The Israeli Independent Public - Abstract of the Inquiry Report - December 2021

Yael Sherer Director of the Lobby to Combat Sexual Violence, a documentary filmmaker, and a writer; director of the Street of Her Own project and formerly CEO of the non-profit organization One of One. Sherer is a groundbreaking social activist in the field of combating sexual violence and winner of the Knesset Prize for Women Changing the World: “As a survivor of child sexual abuse, my decision to reveal my identity removed my burden of shame. In the past, speaking in the first person about the needs and experiences of survivors was unheard of and feared, but that voice should be heard. It must be heard when discussing treatment, accompaniment, and punishment.”

Social Worker Anat Ofir Director of the Initiative for Child Maltreatment Prevention at Haruv Institute. Ofir holds a master’s degree in social work from the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem; she has experience working with

at-risk women and children in the Jerusalem Municipality Social Services Department and in promoting policies for child welfare. She served as Director of the Ombudsman for Children and Youth Unit and Director of the Training Department at the National Council for the Child. “Establishing the public inquiry, with the participation of the Haruv Institute, reflects the view that the life stories of the survivors contain information, knowledge, and insights that cannot be found in existing sources of information. It is therefore important that they be heard and considered when we discuss changing and promoting policies that will alter treatment in the field of child abuse in Israel.”

The Israeli Independent Public Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

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