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Yehudis Goldsobel
Yehudis Goldsobel, of Migdal Emunah, gave evidence at The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA)(Photo credit: Abul Shah/Migdal Emunah/PA Wire)
March 30, 2022, 2:01 pm
New CEO for support charity Migdal Emunah
Erica Marks to take over from founder Yehudis Goldsobel, who leaves the organisation after a decade in charge
By Jewish News Reporter
School children in a classroom. Photo credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire
February 11, 2022, 10:05 am
OPINION: Are we adequately safeguarding our children from harm?
Yehudis Goldsobel says the impression is that our community is missing a collaborative approach and a real understanding of what is possible when it comes to protecting children
By Yehudis Goldsobel
The books of Chaim Walder that used to take pride of place have been binned by readers and recalled by publishers around the world. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
January 20, 2022, 9:00 am
Chaim Walder case triggers TENFOLD increase in abuse survivors seeking help
EXCLUSIVE: The horrific case of the paedophile Israeli author has encouraged members of the Charedi community to open up about their own experiences
By Stephen Oryszczuk
Chaim Wilder (Photo: YouTube)
January 12, 2022, 11:36 am
OPINION: To the leaders we don’t see – thank you
Migdal Emunah's Yehudis Goldsobel pays tribute to the teachers who took it upon themselves to act on safeguarding - and not wait for communal leaders to tel them to
By Yehudis Goldsobel
Child reading a book (Photo by Johnny McClung on Unsplash)
January 5, 2022, 1:28 pm
OPINION: Inspect your child’s safety as you would food you eat
Migdal Emunah's Yehudis Goldsobel says children should not be made responsible for their own safeguarding. It's up to parents.
By Yehudis Goldsobel
Chair of the IICSA, Professor Alexis Jay.
September 2, 2021, 11:27 am
Handing in child abuser to police a sin, says strictly-Orthodox leader
Dayan Paltiel Schwarcz argued that there were almost no circumstances in which a Jewish abuser could be reported to the police in a rabbinic paper written in Hebrew
By Josh Salisbury
Synagogue (Photo by Lainie Berger on Unsplash)
March 10, 2021, 12:51 pm
Sexual abuse safeguarding laws extended to places of worship
Jewish campaigners welcome move with Chief Rabbi Mirvis says 'nothing could be more vital than keeping young people in our communities safe and the closing of this loophole'
By Jack Mendel
Chair of the IICSA, Professor Alexis Jay.
August 19, 2020, 10:58 am
OPINION: We need reform for more effective child protection
Yehudis Goldsobel says safeguarding standards need to be externally regulated to ensure the community doesn't prioritise an institution over its members
By Yehudis Goldsobel
May 22, 2020, 10:54 am
Drum roll… Forty Under 40: The countdown continues – 30 to 21!
From leading political campaigners and an LGBT activist, to top rabbis and community organisers, we profile those tipped to shape Anglo-Jewry for years to come
By Jewish News
Chair of the IICSA, Professor Alexis Jay.
May 12, 2020, 9:33 am
‘Consensus in some Jewish communities not to tackle child sex abuse’
Leading campaigner for victims, Yehudis Goldsobel, tells independent inquiry offenders were often 'welcomed back into the community as heroes'
By Jewish News Reporter
April 3, 2020, 11:03 am
OPINION: Supporting those being abused during the living nightmare of lockdown
As the community prepares for Pesach, some face a period in an abusive household. Yehudis Goldsobel urges people to help those who may feel trapped
By Yehudis Goldsobel
12 emerging leaders who completed the Adam Science Leadership Programme
July 3, 2019, 4:23 pm
12 young Jewish leaders graduate from development programme
Organisers of programme said participants this year came “from across the communal spectrum” with “an equal balance of lay and professional roles”.
By Jewish News Reporter
June 4, 2019, 10:30 am
OPINION: The recent IICSA report into child sexual abuse rings true
Yehudis Goldsobel reflects on a recent report which claimed some Orthodox children don't report sexual abuse due to fear and shame
By Yehudis Goldsobel
May 30, 2019, 12:32 pm
Religious children ‘don’t report sex abuse due to shame and guilt’
Independent Inquiry's two year investigation drew on anonymised testimony of 1,697 people who experienced abuse, revealing wall of silence in some faith communities.
By Jewish News Reporter
Yehudis Goldsobel
February 8, 2019, 1:43 pm
OPINION – #ItsNotOK: Responding to disclosures of sexual abuse
Yehudis Goldsobel reflects on the community's response to the fourth annual Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness Week
By Yehudis Goldsobel
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