Archives for May 2008

More on Rashi’s Daughters

The Rebbetzin's Husband gave a talk in his shul on what is actually known about Rashi's daughters.We appreciate him taking the time to put it up.Rashi's Daughters: Joheved - Myths and Facts: Part I and Part II … [Read more...]

Keren’s interrogation Part II

I changed the title because it was misleading; someone from the police leaked the transcript.Below is Part II of Maariv transcript of interrogation with hyper-modest mother of 12, in jail after being indicted for child abuse. Introduction; Part I.By Shmuel Mittelman and Ami ben David. … [Read more...]

Keren interrogation, Part I

I changed the title; the article is a transcript of the interrogation and was leaked to Maariv. The hyper-modest mother of 12 is in jail after being indicted for child abuse. Introduction is here. Part II.By Shmuel Mittelman and Ami ben David. 4/5/2008The detailed statements of the mother in her … [Read more...]

Keren interrogation transcript–selected quotes

Here are the highlights of the Maariv article, containing a leaked transcript of the interrogation with the hyper-modest mother of 12 accused of child abuse.“I’m careful to hit only after I’m calm”"The mother from Beit Shemesh denies that her children had sexual relations or that she abused them. … [Read more...]

Bruria Keren in the news again

The veiled mother of 12 from Beit Shemesh, accused of abusing six of her twelve children, is in the headlines after after agreeing to interviews with reporters. Below is the text of the Ynet (Yediot) account in English There is also an extensive Maariv interview in Hebrew; I translated the first … [Read more...]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: One Family’s Story

In honor of Holocaust Memorial Day, I'll share with you a section from a book about daily life in my father's shtetl. The book is called Memories of Ozarov, by Hillel Adler. Second-generation survivors owe a great debt to authors such as Adler, who died in 1996. In addition to this (possibly … [Read more...]