Protecting a Predator: Chaim Walder & the Haredi Defense

Episode 83 January 06, 2022 00:41:27
Protecting a Predator: Chaim Walder & the Haredi Defense
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Protecting a Predator: Chaim Walder & the Haredi Defense

Jan 06 2022 | 00:41:27

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Show Notes

This episode covers sexual abuse and suicide. Listener discretion advised.

Chaim Walder, an Israeli rabbi, author of literature for children, and one of the most trusted voices on child psychology in the Haredi community, committed suicide in December after widely publicized child abuse and rape allegations came to light. Despite these allegations, leaders of the Haredi community came to his defense to discredit and silence his accusers.  

Nechumi Yaffe, an expert on the ultra-Orthodox, joins Yehuda Kurtzer to discuss the impact of the Walder crisis, the Haredi community’s distinct reactions to sexual abuse, and the ways in which power seeks to maintain power.

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