Investigating Abuse Allegations in the Chabad School System

The Leonard Lopate Show | Mar 4, 2016

Newsweek Senior Editor Elijah Wolfson investigated new allegations of physical and sexual abuse within the Chabad school system in his cover story, "The Chosen.” Wolfson spoke 80 people for the story, primarily in Brooklyn, to understand how abuse has become a systemic issue within the school system and what's being done to address it. 

Event: Chaim Levin organized an event at Ohlei Torah (667 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn) on March 20th at 6 p.m. to protest the alleged abuse of students. 

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