The Awareness Center Information

1.  The Awareness Center's Brochure by The Awareness Center, Inc.

3. 3. The Awareness Center’s Certification Program For Jewish Leaders  by The Awareness Center, Inc 
   

4. 4. The Awareness Center's Mission Statement by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   

5.  Help Make A Difference In The Lives of Jewish Survivors of Sex Crimes  by The Awareness Center, Inc.

Community Issues

1. 1.  Cost of Abuse 
   

2. 2.  Getting Your Community To Talk About Sexual Abuse  by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda 
   

3. 3.  How It’s been Done: Emergency Wake Up Call To Our Community Leaders by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda
   

3. 3.  I Don’t Believe You! by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda
   

4. 4.  It Can Even Happen To The Daughters of Kings by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   

5. 5.  The Mikvah: Suggested Protocols To Protect Minors  by The Awareness Center, Inc. 
   

6. 6.  Reflecting on the Last Ten Years: Connecting to Judaism and Survivors of Sexual Violence by Vicki Polin
   

7. 7.  Reining In Abuse: A JTA Investigative Series by Eugene L. Meyer and Richard Greenberg
   

8. 8.  Spirituality, Sexuality & How Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Experience God by Vicki Polin, Michael J. Salamon and Na'ama Yehuda
   

9. 9.  Throw Away Children of G-d? by Vicki Polin
   

10. 10.  Regarding “Voices of Dignity”, SOVRI Helpline and Kal Holczler by The Awareness Center
    
    
    

Clergy Sexual Abuse

1.  Clergy as Mandated Reporters by Vicki Polin

2. 2. Traditions That Must Be Broken by Vicki Polin
   

3. 3.  Case of Clergy Sexual Abuse within the Jewish Community Involving Adults Being Victimized (Handout provided at 2009 - NOW Conference (National Organization For Women).
   

Clinical Issues

1. 1. Help I’m Burnt Out! (Vicarious Victimization, Secondary Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Compassion Fatigue)  by Vicki Polin
   

2. 2. How to Make a Hot-line Report by Vicki Polin
   

3. 3.Introduction to Sexual Assault - Crisis Intervention and Sexual Assault: An Advocates Guide 
   

Cults and Missionaries

1. 1.Soul Searching: Sexual Abuse, Cults & Missionaries by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda
   
   
   

Dating

1. 1.  Dangerous Message - Aish HaTorah: Date From Hell by Vicki Polin
   

2. 2.  “Hooking Up” It’s Not Just A Problem For Our Youth by Vicki Polin
   

General

1. 1.  Anti-Semitism, Sexual Abuse And The Jewish Community  by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda
   

2. 2. Bullying, Intimidation, Extortion Attempts: Advocating For Survivors of Sexual Violence by Vicki Polin
   

3. 3.  Confronting Abuse In The Orthodox Community by Rabbi Yosef Blau
   

4. 4.  Finding A Rabbi: Tips For Survivors of Sexual Violence by Vicki Polin and Michael Salamon
   

5. 5.  How The Awareness Center Got Started  by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   

6. 6.  “Saying it Like it is” Bullying, Intimidation, Extortion Attempts by Vicki Polin
   

7. 7.  Shoshie’s Story - by Vicki Polin
   

8. 8.  Spanking Is Never OK:  Growing Up Paddled, Belted, Switched or Swatted by Vicki Polin, MA, LCPC, Michael J. Salamon, PhD, FICP; and Na'ama Yehuda, MSC, SLP, TSHH
   

Family Members of Sex Offenders

1. When A Family Member Molests: Reality, Conflict & The Need For Support by Vicki Polin, Michael J. Salamon and Na'ama Yehuda 

Holidays

1. 1.  Emotionally, Can I Do Pesach This Year? by Vicki Polin
   

2. 2.  Forgiveness and the Jewish High Holy Days by Marcia Cohn Spiegel, M.A. (Reprinted by Permission)
   

3. 3.  Forgiveness and The High Holidays by Vicki Polin
   

4. 4.  Mother’s Day by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda
   

5. 5. Mother’s Day Thoughts by Moreyn Kamenir
   

6. 6.  Passover Prayer On Behalf of Abused and Neglected Children by Author Unknown 
   

7. 7.  Surviving Hanukkah: Jewish Survivors of Childhood Abuse  by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   

8. 8.  Surviving The High Holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Succos and Simchat Torah by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   

9. 9.  Surviving Passover: Jewish Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse and Incest  by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda
   

10. 10. A Survivors Haggadah: For Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse  by Evy Gershon (Reprinted by Permission)
    

11. 11.  Thanksgiving: Survivors of Incest, Child Sexual Abuse of Yesterday & Tomorrow  by The Awareness Center, Inc.
    
