Tempest in the Temple: Jewish Communities and Child Sex Scandals (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life)
“Tempest is a testament to how we can protect our children and make our Jewish communities the safe and nurturing places we want them to be.”—Esther Giller, President and Director of the Sidran Institute, Baltimore“Neustein’s work is a most timely volume that serves educators, parents, clergy, and mental health professionals who face the challenge of protecting children from child sexual abuse.”—Debbie Fox, Director of Children and Family Services, Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles“The veil of secrecy shrouding clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse has been torn asunder in the past decade. Neustein’s thoughtful and pragmatic collection provides practical interventions to assist clergy of all religious faiths.”—Terence A. Keane, Professor of Clinical Psychology at Boston University, and Robert A. McMackin, Massachusetts Department of Public Health"Neustein's fascinating collection includes perspectives from rabbis, lawyers, psychotherapists, social workers, and educators who seek to empower children against predators. One chapter tells the parallel history of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. . . . This book skillfully gathers the voices of those who struggled against official silence to speak truth and demand justice in this case and others . . . [and] helps us begin the discussions we have resisted too long." —Providence Journal