Protestors Call on UJO to Remove Board Member Over Divorce Denial

Adina Sash, known as Flatbush Girl and the Free Yides campaign held a rally outside the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg and North Brooklyn at 32 Penn St. in Brooklyn, calling for the removal of board member Shulem Abe Deutsch amid allegations concerning his involvement in matrimonial disputes and Jewish religious divorces.

In emails dated Sept. 7 and Sept. 15, 2026, Sash asked New York Attorney General Letitia James to investigate Deutsch’s alleged conduct and help identify resources for Yehudis Yides Kremer-Berkowitz, a Brooklyn mother who says she has been unable to obtain a Gett, a Jewish religious divorce, since separating from her husband in 2023.

Yides alleges Deutsch encouraged her to drop a temporary order of protection in connection with obtaining her Gett, but the divorce was not granted. Her court petition reportedly details allegations of domestic abuse…

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