Mr. Margulies:
As I see it you have 24 hours to make a decision which may determine the fate of your life's work.
Door number 1: fire the chronic child molester Kolko and you get to die with your business somewhat intact.
Door number 2: assume you can threaten and buy your way out of this looming disaster and you leave this world in absolute and utter disgrace.
I'm here to inform you that if Kolko is not out of Torah Temima today, you will be facing your Waterloo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki all rolled into one nice neat package. No more dinners, no more $50,000.00 club members and no more board members to take advantage of.
Don't be stupid, you have too much to lose. We have allowed you to build up a big business in our community.We should have ousted you years ago; you are HUMAN TINAF!
All we ask is that you not subject our children to a molester. Do the right thing. Get rid of this child molester today.
You never had to deal with a force as powerful as this; WE WILL CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS UNTIL OUR GOAL IS MET, NO BUYING YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS SCANDAL!
The letter below is being mailed TONIGHT to thousands of Orthodox Jewish households in Boro Park, Kensington and Flatbush. I am asking my readers to please copy the letter from this post and e-mail it to as many people as possible. Together, we can put a stop to this depravity.
WARNING-ATTENTION ALL OF JUDAISM
There is a chronic child molester in our midst. He is not in hiding nor is he being kept away from our children. Shockingly, he is a rebbe in Yeshiva Torah Temima located at 507 & 555 Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, New York.
Rabbi Lipa Margulies knows of this rebbe’s history of sexually molesting children. Rabbi Lipa Margulies refuses to remove this predator from his yeshiva. Specifically, Rabbi Lipa Margulies has been informed, repeatedly and from sources independent of each other, that Rabbi Yidi Kolko has sexually molested countless children during his long career around children.
Rabbi Yidi Kolko sexually molested children in Camp Agudah. Rabbi Yidi Kolko sexually molested children in Yeshiva Karlin Stolin. Rabbi Yidi Kolko sexually molested children in Camp MaNaVu. Rabbi Yidi Kolko spends his life around our children. It bears repeating that Rabbi Yidi Kolko is currently a rebbe in Yeshiva Torah Temima.
We have a problem. This is not to say that our wonderful community has more child molesters than other communities. We may even have substantially fewer. The problem is in our propensity to ignore the covering up of these horrendous incidents. Child molesters must be exposed and removed from our midst. Our children must not be subjected to molesters while in school. Rabbi Lipa Margulies must stop his unconscionable employment of this molester and his covering up of this threat. Rabbi Yidi Kolko must resign his position immediately. We can not rest until our children are safe from this scourge.
This mailing should not have been necessary. Both Rabbi Yidi Kolko and Rabbi Lipa Margulies were given advance copies of this letter and advised if Rabbi Yidi Kolko left Yeshiva Torah Temima immediately, this mailing would be stopped. Rabbi Yidi Kolko responded: “the matter has been taken care of” coupled with an offer to meet with his victims in person, one at a time. Rabbi Lipa Margulies responded: “I don’t think he is still a threat and I am responsible for the children” followed by “Anyone who doesn’t like it, doesn’t have to send their children to my yeshiva.” In short, neither of these mechanchim deny the facts, they simply refuse to do the right thing.
We are writing to ask you to speak out and help bring an end to this nightmare. Please call Rabbi Yidi Kolko at 1-718-252-6642 and ask him to resign his position immediately. Please call Rabbi Lipa Margulies at 1-718-438-1900 and ask him to dismiss Rabbi Yidi Kolko immediately. Child molesters must be kept away from our children. Our children deserve no less.
Mr. Margulies, read this news flash very seriously.
Attorney: Spokane Church Offers Settlement
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS-Associated Press/AP Online02/01/2006 5:43 PM
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane, which filed for bankruptcy after being barraged with sex-abuse lawsuits, has offered a $45.7 million settlement to 75 people who say they were molested by priests.
