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It’s an easy solution to all our ills. Bad politicians—it’s because of the media. Homicide rates are increasing—it’s those pesky journalists. Sure, some news programs and publications focus way too much on negative news or reveal more than we need to know about celebrities’ personal lives. Overall, in America we’re blessed with First Amendment freedoms and some of the world’s best publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. The BALTIMORE JEWISH TIMES, the leading independent Jewish publication in North America, has been accused of lowering its standards in the past year during its historic enterprising journalism on the allegations of sexual molestation by prominent local rabbis. Executive Editor Phil Jacobs has had the courage to use his name publicly, and protect the victims of these crimes providing anonymity. Interestingly, our website allows people… read more

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Why is it that your paper doesn’t even mention the work of the Awareness Center?  They are based in our city, right in our community. The Awareness Center is the first organization that ever did anything for those of use who have been molested as children.  They are really the only organization that works for us, verses working as a PR campaign for the vaad and or the Associated.

I know that Phil has consulted with the Awareness Center, yet pretends that the organization does not exists.  So I’m going to pretend your paper doesn’t exists.

I’ve canceled my subscription because of your lack of honesty and integrity.  I’m going to suggest to my friends that they do the same thing.

Posted by Chava on 01/30/08 at 09:18 AM

I am proud to be a subscriber to a Jewish newspaper that is committed to exposing the danger of child molestation in our community.  It is truly pikuach nefesh to have parents and children become aware of who presents a threat of sexually abuse—especially when that information is deliberately kept from them by rabbis who are more concerned about the “reputation” of an offending colleague and his family than innocent children and their naive, trusting parents. This demonstrates why the independence of this Jewish newspaper is invaluable.

Posted by Claire on 01/12/08 at 06:35 PM

I forgot to ask, when is your paper going to do a story on Rav Eisgrau?  He’s been up on the net for years already

http://www.theawarenesscenter.org/eisgrau_eliezer.html

Posted by Jonah on 12/22/07 at 12:48 AM

I’m surprised your paper isn’t working with The Awareness Center.  They have been exposing cases in the Baltimore community for at least 5 or 6 years.  I think the two organizations should be working as a team.

Posted by Jonah on 12/22/07 at 12:44 AM

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