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I was in the audience with several hundred people last Sunday to hear the mother-daughter authors of the book “comeback” speak The event, sponsored by Jewish Addiction Services, a constituent agency of the Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, was held at Beth Tfiloh. The book, itself, is an amazing account of the nightmare and then recovery of Mia Fontaine, a survivor of incest by her biological father, and a survivor of substance abuse and homelessness, because she was also a runaway. Claire, the mother,  and Mia delivered a well honed, nicely done duet of sorts, taking short excerpts from the book and combining them with observations of the hell they had lived through. But I don’t know, I just felt there was something missing when it was all done. I looked around the crowded room and saw people… read more

Confronting Sexual Abuse
in the Jewish Community
FREE SCREENING of ‘NARROW BRIDGE’

This is your chance to catch the controversial, acclaimed film that has been making waves in the Orthodox Jewish community. it is the first film of its kind to break the silence on the issue of sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community.

Daniel Schneider is a 21-year-old Orthodox Jewish college student who falls in love with fellow classmate, Rachel Goldstein. Rachel notices that Daniel is mysteriously reluctant to talk about his life before college and his hometown, where he has not visited for four years. As his relationship with Rachel develops, Daniel uncovers long-repressed memories of how he was sexually abused by his rabbi at twelve years old. His dark secret begins to distance the two of them and as Daniel refuses to confront his feelings, he watches his life as he knows it slowly unravel before his eyes. Daniel begins to question where he stands with his family, community, fiancé, and G-d. Narrow Bridge is an exploration of the power of love and faith amid trials, both human and divine.
visit http://www.narrowbridgefilm.com for more information

Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Seating is Limited - Reservations Required
443-857-5560

Sponsored by The Awareness Center, Inc.
Pikesville Library, 1301 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, MD

Following the film will be a panel discussion lead by:

Mesa Leventhal Baker, MD - Medical Director, Baltimore Child Abuse Center

Murray Levin, JD - Photographer, Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse, and Advocate for Legislative Changes.

Vicki Polin, MA, NCC, LCPC - Executive Director, The Awareness Center, Inc.

Bob Russell - Legislative Coordinator, SNAP-MD (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests)

Joyanna Silberg, PhD - Coordinator of Trauma Disorder Services for Children at Sheppard Pratt Hospital

This event is sponsored by The Awareness Center, Inc., which is the international Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault (http://www.theawarenesscenter.org).  For more information call: 443-857-5560 or send an e-mail to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).