Contents

Contributing Authors and Artists

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART ONE The Context:
Survivors Then and Now, Denial, Jewish Law, and Family Dynamics
One Remembering and Telling
    My Journey Back to My Self and Other People's Stories
    RACHEL LEV WITH HILLARY, ELIZABETH, LAURIE SUZANNE REICHE, AND CAROL GREENFIELD

 

Two If It's There, Why Don't We See It?
    Denial, Silence, and Some of Their Costs
    RACHEL LEV

 

Three Jewish Law and Tradition Regarding Sexual Abuse and Incest
    RABBI ELLIOT N. DORFF

 

Four "Honey, I'm Cold. Put on a Sweater."
    Family Dynamics and Incest
    RACHEL LEV

 

Five From the Frying Pan into the Fire
    On Being an Adult Survivor
    RACHEL LEV WITH HADIYAH C., LAURIE SUZANNE REICHE, AND B. B. ADAMS

 

Six "A Mother's Story"
    MASHA GLADYS

 

PART TWO Hope for the Future:
The Healing Journey for Individuals and Communities
Seven From Terror to Triumph
    RACHEL LEV WITH "LEGACY OF THE FORGOTTEN" BY BRIANA ROSE

 

Eight A Way Out
    Healing through Creative Expression
    RACHEL LEV, SHOSHANA, RAE, SHAUNA GREEN, ASENATH BARZANI, HADASS G, MARCIA COHN SPIEGEL AND ZENA DAVID

 

Nine My Jewish Journey Home
    SUE WILLIAM SILVERMAN

 

Ten Finding Something to Believe In
    Religion, Spirituality, and Cultural Identity
    RACHEL LEV, JONATHAN, ASENATH, RAE, SHOSHANA, AND HILLARY

 

Eleven Survival and Recovery
    Jewish Women Confront Abuse
    MARCIA COHN SPIEGEL

 

Twelve Defining Community
    RACHEL LEV

 

Thirteen The Role of Rabbis, Cantors, and Educators in Preventing Abuse and Repairing Its Consequences
    RABBI ELLIOT DORFF

 

Fourteen Hope
    Creating Day, Living in the Light
    HADIYAH C., LAURIE SUZANNE REICHE, ELIZABETH, AND ELLEN BASS, WITH RACHEL LEV

 

Fifteen Building Communities of Hope
    RACHEL LEV

 

Appendix A Helping Repair Our World (tikkun olam)
    Suggestions for Rabbis, Educators, Cantors, Parents, and Health Care Professionals

 

Appendix B When an Adult Says, "I've Been Abused"
    Suggestions for Medical and Clinical Professionals, Rabbis, Teachers, and Other Helpers

 

Appendix C When a Friend or Family Member Says, "I've Been Abused"

 

Appendix D Educators, School Administrators, Counseling Staff, and Nurses

 

Appendix E Sukkoth of Healing from Domestic Violence
    ADRIENNE AFFLECK

 

Appendix F A Community Model for Intervention

 

Appendix G Agencies, Resources, and Websites

 

Appendix H Selected Bibliography

 

Notes

 

Index