But what sets it apart is that Reut grew up in Israel’s deeply devout and insular ultra-Orthodox community — and is willing to talk about her experience so that other women like her know there is a way out. [Two ultra-Orthodox feminists challenge Israel’s political landscape]Reut and her children moved to Jerusalem to one of only two shelters in Israel dedicated to Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jewish women. Between 15 and 20 Israeli women are murdered each year by their partners, but Meir said religious women have not been included in those statistics until now. “All abused women worry about leaving their husbands or breaking up the family, but in the Haredi community, it is even harder. For the next 40 days at the shelter, Reut rested and began to deal with the trauma of her abuse.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2017 07:18 UTC