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Domestic Violence:
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JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER
he first time Rebecca
walked into Jewish Fami-
ly Service (JFS), she felt a
sense of relief. It was the
first time people were willing to
listen as she talked of her expe-
riences in an abusive marriage.
It's not that others didn't be-
lieve her, but the idea of a Jew-
ish man abusing his wife seemed
unthinkable to many who think
Jews are immune to such vio-
lence.
The fact of the matter is Jews
are just as likely as anyone else
to be involved in a domestic-vio-
lence situation, believed to be the
most common but least reported
crime in America, according to
the National Woman Abuse Pre-
vention Project. An estimated
four women a day are killed by
their husbands or partners.
Over the last several years,
JFS and the National Council of
Jewish Women Greater Detroit
Section have led the local charge
in educating the community
about domestic violence and try-
ing to dispel the notion of shalom
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bayit — the peaceful household
— as a reason why women
should stay in an abusive rela-
tionship.
As a cooperative effort, both or-
ganizations run Safe Place, an
apartment with a kosher kitchen
where battered women and their
children can seek temporary shel-
ter. The apartment, established
in 1993, is at an undisclosed lo-
cation.
Raising community awareness
is key to dispelling the notion that
domestic violence doesn't affect
Jews. NCJW sends trained vol-
unteers into the community to
build awareness. In addition, JFS
is holding its second Stocker Lec-
ture, a community-wide event
which brings in a national speak-
er to discuss current family is-
sues. On May 24, Christina
Crawford, an advocate for the
rights of women and children,
will discuss "From Violence to
Healing" at the Applebaum Par-
enting Center in West Bloom-
field.
Sandra Hyman, the director of