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Congressman urged to challenge aide on 'chained wife'

February 28, 2012 12:02

By

Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

More than 2,000 people have signed a petition calling for a senior aide to a US congressman to grant his wife a religious divorce.

Aharon Friedman, who works for Michigan Republican congressman Dave Camp, split up with his wife for good two years ago.

But, embroiled in battle for custody of their daughter, he has so far refused to match their civil divorce with a Jewish one, by withholding the "get" and leaving her a chained wife.

As it stands, Tamar Epstein cannot remarry, yet Mr Friedman has ignored the Manhattan beth din's "declaration of contempt" against him.