Edited By: TJVNews.com
On Sunday night, crowds of demonstrators gathered outside the home of a man who has refused to give his wife a get (bill of Jewish Divorce) in Monsey. Dozens of vocal protestors gathered outside the home of Dovid Wasserman at 4 Hilltop Lane in Monsey to demand that the recalcitrant husband give his estranged wife Nechama a get after keeping her chained for nearly seven years.
According to the report on the VIN web site, “Nechama Wasserman has made it remarkably easy for Dovid to give her a Get. As soon as they were separated, she arranged a very generous custody deal, which saw Dovid get 40% of custody. Besides for that, she is not requesting any child support or alimony. The only thing she has asked for is the right to move on with her life. Yet for 7 years, Dovid has refused to allow her that right. He also refused to ever come to Beis Din. Multiple Siruvim have been issued to this effect.”
The report also indicated that to this day, “Dovid interacts with his children all the time. Nechama also has not ever received a dime of child support, nor is she asking for that now. All she is asking for is the right to move on from a dead marriage, something that Dovid continues to deny her.”
The report continued by saying, “What is perhaps even more disturbing in some ways, is that Dovid’s family has allegedly actively supported him these entire 7 years, without showing any evidence of trying to compel him to unchain his wife. In fact, VINnews was told that they went as far as to ask Nechama to pull out of the court process.”
On Sunday night, VIN reported that Dovid’s mother, Rivka Wasserman is complicit in Dovid’s Get refusal, as she is harboring Dovid rent free and allowing him to be supported by a family trust fund. This is directly enabling Dovid to continue to keep Nechama trapped without a care in the world.”
The report indicated that the Wasserman siblings have not only not responded to requests from the Beis Din and various rabbonim to enter into a peaceable dialogue with them on how this situation can be resolved, but Shmuel Wasserman (Dovid’s brother) has released a statement that unfortunately contained many untruths about the situation and about Nechama herself. These things are verifiably false, and VINnews has taken the time to pursue the evidence.
Anonymous sources have told the Jewish Voice that thus far, very positive results have been achieved in obtaining Gets for chained women because people have joined forces in unity and have organized daily demonstrations outside of the homes of those men who refuse to give their wives a get. In addition, the community’s use of social media platforms has been yet another decisive tool in achieving results as the messages are going out far and wide and on a continual basis.
On Monday night, dozens of protesters gathered in front of the home of yet another Get Refuser. At approximately 8:30 pm, the demonstrators arrived at 1551 West 8th Street in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn where they organized a peaceful but vocal protest against Joey Mochon who resides there.
According to reliable sources, Mochon has not granted his estranged wife Roselyn a get for 17 years. In this #freeroselyn display for support for this woman’s plight, the demonstrators chanted and called upon Mochon to immediately grant Roselyn the get so that she can enter the upcoming holiday of Pesach as a truly liberated person; without the shackles that precent her from moving on with her life. They promised to come back repeatedly for future protests if Mochon remained dug into this position.
In addition to the many demonstrators of all ages who came out in support of obtaining a get for Roselyn, also present was New York City Council candidate Heshy Tischler. Tischler told reporters that he had personally intervened in several cases in which he persuaded recalcitrant husbands to grant their estranged wives a get and that he would be active in seeking more gets for women who have been chained for years.
