Matzav.com has confirmed that after serving about a half-year of her sentence, frum filmmaker Wendy Runge was granted two-year parole.
Runge could have potentially received a sentence of as long as ten years, but in May, Iowa’s parole board recommended that Runge be granted parole, which could only be approved once she had served six months of her sentence. She was granted the parole on Friday. Once all the paperwork was completed, she was able to join her family at their home in St. Louis Park, Minneapolis for Shabbos.
Speaking to those close to Wendy, Matzav.com was asked to convey their appreciation to all those who had been davening for Zeva Rochel bas Chaya and contributed toward her legal fees.
{Noam Amdurski-Matzav.com Newscenter}
this is the best news for month
Boruch Hashem!
I feel thankful and happy for the Ruge family and the greater Jewish community.
Boruch Hashem
B”H.
SING FROM THE RAFTERS .. .. .. HASHEM HU HA-ELOKIM!!!!! HASHEM HU HA-ELOKIM!!!!! HASHEM HU HA-ELOKIM!!!!!
Terrific, we are very happy for her, her husband and children.
Baruch Hashem! What amazing news.
Now let’s get Reb Sholom Mordechai out, as well.
BORUCH HU UVORUCH SHEMOI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YISHTABACH SHEMOI LOAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FINNALY WE HEAR SOME GOOD NEWS……….
BH.
great news
Baruch Matir Asurim
B*H.
Wendy still has a $100K debt to pay off. Here is what she wrote on thefivetowns.com regarding her debt: http://www.thefivetowns.com/communitypgthree.shtml?utm_source=Monday+August+19th%2C+2013&utm_campaign=8%2F19%2F13&utm_medium=email
Checks can be mails to Wendy Runge Legal Fund
C/O Rabbi Goldberger’s Discretionary Fund at Kenesseth Israel 4330
West 28th street Minneapolis, MN 55416.
May you and your family be inscribed in the Book of Life, health,
peace, and happiness for the new year! I daven that you are slathered
with brachos. Thank you SO much for everything.
Thanks!
Wendy
Baruch Hashem! The mitzvah of pidyun shvuyim is great and kudos to all those that helped Wendy. We must still continue our efforts for Rubashkin and Pollard.
wow! bh wonderful!
Mazel tov! Boruch Hashem!