Bishop William Skylstad publicly apologized Wednesday to the victims "for the terrible wrongs inflicted on you in the past." He urged Catholics to accept the proposed settlement, which will require money from individual parishes.
"To those of you who say this settlement will be a burden, I would say that this scandal is a burden we can no longer afford not to resolve," said Skylstad, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Plaintiffs' lawyer James Stang said a committee representing alleged victims voted Tuesday night to recommend that the offer be accepted.
Under the proposed settlement, the diocese agreed not to describe the plaintiffs as "alleged victims" anymore and to give them the opportunity to address parishes and write about their experiences in the diocesan newspaper. Skylstad also would go to each parish where abuse occurred to identify the offending clergymen, Stang said.
Skylstad also agreed to support the abolition of statutes of limitations on sex crimes, write letters to abused individuals and their families and add two members of a victims group to a board that reviews clergy sex abuse complaints, Stang said.
Some of those who would benefit financially from the offer said the diocese's other concessions were more important.
"Civil litigation was the only way to hold them accountable," abuse victim Mike Corrigan said at a news conference Wednesday. "Most of us would rather they went to jail than get money out of them."
Stang said the offer must be approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and by the victims individually within 120 days.
The settlement would cover all those who have already sued the diocese. There is no provision for anyone who might bring a claim in the future.
The diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2004, citing claims by abuse victims totaling about $77 million against assets of about $11 million.
Two other U.S. dioceses - Tucson, Ariz., and Portland, Ore. - have filed for bankruptcy because of sex abuse claims. A $22.2 million settlement was reached last summer in Tucson, while a federal judge in Portland ruled last month that trials involving as many as 100 plaintiffs could move forward.
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I'm a TT and Ma-na-vu boy and remember these rumors and the din torah from over 20 years ago.
Are any of these Rabbi Kolko allegations recent or is it just the same stuff from 20 years ago?
who the hell are got some balls tell us youre name you are all a bunch of lowlifes who are goin to make record time to hell mosiach cant come because of you the motzei shame ra that you r causin will earn you a free ticket to hell and by the way harav margolis is the best he has the most estemmed and erlich staff and talmidim around the country shame on you we should wash youre mouth out with soap like a two year old sincerely kishmach
screw u
u r a crazy sick minded person even if what u say is true u have no hetter to say it in publick
do you guys have any other things to do besides bash the world of frum orthodox balei battim/kolle/mechanchim etc lakewood is the only thing that keeps this sick pritzusdige world goin r u guys that desperate to burn in hell the chofets chaim talks about richilus this is goin to be the biggest chillul hashem ever rember you cant do teshuva on chillul hashem all the previous gdolei hador are lookinj down from shamiyim and crying bitter tears look wat has happend to klall yisroel were supposed to be brothers one family one heart ki ish echad blev echad enjoy youre stay in helllll u lousy son of a cant say wat sincerely a concerned talmud of tt
yo UOJ u have no clue what yout talkin about. you are just jealous of R.kolko and youd pay anything in the world to be like him.i cant wait to see you guys burn in the deepest part of HELL! yeah thats right HELL! so now tell me is it worth it? 1 million degrees of fire burning on you. If I were you guys i would quit all this SHIT! your all full of S-HIT! im sorry for saying this but THE TRUTH ALWAYS HURTS! PAIN BABY! ALOT OF PAIN! THATS WHAT ALL OF YOU GUYS WILL BE GETTING!
gear up for hell uoj get youre protective fire suits now
ps fire suits cant withstand the heat of hell
a very concerned yesiva bachur
R U THERE
R U THERE
check my blog out at angrysoul.blogspot.com i want to be involved in doing something about this disease in our community. i know alot about this topic and need to be involved. my abuser molested over 100 other children - and currently he is on the streets
to former yeshiva guy - first of all please contact me privately its very important -1. you are a little off with my story.
