Jerusalem – A Jerusalem court has ordered one of Israel’s best-selling novelists to pay $60,000 in damages and legal costs to a fellow author for plagiarizing her material.
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U.S-born Naomi Ragen denies lifting material from Sarah Shapiro’s work.
Ragen said on Wednesday that she would appeal the plagiarism conviction and the damages claim to Israel’s Supreme Court.
The Jerusalem district court ruled in December that Ragen knowingly reproduced material from Shapiro’s autobiographical book, “Growing with my Children,” for her own novel “Sotah.”
Ragen, who moved to Israel in the 1970s, is known for books focusing on issues facing ultra-Orthodox Jewish women.
She is a well-known activist for women’s rights in religious courts and a leading Orthodox voice against gender discrimination.
She has lost alot of cedibility here.
Most “ultra orthodox” women wouldn’t be called a “sotah!”
Just another sensationalist author, or should I say one of the original exhibitionists, writing books with provocotive titles. Now the truth comes out about the lack of authenticity or integrity of this author.
First 4 comments seem simply like Richilut or motzee shaim rah (Lashon Harah). Let the appeal process go through and then if she loses, then the comments should be simply that she should ask mechillah and move on. If she wins then your words would be the more improper. I heard or read nothing about any intentional attempt to hurt anyone so please do not do it yourselves through Words.
Chaim S. Toronto
I tried reading one of her books, years ago. Could not read any further than the “hole in the sheet” stupid myth.
#5 don’t u chap she was already found guilty of stealing other peoples property what LH and rechilus ?