    

Legal

1. 1.  An Incest Survivors Supports Maryland’s SB 238: Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations (2009)  by Vicki Polin
   

2. 2.  Sexual Abuse and The Vaad of Baltimore by Vicki Polin
   

3. 3.  Sexual Violence and Halachic Issues (Jewish Law) by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   

4. 4.  Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Testifying at Legislative Hearings by Bob Russell and Vicki Polin
   

5. 5.  Testifying as an Expert Witness in Child Abuse Cases Developed by Ann Jones, Ph.D. (Reprinted by Permission)
   

6. 6.  When You're An Incest Survivor and the Windows Legislation by Vicki Polin
   

Offenders

1. 1.  Child Molesters: Myths - Most Common Beliefs By Public
   

2. 2.  "Grooming" or Setting Up Your Victim by Ken Singer, LCSW (Reprinted by Permission) 
   

3. 3.  Listing Alleged & Convicted Sex Offenders by Vicki Polin 
   

4. 4.  Traditions That Must Be Broken  by Vicki Polin
   

5. 5.  When Melodies, Torah Scholars & Abuse Collide  by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda
   

6. 6.  WARNING: The New Sexual Predator by Vicki Polin 
   
   

Parenting Issues

1. 1.  Age Appropriate Stages of Sex Play  Edited by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   

2. 2.  Common Behavioral Problems: Sexually Abused Children  by Vicki Polin  
   

3. 3.  Glossary Of Initials & Other Jargon by Vicki Polin
   

4. 4.  Guidelines For Disciplining Children Who Have Been Abused  Edited by Vicki Polin
   
   
   

Rabbis

1. 1.  Background Information and The History of Rabbinical Ordinations   By Rabbi Yaakov Siegel
   

2. 2.  How to Find A Rabbi  by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   

3. 3.  How to Make a Hot-line Report by Vicki Polin
   

4. 4.  Rabbis, Confidentiality & Other Ethical Issues by Vicki Polin, Michael J. Salamon
   

5. 5.  Rabbis Investigating Sexual Offenses by Vicki Polin
   

Survivors of Incest and other forms of Childhood Sexual Abuse

1. 1.   The Bond Abused:  A Survivor of Incest Breaks the Silence  by Sharon R. Lowenstein, Phd  (Reprinted By Permission)
   

2. 2.   Can I Marry a Kohan?  by Michael J. Salamon, PhD
   

3. 3.   Common Coping Mechanisms Used By Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse  by Vicki Polin and Gail Roy  
   

4. 4.   Common Symptoms of Survivors of Childhood Abuse by Vicki Polin and Gail Roy
   

5. 5.   Honoring Parents Who Are Abusive by Benzion Sorotzkin, Psy.D.
   

6. 6.   Flashbacks by Laurieanne Chutis, MSW, LCSW
   

7. 7.   How Do You Spell Relief?  by Vicki Polin
   

8. 8.   How to Find A Rabbi  by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   

9. 9.   Incest, Pregnancy, Abortion & Halacha (Jewish Law) by Vicki Polin, Michael J. Salamon and Na'ama Yehuda  
   

10. 10.  Nobody’s Child: Surviving Without A Family by Vicki Polin, Michael J. Salamon and Na'ama Yehuda
    

11. 11. The Making Of A Rape Victim’s Advocate by Vicki Polin
    

12. 12.  Male Survivors of Sexual Violence  by The Awareness Center
    

13. 13.  Over A Million Jewish Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Living in the United States by  Vicki Polin
    

14. 14.  Questions to Ask Yourself Before Disclosing, Confronting or Going Public About Surviving Sexual Violence  by  Vicki Polin
    

15. 15.  Self Protection From Projection: “I’m Rubber, You’re Glue” by Vicki Polin
    

16. 16.  Signs of Unhealthy Boundaries  Edited by Vicki Polin
    

17. 17.  Speaking Out About Incest by Vicki Polin
    

18. 18.  When You're An Incest Survivor by Vicki Polin
    

Survivors of Sexual Assault (Victimized As Adults)

1. 1.  Boys Will Be Boys? -- Or Is It An Assault? by Vicki Polin
   

2. 2.  Lisa’s Story: How do we help sexual abuse victims survive? by Vicki Polin
   

3. 3.  Lost In The Shuffle: Survivors Of Sexual Violence by Vicki Polin
   

4. 4.  Rape Trauma Syndrome: Reading Blogs & Newspaper Articles About Your Case by Vicki Polin
   

5. 5.  Remembering To Exhale by Vicki Polin
   

6. 6.  Thirty-Three Days by Vicki Polin
   

7. 7.  Questions to Ask Yourself Before Disclosing, Confronting or Going Public About Surviving Sexual Violence  by  Vicki Polin
   

Dear Friends,

The Awareness Center is doing our best to keep our organization up and running, unfortunately at this time we not functioning at full capacity due to lack of funds.  If you feel that the information our web page is worthwhile please consider making a donation to our organization .  We are asking that you donate $1.00 for each article you download from this page.

The Awareness Center is a non-profit, certified 501 (c) (3) organization.  Our goals include reaching out to Jewish survivors of sexual violence, parents of sexually abused children, family members of alleged and convicted sex offenders, rabbis, cantors and other community leaders. We also serve as a clearinghouse of information, and offer advocacy for those in need and educational seminars.