Documentary ‘Standing Silent’ uncovers sexual abuse in Baltimore’s Orthodox Jewish community
“Standing Silent” is a new documentary by Phil Jacobs. It uncovers the ritual abuse in an Orthodox Jewish community in Baltimore, Maryland. Jacobs went on a quest to uncover the stories from the sexual abuse survivors. The Washington Post has a piece on it. It’s very moving. One by one the victims stood and described their alleged molesters: the Torah teacher, the rabbi, the ice cream truck driver, the man at the mikvah. That meeting, held nearly six years ago in a small room...
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