Unsplash via Jewish News)
March 1, 2022, 11:47 am
Property firm owner admits coercive or controlling behaviour with get refusal
Alan Moher, 57, engaged in 'unreasonable manipulation of the inherent control a Jewish man has to give his wife a divorce', lawyers said
By Jewish News Reporter
Unchaining agunot, women trapped in marriages and unable to divorce (Photo by Jackson Simmer on Unsplash via Jewish News)
September 15, 2021, 2:37 pm
New domestic abuse law ‘could make Jewish divorce difficult for all’
The London Beth Din, the Federation Beth Din and the Board of Deputies' family law group highlight concerns over Domestic Abuse Act, which will make Get refusal illegal
A man signs a petition at a demonstration for women's rights held outside the rabbinical court for divorces
July 7, 2021, 4:35 pm
Rabbis under fire for rejecting law aimed at protecting ‘chained’ women
Federation dismisses the new Domestic Abuse Bill's measures as having 'no validity' in Jewish law, as campaigners say refusing a Get is a form of 'domestic abuse'
By Jewish News Reporter
January 27, 2021, 4:53 pm
House of Lords bid to protect women refused gets
Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and Independent politicians unite for proposal that would give hope to Jewish women being refused divorce by their husbands
By Sandy Rashty
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