Tuesday, July 29th, 2008...3:25 am

“Hasidic women’s view” Kiryas Joel

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Some of the Hasidic women read the story about Sterna “Gitty” Grunwald soon after it came out in New York magazine. Others read it after hearing about it from friends. The reactions were similar. “Sadness for Gitty,” said Rosalie Sentor. “Tremendous pain that this happened,” said Eva Friedman. The five women, all of whom live in New York City, joined two local women from the “haredi,” or ultra-orthodox Jewish community, to respond to what they say was a biased depiction of Kiryas Joel and Hasidic life. “Everything written was a total distortion,” Friedman said. Many Hasidim share the values and customs of Kiryas Joel residents, so an attack on the Orange County village is seen as an attack on all Hasidim, the women said. “People have been calling me from our (non-Hasidic) community and asking me if everything Gitty said about Hasidic women is true,” said Chana Burston, a Lubavitcher with a Chabad mission in Monroe. Times Herald-Record

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  • sandra ruggiero
    July 29th, 2008 at 6:50 pm

    I AM THE MOTHER OF A 34 YEAR OLD SON LIVING IN BENSONHURST BKLYN.WE ARE OF ITALIAN DESCENT AND ARE ROMAN CATHOLIC.I HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF MEETING GITTY GRUNWALD IN SEPT. OF 2007.FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS SHE MADE MY LIFE A LIVING HELL.SHE PRACTICALLY MOVED INTO MY HOME AND DISRUPTED THE LIVES OF MY WHOLE FAMILY.AT THIS TIME SHE MADE NO EFFORT TO REGAIN CUSTODY OF HER CHILD.MY SON HAD AN ONGOING BATTLE WITH HER OVER THIS.HE EVENTUALLY LOST HIS JOB OVER THE SITUATION.HE WOULD TAKE DAYS OFF WORK TO GO WITH HER TO FAMILY COURT BUT SHE WOULDNT EVEN GET OUR OF BED TO GO WITH HIM.AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED SHE IS USING THE SYSTEM FOR HER OWN MEANS AND NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF HER CHILD.THERE IS SO MUCH MORE I CAN SAY BUT TIME WILL ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO FIND OUT THE TRUE NATURE OF GITTY.I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME TO HER AID FOR SO DID I UNTIL I DISCOVERED HER TRUE NATURE. .PLEASE STOP AIDING HER IN THIS WITCH HUNT AND INVESTIGATE HER FURTHER BEFORE YOU CONTINUE TO ENLIST THE AID OF THE UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC……….SANDRA RUGGIERO BKLYN NY

  • faigy
    August 17th, 2008 at 4:44 am

    how did you get to know her? was she your sons boyfriend?

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