Boaz, Tali Weinstein Gift Fuels Fight Against Domestic Violence
- New York couple donate $2 million to groups helping women
- Stories of increased abuse during lockdown spur their giving
As Boaz Weinstein watched markets roiled by the coronavirus pandemic, Tali Farhadian Weinstein was hearing about the human toll on survivors of domestic violence.
With help from the Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker and others, they connected with providers of hotlines, shelter and counseling in New York City, who told them of men answering their partners’ phones or cutting off cell service. One woman chose to endure sexual assault instead of fleeing, afraid of exposing her children to Covid-19.