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FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1991

Child Abuse

Continued from preceding page

fact, the fear of attack brings
families closer together, and
the threat of violent death
makes adults more sensitive
to the fragility of a child's
body.
During the Gulf War, a
child abuse hotline run by
the Association of Child Pro-
tection (known by its Heb-
rew acronym, Eli) went from
an average of 20 calls a day
to none at all, Since the
war's end, there has been an
"explosion" of calls, more
than ever before. This could
mean that the country's
child abusers took a break
during the war, and are now
making up for lost time. On
the other hand, it might
merely mean that abuse con-
tinued apace inside the seal-
ed rooms, but the involved
parties decided to wait until
the missiles stopped before
coming to grips with the
problem. '
There are three Israeli
communities whose mem-
bers almost never report
child abuse: the Arab sector,
the haredi or Chasidic ele-
ment of Orthodox Jews, and
the kibbutzim. These are
considered "closed"
societies, relatively cut off
from mainstream Israeli
society, where embarrassing
problems are dealt with —
or, more likely, not dealt
with — inside the commun-
ity.
From speaking with social
workers and other officials
involved with the Soviet and
Ethiopian immigrants, Dr.
Zimrin fears that Israel may
see a rash of child abuse
cases in these communities.

The difficulties of starting
life over in a new land may
cause sufficient stress to br-
ing child abuse tendencies to
the fore.
Soviet immigrants have
had problems with
alcoholism, and those from
the Georgian and southern
Asian republics are condi-
tioned to settling disputes
through violence.
In Ethiopian society, the
father takes priority so that
when food is scarce, he is fed
before his wife or children.
As a rule, though, child
abuse among Israeli Jews

Since the war's
end, there has
been an
"explosion" of
calls. •

does not discriminate on the
basis of national
background. Contrary to an-
other myth, it does not occur
among the poor and
uneducated any more than
among more monied, better
educated Israelis.
One of Eli's therapy pa-
t i ent s , a man from an
upstanding family who
learned that his 17-year-old
stepson was sexually abus-
ing his 11-year-old daughter,
offered to be interviewed so
that others would learn from
his trauma.
"There's a myth that this
sort of thing doesn't happen
with Jews," he said. "That's
why nobody talks about it;
they're embarrassed. But I
have a message to get across.
If it can happen to me, it can
happen to anybody." ❑ -

Oak Park
Sets Dedication

One hundred community
and government leaders, in-
cluding Gov. John Engler and
Sen. Carl Levin, are on a com-
mittee to honor Oak Park
Mayor Charlotte M. Roths-
tein for the dedication of
Rothstein and Victoria parks
Aug. 25.
The dedication is part of the
11 a.m.-4 p.m. official opening
of the parks, which span the
new decks over 1-696. Roths-
tein Park is behind the
Jewish Community Campus,
and Victoria Park is behind
the new Sally Allan Alex-
ander Beth Jacob School for
Girls on 10 Mile Rd. and
Church St.
The afternoon festival will
include an art fair, food
booths, a frisbee demonstra-
tion by The Flying Aces,
children's games and other
entertainment. Steve King
and the Dittilies will play
'50s music, and there will be

a jazz performance by
Vladimir Karminski and
Arina Bourmistroza, recent
immigrants from the USSR.
In addition, Harriett Berg
and the Dance City Dancers
will perform "Our Dancing
World," a collection of folk
dances from around the
world.
The event is sponsored by
The Neighborhood Project
and the City of Oak Park, in
cooperation with the Jewish
Community Center, Jewish
Federation Apartments and
neighborhood synagogues
and organizations.
Admission is free.

Correction
Go Away!, the Soviet
ut Jewish
made-film abo
shtetl life, will be shown
at the Maple 3 Theaters
on Thursday, Aug. 29.