In June, Prof Ruth Halperin-Kaddari joined other experts in the field of Agunot, at the third Agunah Summit in New York.
The Rackman Center was proud to be a partner of the summit, alongside the Institute of Religion, Law and Lawyer’s Work of Fordham University, NYU Law, and the Center for Jewish and Democratic Law of Bar Ilan University.
Ruth spoke on a panel titled “Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law.” Her presentation was on: “The Dynamics and Reality of Get Abuse in Israel: Findings From An Empirical Study” – presenting the findings from the second Rackman Center survey on the extent of get abuse in Israel.
Prof David Kretzmer from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Prof Ruth Halperin-Kaddari from Bar Ilan University, Mrs Blu and Rabbi Yitz Greenberg at the Agunah Summit
