“By actively supporting JWA, I hope that we are all able to recognise the importance of this issue and to galvanise support for this cause.”
JWA was among groups dealing with domestic violence which took stalls at the Brent Cross event, which coincided with the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Among the 200-plus shoppers who stopped by, a number talked about family and friends who had suffered abuse.
JWA executive director Emma Bell said: “Domestic abuse — physical, psychological, emotional, financial and sexual — affects one-in-four women in their lifetime. Jewish women are no different. We urgently need to tackle this issue in our families and community.
“It is fantastic that the Chief Rabbi is showing his solidarity with JWA and abused women on this important day.”