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All media requests should be directed to Belinda Cai, Communications Coordinator, at (513) 240-3554 or bcai@bettzedek.org.
No such thing as a ‘small stakes’ claim for a low-wage worker
Posted on November 9, 2011
Bet Tzedek Attorney Kevin Kish makes a case for low wage workers in the Los Angeles Daily Journal – even so-called ‘small stakes’ cases can have a big impact when […]
National Caregivers Month – Nov 2011
Posted on November 3, 2011
With an ongoing focus of protecting the rights of seniors and their caregivers, Bet Tzedek enthusiastically supports National Caregivers Month. We urge all our supporters to learn more about Caregivers […]
Holocaust Survivors Justice Network
Posted on November 3, 2011
Bet Tzedek’s nationally recognized Holocaust Survivors Justice Network (HSJN), which has assisted thousands of survivors obtain reparations through a variety of special programs, was recently featured in a special supplement […]
Bet Tzedek Contributes to Anti-Trafficking Efforts Worldwide
Posted on October 31, 2011
Kevin Kish, Director of Bet Tzedek’s Employment Rights Project, traveled to the Solomon Islands to help conduct workshops organized by the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative on preventing, […]
Bet Tzedek recognized – National Pro Bono Week
Posted on October 25, 2011
Bet Tzedek’s Consumer Rights Project, and in particular our Debtors’ Rights Clinics, was recognized by the Bankruptcy Court in connection with their commendation of outstanding free services provided to the […]
Protecting Frank
Posted on October 19, 2011
Frank is 94 years old and has led a relatively comfortable life. That is, until his memory began to fail him. As the years went on, his dementia became more […]
Home At Last (Again)
Posted on August 10, 2011
Benny is a developmentally disabled adult. He is non-verbal, mentally retarded, and has cerebral palsy. When he arrived at his group home 30 years ago, he couldn’t walk, feed himself, […]
Bet Tzedek Elder Rights Victory
Posted on August 1, 2011
The case came to us from the Elder Abuse Forensic Center. A 95 year old man was being evicted from his home of 26 years because his rent had not […]
Marino had a massive stroke and fell into a coma.
Posted on April 14, 2011
Two weeks later, he woke up, unable to speak or communicate. But he understood. Marino’s brother wanted him declared incompetent. His wife and children were not allowed to make decisions […]
Governor restores rights to abused nursing home residents.
Posted on April 14, 2011
It has often been a matter of life and death. After a year of drastically reduced oversight and investigation of neglect and abuse in California nursing homes, Governor Schwarzenegger signed […]
Work of Justice Network for Holocaust survivors is celebrated.
Posted on April 14, 2011
We’ll never forget. Less than two years after creating the first international initiative for reparations to Holocaust survivors, the Justice Network has been recognized for outstanding service by the American […]
Madie had been beaten. Left naked. Surrounded by rats in her own home.
Posted on April 14, 2011
Her foster daughter and nine others had been taking Madie’s Social Security checks. And rewarding her with the worst possible conditions. Quickly after discovering Madie’s situation, Bet Tzedek got her […]
