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group of Jewish women of
all ages and backgrounds
meets regularly in
Brooklyn to discuss the
domestic abuse they have suffered.
One woman, in her 30s, was emo-
tionally, verbally and financially
abused by her husband of eight
years, who beat her after she became
pregnant.
With the help of the group, she
developed the courage to become
financially independent, move her-
self and her children away and con-
tinue her education toward a mas-
ter's degree.
Another woman, married 35 years
with seven children, was embarrassed
by the many years of abuse she
endured. She decided she needed to
get help because her mentally ill
husband had become a danger to her
children. While the divorce proceed-
ings drag on, the woman is happier
because she feels safe.
A number of programs similar to
the one helping these women are
funded by grants provided through
the Violence Against Women Act.
The Jewish Board of Family and
Children's Services in New York,
which runs the support groups, has a
VAWA grant to work with abused
women in Russian-speaking commu-
nities.
Since 1994, the measure has pro-
vided more than $1 billion in federal
grants to state and local programs
and private organizations that work
to help victims of domestic violence.
But this year's reauthorization,
granting $3.6 billion over the next
five years, is less certain, despite its
bipartisan support. Some programs
fear they may have to close their
doors if they don't get the federal
funding. The House approved it
Sept. 27, but its fate in the Senate is
unclear.
A number of Jewish groups are
lobbying this year to get the act

reauthorized and enhanced to extend
benefits to battered immigrant
women and disabled women, which
Jewish communities are starting to
assist. A 1992 study shows that to
prevent their immigrant wives from
reporting domestic violence, men
may threaten to take the children
away from the United States, fail to
file papers to legalize the wife's
immigration status or threaten to
report her to the Immigration and
Naturalization Service to get her
deported.
The current version of the legisla-
tion would provide these immigrant
domestic violence victims with more
protection against deportation.
There also are special needs to
consider in the Orthodox communi-
ty.
Orthodox women may be even less
inclined to seek help than other
Jewish women because they are
under more pressure to keep their
family together, plus finding the
support services to fit their religious
needs is difficult, say those who
work with domestic violence victims.
Many Jewish women feel a heavy
responsibility for the concept of
shalom bayit, or peace in the home.
They feel as if they have sole respon-
sibility for keeping the peace and
promoting love, caring, nurturing
and understanding within the family,
says Jewish Women International. If
women cannot fulfill this role
because of an abusive relationship,
they may feel inadequate and may
not admit the violence.
"Culturally, all Jews are ingrained
with the concept of holding the fam-
ily together," said Nancy Schwartz
Sternoff, who runs a family founda-
tion for Jewish women and girls.
Jews also tend to stay in abusive
relationships on average seven years
longer than non-Jews, Sternoff said.
For years, domestic violence was
not recognized as a real problem in
the Jewish community, but publicity
has prompted greater awareness of it,
said Jody Rabhan of the National
Council of Jewish Women. ❑

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