| Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community |
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| Facts and Figures About Domestic Violence |
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| According to Rabbi Julie Spitzer, author of Spousal Abuse in Rabbinic and Contemporary Judaism, 1 in every 5 Jews has a connection to domestic violence. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| An act of domestic violence occurrs every 15 seconds, more often than any other crime. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Every day, at least three women are murdered by their boyfriends or husbands in this country. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One out of every three women has experienced domestic violence in their lifetime. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One out of every 20 women has experienced domestic violence in the past year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| According to a national study, almost 4 million American women who were married or living with an intimate partner were physically abused by that partners. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nearly 25% of women report that they have been raped and/or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabitating partner or date at some time in their life. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Over 50% of the time, when a spouse is being abused, the children are also direct victims of child abuse. About 2/3 of children who witness domestic violence end up in abusive marriages when they grow up. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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