[Hadassah On Call:] #EndTheSilence: Addressing Sexual Violence

This episode of Hadassah On Call features Dr. Dvora Bauman, director of the Bat Ami Center for Victims of Sexual Abuse at the Hadassah Medical Organization, who shares her professional and personal insights on sexual violence, both as a weapon of war on October 7 and more broadly.

Dr. Bauman was part of the team that issued a report for the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel about the rape and sexual assault that occurred on that tragic day and has been active in Hadassah's #EndTheSilence campaign.

Of the Hamas terrorists, Dr. Bauman says, “They were focusing, and they were doing something time-consuming in order to humiliate and break the spirit of this nation.” She divulges graphic details of the atrocities she learned firsthand from police and first responders while also educating listeners about the statistics of rape in Israel and the roots of sexual violence during war.

Tune in to learn more about the psychological impact facing victims of sexual assault.