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Avrohom Mondrowitz in Jerusalem. (Daniel Cohen) Last update - 04:36 16/11/2007 U.S. asks Israel to extradite ultra-Orthodox Jew accused of child abuse By Aviva Lori, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: extradition, U.S., Gur Hassid  The U.S. Justice Department has asked Israel to facilitate the extradition of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man suspected of raping and sexually abusing dozens of boys. Avrohom Mondrowitz was investigated by the New York Police Department in the 1980s and was indicted for sex crimes against four boys in Brooklyn, N.Y., but fled to Israel before he could be arrested. According to witness reports, 60-year-old Mondrowitz, a married father of seven, would pose as a psychologist specializing in the treatment of children that suffered sexual abuse. Advertisement One of Mondrowitz's victims, 40-year-old Chicago resident Mark Weiss, who, as a child, was sent by his parents to New York for therapy with Mondrowitz after he had dropped out of several educational frameworks, recounted his ordeal. "[Mondrowitz's] family was at a cottage in the Catskills and I was sleeping at his house. at night he suddenly touched me. I was naive. I thought he was being nice, that he was trying to make me feel better," said Weiss. "It was all a big Fraud," he concluded. Regarding the way the affair was handled by rabbis within the community, Weiss said: "[The rabbis] paralyzed an entire generation. When one of them destroys another person, they do nothing." Mondrowitz currently resides in Jerusalem. Over the years he has worked in several educational institutions, but he is now unemployed, and allegedly supports himself by selling forged academic degrees. A month ago, police summoned him for an interrogation over Web sites that he had visited, and then released him on conditions. Mondrowitz refused to answer questions regarding the allegations against him. The full story will appear in the weekend edition of Haaretz newspaper. More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us   A hero or a pharaoh? An Iranian film praising Sadat's assassin has touched off a row between Egypt and Iran. Primary colors Barack Obama looks to reassure Jews of his commitment to Israeli security.   1.   IF HE WOULD HAVE HAD THE CHANCE 14:56  |  Robert 14/11/07   2.   Send the Rabbi packing, Israel can do without him. 15:30  |  David 14/11/07   3.   genes not teaching 15:48  |  Dan 14/11/07   4.   special community 16:18  |  edgar 14/11/07   5.   The Rabbi 16:21  |  Fred Voss 14/11/07   6.   Molesting Rabbis: This happens a lot 16:54  |  American 14/11/07   7.   Americans Will Notice This One 16:54  |  Ise 14/11/07   8.   That all what it`s about 16:55  |  Mary 14/11/07   9.   Mary, King George III said much the same thing 17:22  |  Jake 14/11/07   10.   Title is Deceptive 17:25  |  Gideon 14/11/07   11.   Extradite him 17:40  |  Lynn 14/11/07   12.   #4 American (another one) 17:43  |  *BEN JABO 14/11/07   13.   another of the 70% that don`t work??? 17:43  |  momof4 14/11/07   14.   capitol offense 17:46  |  Alone ben caro 14/11/07   15.   #6 Mary - Boston 17:49  |  * BEN JABO 14/11/07   16.   American - Or person who claims being American 18:00  |  David Israel 14/11/07   17.   Israel needs to extradite this person 18:15  |  Chris Linthwaite 14/11/07   18.   scum-bag alert 18:21  |  bob 14/11/07   19.   Isreal was created as a homeland NOT... 18:23  |  OY OY 14/11/07   20.   no surprise here 19:03  |  alan 14/11/07   21.   What`s taken so long? 19:08  |  wondering 14/11/07   22.   Run Rebele Run. 19:09  |  Stephen. 14/11/07   23.   Send the dirtbag bac for trial...but C. Linthwaite is still 19:13  |  SLAVO 14/11/07   24.   