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Orthodox sex strike ends in New York after ‘chained woman’ Malky is granted a divorce

New York woman at centre of Orthodox protest is granted a get after husband refused to sign document for four years

September 12, 2024 10:31
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Adina Sash and Malky Gold Berkowitz. Sash shared the image on Instagram with the caption 'Malky is FREE. Never give up! Mazel Tov to the Gold & Berkowitz family on this incredible simcha of freedom & new beginnings.' (Photo: Instagram)
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A strictly Orthodox woman whose husband’s refusal to grant her a get inspired a sex strike has finally been allowed a Jewish divorce.

Malky Gold Berkowitz, 30, a mother of two from Kiryas Joel, a strictly-Orthodox village in Orange County, New York, attempted to divorce her husband, Wolf 'Volvy' Berkowitz, after three years of marriage.

Her husband’s refusal to sign the document granting her a divorce in Jewish law sparked a series of protests and sex strikes that spread across the strictly Orthodox world.

On Wednesday night, the Brooklyn-based activist who spearheaded the campaign, Adina Sash, shared the news that Berkowitz finally received the get.

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