Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has urged UK Jewry to take responsibility in the campaign to combat domestic abuse within the community.
He said ignorance and sensitivity around the issue made it difficult for charities like Jewish Women’s Aid to support victims of abuse in homes across the religious spectrum.
“It is an issue that we as a community need to have the maturity and honesty to face up to and address,” Rabbi Mirvis said before attending a Jewish Women’s Aid awareness event at Brent Cross Shopping Centre on Monday.
“No community is immune from this. It is often harder for organisations such as JWA to receive public support than it is for charities covering softer issues, or ones that we are more comfortable discussing.