10 Manitou Road
Westport,
CT 06880
Jan. 28, 2009
World Jewish Congress Foundation 203-454-3193 (1783f)
501 Madison
Avenue (petition sent to susantitusglascoff@hotmail.com
New York, NY
10022 P.O. Box 90400
Wash.
D.C. 20090-0400)
Executive Director Herbert Juh:
I received your plea for a signature & funding to protect
Jews from renewed onslaught of anti-Semitism.
Discrimination must be stopped,
but I feel more focus has to be right here because no one can lead without
setting a good example. We keep touting
democracy, yet we’re witnessing severe turmoil because we have too few checks
and balances re appropriate pay, adequate healthcare, and among other items a
legal system that has become primarily about who can win and not justice. These imbalances affect mothers &
children more harshly. I would like you to address the widespread
mistreatment of Hasidic Jewish women, especially those divorced or seeking to
be. In my opinion the courts are being
influenced to insure most receive highly inequitable settlements & some
inappropriate loss of custody.
You have probably heard about the case of Chana Taub, a
gentle Hasidic Jewish mother in Brooklyn, who has been trying to get a divorce
for over 3 ½ years from Simon Taub, a
leader in his religious sect, & yet about whom credible evidence exists
that he has been abusive to his family in numerous heinous ways for years. I have been attending the case for 2 yrs at
the request of the National Coalition for Family Justice (NCFJ) – we only
attend when unfair practices are suspected. Four
children testified at the trial about his abuse. A
renowned expert witness wasn’t allowed to testify that from 7 hrs of interviews
he determined that Chana exhibits all the classic symptoms of abuse. There
is an ongoing pathetic sexual libel suit re a stepdaughter. Simon simply took custody of their youngest
son. He was arrested for
prostitution. He had 3 federal fraud
convictions in 1998-9. Judge Carolyn Demarest has refused to recuse
even though she has hardly enforced any of her own orders such as maintenance, getting
the home out of foreclosure, allowing Chana to collect rent from her own
properties, ETC., BUT she has noted his
wealth! Chana is now in bankruptcy
court where good judge has noted Simon is worth at least $41M! This makes a mockery of our system &
costs all taxpayers. A retired NYC judge prepared an estimate that
it costs $4,500 to operate one courtROOM for ONE day.
Chana asked Atty. Nat Lewin who has worked in civil rights
to help, but he refused.
NCFJ has asked administrative judges to intervene or change
venue- refused. Legal bills $3M to date! Many media persist
presenting case as “he said, she said,” despite credible data to the contrary.
NYTimes interviewed Chana, her twin sister –who attends everything- & me
for 7 hours at my request. NYT assured
me they'd be fair, but their Oct. 5 article in quarterly real estate Key
Magazine was very misleading (see comments of others on my blog- www.advocateforlegalaccountability.com,
also read my web press release, “Respected
Advocate Calls for Legal System and Media Accountability,”which mentions this
case as well as a general plea for legal & media accountability, no matter
the topic, as it is part of our entire financial crisis since the legal system
increasingly controls every aspect of our society, including with excessively high
bills). The NYT
mentioned the sexual libel suit, but with no details so as to mislead- and
that’s a real estate issue- right? They also gave no credentials for me, not even
mentioning I was requested to attend by the NCFJ & had never met the Taubs before. I met
with a Rabbi & several Hasidic divorced or divorcing women who all lament
that they rarely get equity & often lose their kids.
What is going on? I have 3 sons, 2 stepsons, & have been
remarried 16 years, so I’m surely not anti male, just pro-human! The US
hasn’t even passed CEDAW, the int’l bill
against discrimination against women. Our 2000 Census reported that divorced women’s
lifestyle drops 45%. Brandeis
U. reported that divorced women 63 & older are among our poorest. The
NYT reported that 51% of women are not married, that the average marriage age
has increased 10-20 yrs & that professionals are high among those marrying
& having kids latest, if at all, & that pediatricians are reporting
more rude kids. What will this do to the balance of our
society? Do you think women just might be too
determined to remain financially independent because scared, & then some
become insensitive, & worse, to women of “lesser status”- like Judge Carolyn Demarest in
Taub case? Could kids be getting too
little attention from parents because of lack of time? Why is
report from Pres. Task Force noting abusers are twice as likely to seek
custody, & another study finding about 70% of them get it being
ignored? That’s legalized torture!! Just how do you think those kids mostly turn out? Tennessee Voices reported inattention to
child abuse cost Tenn. $676M (substance abuse, health issues, delinquency,
lost potential, etc.) in 2007 & that
$1 prevention saves $4. “Judicial hellholes” exist across US. IL said they import lawsuits, export jobs. FL said
1 in 3 small businesses have excess costs & 1 in 10 have/will go out of
business due to legal abuse. Doctors
practice defensive medicine. We must
clean up our legal system- starting at home! !
We need more K-12 & societal
programs re conflict management & challenges of good partnering &
parenting. How
else can we lead? OUR KIDS KANT WAIT
!
[ I’m not donating, but ask you
to pick some matching # in my name- it costs about $100 every time I go to Brooklyn court & I pay $250/mo. to
NCFJ. Note I was 1st married to very
high-powered atty. for 23 yrs. ]
Most sincerely & respectfully, Susan Titus Glascoff, 4
Who’s Whos, Exec. Dir. Nat’l Advisory Bd. to NCFJ, Masters- Health Advocacy
& Math, 40 yrs public advocacy
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