User:Maureendepresident/sandbox

http://magenprotects.org

Magen is a registered non-profit organisation in Israel, dedicated to comprehensively dealing with what it refers to as 'the epidemic of child sexual abuse.'  Magen works primarily with English speakers all over Israel. Magen was established in 2010 in response to a few sexual abuse cases in the city of Bet Shemesh, Israel. In these cases, children were molested by teachers in religious schools, and the families of the victims sought help from the founder of a local charity organization, David Morris. He assembled a team of mental health professionals, which developed into Magen.

It's mission statement is to:

PREVENT abuse through education and awareness SUPPORT victims and their families. PROTECT children from risks posed by alleged perpetrators within communities

Magen provides courses for parents in protecting children from sexual abuse, via the “Chug Bayit” project, awareness seminars for teenagers, and prevention seminars for educators, doctors, rabbis, and community leaders. It also provides a support helpline via the telephone, and internet.

Miriam Friedman, the director of Magen, said that alleged sex offenders from the international Jewish community have for years been taking advantage of Israel’s reputation for lax extradition practices http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/08/child-abusers-find-refuge-in-israel.html

“When an investigation is opened or suspicions start to circulate, abusers suddenly make aliyah—Jewish immigration to Israel—and Israel’s law of return makes it easy for them to pass under the radar, because nobody asks questions about why they are coming,” said Friedman.

In religious communities like Bnei Brak, many residents lack trust in secular authorities and also believe that calling out sex offenders is a form of lashon hara, or slander, which is forbidden by Jewish law because it can hurt the offenders’ family and prospects for arranging a successful marriage in the future. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/08/child-abusers-find-refuge-in-israel.html

WP:WIZARD