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      Local Happenings from page 3                      for more explicit ones. Once those photos are out there, the      Youth (and adults) need to learn not to post name, address,
      NCJW Palm Beach Launches                          victim has no control over where they are shared, who they   phone number, email address, school attended, information
                                                        are sent to, or how they are used.
                                                                                                           about family and pets on their social media. Material on the
      Campaign to Raise Awareness                                                                          internet never goes away, and can be retrieved from the cloud
                                                                                                           when applying for college, employment, or seeking a new
      of Internet Danger                                                                                   relationship. Traffickers can use that information to recruit
                                                                                                           and threaten otherwise innocent users.
         Youth, parents, and community leaders now have an                                                    NCJW has reached out to local religious and community
      opportunity to learn about the dangers children face when                                            organizations, and several have responded with requests for
      using social media. “Tweens and Teens – Tricked, Trapped                                             presentations to their congregations and members.
      and Trafficked” is a PowerPoint presentation produced by                                                For more information or to schedule a free PowerPoint
      the Palm Beach Section of the National Council of Jewish                                             presentation, in person or via Zoom, contact Judy Traub,
      Women (NCJW) for religious and community groups at                                                   Anti-Trafficking Committee, NCJW Palm Beach Section,
      no charge.                                                                                           at 561.790.7440.
         Since the onset of the COVID pandemic, children are
      spending more time online for schoolwork, communication,                                             Candlelit Soiree with the
      and entertainment. The many online apps have few age
      restrictions and verifications, making children an unwitting                                         Rebbetzin of Italy
      prey. Traffickers meet kids online through apps — via
      gaming, folks posing as “friends,” and fake advertisements                                              Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens recently enjoyed a special
      for modeling, movies, or video.                                                                      guest speaker from Milan, Italy. Rebbetzin Bassie Garelik
         The number of reports has grown significantly each year,                                          has served as the leader of Chabad in Italy for over 60 years,
      with the state of Florida ranking third in human trafficking                                         together with her husband, Rabbi Gershon Mendel Garelik.
      reports, reporting 896 cases in 2019.                                                                Though her husband passed away this year, she continues
         Production, possession, or  transmission of  sexually                                             to lead the dozens of institutions, centers, restaurants, and
      explicit images by anyone over 16 years of age, including                                            schools in Italy. Rebbetzin Garelik is also the maternal
      their own photos, is a felony. And the minimum federal                                               grandmother of the Vigler and Krinsky families, spiritual
      sentence for each image of child pornography is 15 years.                                            leaders of the Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens.
         Even careless behavior with a known friend can end in
      trouble if the friend asks for photos or videos, and then asks                                       Local Happenings on page 5


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