To "American"...know whats just as bad as molesting rabbis and 19:15  |  SLAVO 14/11/07   25.   #4 - Happens alot 19:18  |  Ben 14/11/07   26.   mondrowitz 19:43  |  screwy louey 14/11/07   27.   the witzes 19:45  |  #4 14/11/07   28.   LOL Chris Linthwaite....biggest issue in world 19:55  |  rich 14/11/07   29.   #9, won`t work 20:00  |  Yoni Gross 14/11/07   30.   What about his friend Colmer 20:01  |  Mike 14/11/07   31.   Come On Home Avrohom! 20:06  |  Bill Foonman 14/11/07   32.   Ask the Gerrer Rebbe about him 20:11  |  Simcha Bunim 14/11/07   33.   One of many errant Haredim 20:21  |  Ari 14/11/07   34.   ben jabo 10 20:25  |  realism 14/11/07   35.   Chris Linthwaite 20:42  |  leon 14/11/07   36.   If he was secular, how would the headline look? 20:57  |  Jak Black 14/11/07   37.   Fox News 21:21  |  Joe 14/11/07   38.   SLAVO : uugg no! 21:28  |  American 14/11/07   39.   Is there an Israeli equivalent of the Statue of Liberty? 21:40  |  Clickfool 14/11/07   40.   what 21:49  |  mike 14/11/07   41.   #37, have you even seen FOX? 22:14  |  Yoni Gross 14/11/07   42.   He isnt a Jew, and he isnt Haredi 22:14  |  eddie 14/11/07   43.   Clickfool, your house ain`t exactly made of Plexiglass 22:27  |  Jake 14/11/07   44.   #28 Rich 22:34  |  Chris Linthwaite 14/11/07   45.   #35 Leon 22:36  |  Chris Linthwaite 14/11/07   46.   Yo Clickfool....Relax 22:38  |  Some Random Guy 14/11/07   47.   #23 Slavo 22:41  |  Chris Linthwaite 14/11/07   48.   For Mike on international action against paedophiles # 40 22:41  |  Clickfool 14/11/07   49.   For Jake # 41 22:43  |  Clickfool 14/11/07   50.   Perverts everywhere 23:01  |  Meir P 14/11/07   51.   To Mike @40, Clickfool is right 23:01  |  Mark B. 14/11/07   52.   Let not the Clickfool call the kettle black. 23:29  |  Jake 14/11/07   53.   In any case, Clickfool, not in the UK 23:31  |  Jake 14/11/07   54.   Hand him over to hamas and save everyone all the time & expense. 23:31  |  bat yam 14/11/07   55.   deport him immediately 23:34  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 14/11/07   56.   He`s NOT a rabbi, so please stop calling him one! 23:50  |  Sherlock Holmes 14/11/07   57.   For Jake # 52 00:08  |  Clickfool 15/11/07   58.   Extradite him. 00:11  |  Monjy 15/11/07   59.   internet cafe 00:35  |  HM 15/11/07   60.   To #47 To Chris the Zionist (Jew) hater 00:40  |  SLAVO 15/11/07   61.   To "American" #38... 00:44  |  SLAVO 15/11/07   62.   #60 Slavo haven`t opened it yet 00:54  |  Chris Linthwaite 15/11/07   63.   #48 Clickfool - You should really check out 00:57  |  * BEN JABO 15/11/07   64.   A nice case for Freud 01:56  |  Dovo 15/11/07   65.   Something doesnt add up here 10:20  |  Nicholas 15/11/07   66.   Eugene Gold B`klyn District Attorney 12:44  |  Leon S 15/11/07   67.   #64 DOVO 15:48  |  * BEN JABO 15/11/07   68.   #65, adds up just fine 16:09  |  Yoni Gross 15/11/07   69.   #66, what`s your point? 16:12  |  Yoni Gross 15/11/07   70.   Reply to Ben Jabo 17:11  |  Dovo 15/11/07   71.   #70 DOVO 17:47  |  * BEN JABO 15/11/07   72.   Reply 2 to Ben Jabo 18:36  |  Dovo 15/11/07   73.   Perverts like this everywhere, any religion, any social status 19:46  |  Benjamina 15/11/07   74.   Selling forged academic degrees?? 19:51  |  Aaron 15/11/07   75.   Father of seven : poor kids, have they suffered too? 19:53  |  Aaron 15/11/07   76.   Well, Mondrowitz is a trained psychologist -- 22:17  |  DJStahl 15/11/07   77.   DOVO 04:16  |  * BEN JABO 16/11/07   78.   CJK Keep him He belongs there more than here. 17:30  |  American in NY 16/11/07   79.   Child Abuse 18:11  |  Sammy 06/04/08   80.   ultra orthodox-rabbi`s wife - australia 18:04  |  moon 11/04/08   81.   Psychologist 00:44  |  Dan EpiKor 12/04/08   82.   #71 BEN JUBO 11:53  |  Eric 24/07/08

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