Abuse among immigrants more difficult to confront; victims especially afraid to get help From: blog.cleveland.com
Tagged: latinaPosted on: July 17th, 2008
“It’s a devastating problem for every victim,” said Mira Kramarovsky, a family-violence specialist for the Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland. “But when you don’t know the language, and you’re afraid of everything — even your partner — it’s even worse.”
Kramarovsky spoke those words to a dozen women gathered in a conference room at the Cleveland YWCA. The group reflected a rainbow of cultures — Russian, Chinese, Arab, Latina and South Asian.
Her topic, “Domestic Violence in Immigrant Homes,” had wrested the attention of each in recent times, often after a spectacular incident. “*
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