Episode 21: The One Where We React to the Gershon Selinger Interview (With Chaim Levin, Rahel Bayar, and Shana Aaronson)

Mendy Pellin's interview with registered sex offender, Gershon Selinger, took the internet by a storm. Was it just the thing the community needed to shake it out of its denial? Was it a harmful platforming of a manipulative abuser? Is there anything to be learned from what Gershon said? As with most things, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.

Asher Lovy, director of ZA'AKAH, is joined by noted anti-abuse advocate, Chaim Levin, director of Magen-Israel, Shana Aaronson, and founder of The Bayar Group, Rahel Bayar to discuss the interview, its impact, pros and cons, and what our takeaways should be.

Please note: The interview was followed by interviews with Dr Michael Salamon and Patty Fitzgerald, two experts in the field, to provide important context and framing to Gershon Selinger interview. If you haven't yet had a chance to watch those follow-up interviews, please do. Links are below in the show notes. 

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SHOW NOTES: 

Interview with Gershon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26ZXF3IKdPw

Interview with Dr. Michael Salamon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJckBy2R3D8

Interview with Patty Fitzgerald:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHwpNGBOc-Q

https://crownheights.info/crime/475197/crown-heights-teacher-arrested-charged-with-child-molestation/

https://www.homefacts.com/offender-detail/NY49372/Gershon-Y-Selinger.html