2. i am very interested about this whole toe moe story bec. this abuser was a friend of mine who abused me as well. i confronted him last year and he swore that he doesnt do these things any more. if you have more info about him let me know as i will contact the authorities immediately. i personally know a few other people who were abused by him
Who are you? Allegations are baseless unless you show your face and name. Or are you afraid that you will get sued by Kolko? At the end of the day, this is all about money under the guise of molestation...an attempt to stir up the masses! UOJ, you are a sad individual and totally out of gas. Put up or shut up...I watch every news station and read all the secular papers...still nothing. Have a nice day, you schmuck.
ASW
UOJ - how can i contact u regarding info???
My e-mail address is:
a_unorthodoxjew@yahoo.com
this case is up on The Awareness Center http://www.theawarenesscenter.org/kolko_yudi.html
Mazel Tov, U won with the May 5 lawsuit. I wish my Rabbi/Molester would meet with a similar fate
I saw R Teitelbaum intimately touch several boys at Camp Sdei Chemed about 13 years ago. I bet most Sdei Chemed campers are aware of this.
I'm now a gay man who comes from a frum ortho jewish family and went to Mir yeshiva when yudi kolko was the dorm counselor
numerous times he took me out of the dorm room in my freshman year (9th grade) at night after lights out if he caught me awake and talking to others in the room (at the time, in the mir dorm, there were like 8 bucherim to a room with 4 bunkbeds)and brought me to his private room and would rub his erect penis (through his pants) against my crotch (through my pajamas)
it wasn't fun and i convinced my parents to let me share a two bedroom apartment with 3 other guys who also didn't wanna stay in the dorms (which were pretty gross and smelly anyway) the following year
i also went one summer to camp agudah where yuddi (still not yet a rabbi)pushed himself on me and others but i was by then independent and strong enough (b"H) to be able to keep him from coming onto me - he then just treated me very meanly with the little authority he had
but i had a great rebbi there (also from mir) and was able to keep a comfortable distance from kolko
i am perfectly willing to give my name, etc. to anyone who needs to verify who i am, i.e., i'm not hiding behind any anonymity for those who refuse to believe the anonymous people with similar and worse experiences than my own
i can be reached at NYCatNYC@aol.com
i also want to add that though I've often found UOJ to be smug and wrongheaded about lots of stuff (especially what i consider his ill-informed opinions on gay jews and frum gay jews), he should be praised and applauded for raising this real and serious issue and fighting for the many already harmed and protecting those who would otherwise be vulnerable to predators such as kolko
for this, kohle ha'kavode
i also want to add that though I've often found UOJ to be smug and wrongheaded about lots of stuff (especially what i consider his ill-informed opinions on gay jews and frum gay jews), he should be praised and applauded for raising this real and serious issue and fighting for the many already harmed and protecting those who would otherwise be vulnerable to predators such as kolko
for this, kohle ha'kavode
Hello,
I had the misfortune of attending Yeshiva Torah Temimah for high school.
As with most ultra orthodox jewish schools, it was overcrowded, dirty, had next to no actual curriculum, used books that were old and out of date, and employed rabbis and teachers who were incompetent, lazy and abusive. The yeshiva was rife with the sexual and physical abuse of children on a daily basis. I saw more than I care to remember.
I heard about the allegations against Rabbi Kolko fairly late in the game and cant say I am surprised to hear about them.
There is an atmosphere of secrecy and extraordinary shame as regards human sexuality in that school (not unlike how sexuality is treated by ultra orthodox jews generally - so you can't really be surprised by this, can you?).
I remember Lipa Margolies as an obese, money grubbing prick who everyone was afraid of (rabbis and students alike). When he would arrive in the building, everyone would scurry away lest he see them. I have no difficulty believing that he would cover up the actions of someone like rabbi kolko. In fact, I would wager that there are legions of far worse offenders working at the yeshiva as we speak, doing their best to instill a love of gemarra and learning in their students in their own "special way."
Kudos to the un-orthodox jew for running this site.
I am so very grateful that I am no longer living in the 8th century with the rest of orthodox jewry. Free at last, free at last, thank god almighty, I am free at last.
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