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The famous author, the educator, the well-known broadcaster, the man of mercy, the spiritual advisor, the overseer of the large yeshiva, the revered Rebbe; big names, all of whom were suspected of serious acts.
My question is simple: Is it a coincidence that at these intra-Haredi (mainstream) events, everyone is Ashkenazi?
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I'm not drawing any conclusions, but rather pondering statistics out loud - and I may be wrong.
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At least two names from this unimpressive list were familiar to me.
What are acquaintances? Not a brave friendship, but long hours of conversation with them - there were definitely some. In general, anyone involved in journalism or Haredi social activism is probably a partner in this. Our puddle, after all, is quite small.
This acquaintance taught me one thing: a bad person, even a very bad one, does not broadcast his monstrosity outwardly. Quite the opposite. The discourse about 'I always felt something bad about him' is false, arrogant, and above all, disconnected.
The shock that gripped me in these two Mr. Jekyll cases was completely authentic. I know that many share this feeling.
It turns out that it is impossible to know anything.
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On the other hand, and here I would like to return to what I have already claimed several times: There is no doubt that there were those who did know, and if they did, there were also rabbis who knew. Perhaps in the first circle, perhaps from the second, and possibly even in the third.
But they knew. I'm convinced of that.
And hence the question arises, perhaps the outcry: Why haven't they done anything for years? Why doesn't anyone talk about them? Why hasn't a single criticism been heard against them?
