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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 175
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Tzedek
September 11, 2017, 12:01 am
Tackling stigmas
MENTAL health issues in Israel, particularly among Charedi Jews, are a priority for Professor Yisrael "Rael" Strous (pictured), who is in Australia this month to raise awareness about a new mental health unit in Bnei Brak.
July 6, 2017, 12:04 am
Outcry over Adass appointment
THE Adass Israel School in Melbourne has come under fire after appointing Rabbi Meir Shlomo Kluwgant as its new principal.
March 30, 2017, 12:00 am
Uniting to heal wounds of abuse
In the wake of last week’s Royal Commission hearing, members of the community gathered with lay and spiritual leaders at Caulfield Park Pavilion for what was billed as “a Night of Healing”.
By
Rebecca Davis
September 5, 2016, 10:50 am
Communal groups unite to protect our children
Abuse, neglect and family violence have a devastating impact on the lives of children, and the trauma that results from their experiences can continue to shatter their lives long after the abuse itself has stopped.
By
Phoebe Roth
June 13, 2016, 12:00 am
Protecting our children
A new program to help reduce the incidence of child sexual abuse is set to be introduced to Jewish schools and youth movements.
June 9, 2016, 12:00 am
Thousands sign petition against Leifer decision
NEWS that former Adass Israel head teacher Malka Leifer will not be returning from Israel to face justice any time soon and will be freed from home detention has caused shock waves in Australia, prompting more than 3500 people so far to sign petitions protesting last week’s ruling by an Israeli court.
By
Peter Kohn
September 3, 2015, 12:00 am
Rabbi Telsner resigns from Yeshivah
CHILD sexual abuse victims and communal leaders have welcomed the resignation of the Yeshivah Centre’s senior rabbi, who stood down on Tuesday, admitting that his conduct towards victims and their families has not be in line with the values of Yeshivah.
By
Joshua Levi
May 8, 2014, 12:00 am
Melbourne Yeshivah sued over abuse mishandling
FORMER Yeshivah College (Melbourne) student Manny Waks, who was sexually abused at the school in the early 1990s, is suing the Yeshivah Centre and its leadership for negligence.
By
adam kamien
April 4, 2014, 12:00 am
Waks forced to say sorry to Glick
THE CEO of Jewish child sexual abuse victim advocacy group Tzedek Manny Waks (pictured) has been forced to issue an apology to Rabbi Avrohom Glick as part of a defamation settlement.
By
adam kamien
November 14, 2013, 12:00 am
NSW abuse victims may have got hush money
VICTIMS of child abuse in the Sydney Jewish community may be being paid to stay silent, according to NSW Police.
By
Joshua Levi
October 10, 2013, 12:00 am
Yeshivah embroiled in fresh abuse scandal
YESHIVAH College in Melbourne has been dragged further into the mire of child sex abuse scandal, with an alleged victim, who claims he was repeatedly raped by a longstanding employee of the school, breaking his silence this week.
By
adam kamien
September 13, 2013, 12:00 am
Top rabbi begs abuse victims for forgiveness
THE Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia (ORA) has issued an extraordinary statement on child sexual abuse timed for Yom Kippur, in which it asks forgiveness from victims and condemns any cover-ups.
By
Peter Kohn
September 8, 2013, 12:00 am
Maccabi launches probe into handling of abuse
By
adam kamien
August 2, 2013, 12:00 am
Yeshivah could face legal action over abuse
REVELATIONS that Melbourne’s Yeshivah College knew about child abuse within its walls and did nothing could prove costly, with news that the school could be sued.
By
adam kamien
July 26, 2013, 10:00 am
Abuser Kramer could walk in three months
FORMER teacher at Yeshivah College, Melbourne, David Kramer was this week sentenced to three years and four months in prison, with a non-parole period of 18 months, after pleading guilty to five counts of indecent assault and an indecent act with a child under the age of 16.
By
adam kamien
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