The end of omerta in the Orthodox Jewish community of France.
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linked toThe Investigation
Fall 2021. The Israeli Daily Haaretz reveals that Rabbi Chaim Walder is said to have raped more than 22 women and children during his career. In Israel, the announcement caused an earthquake, and Chaim Walder was renamed the “ultra-orthodox Harvey Weinstein”. But in France, the media did not focus on this scandal.
For more than a year, journalists Lila Berdugo and Salomé Parent-Rachdi collected testimonies from victims who accused rabbis of physical and psychological violence. Most of them are talking about these traumas for the first time.
Through three profiles of predatory rabbis, this investigation goes up to the highest authorities of Judaism in France, to uncover a years-long conspiracy and reveal the specific mechanisms used to silence victims.
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An investigation focused on the testimonies of
victims and through three profiles of predatory rabbis.
Characters
Déborah, Aurore, Hélène (victims of a rabbi), rabbi number 1 (accused by several women), Haïm Korsia (chief rabbi of France), Elie Korchia (president of the central consistory)
Locations
Grenoble, France, the Central Consistory of Paris
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The first investigation into sexual violence committed within
the Orthodox Jewish community of France.
