Tag: Melbourne
Jerusalem Zoo Sends Aid to Help Animals Injured in Australia Fires
Many are concerned that several species that only exist in Australia may become extinct because of the fires.
Panel Finds Alleged Sex Offender Malka Leifer Mentally Fit to Stand Trial
In the coming days, the Jerusalem District Court will determine whether to extradite her back to her country, where she is wanted for sex offenses.
Jerusalem Court Says ‘no’ to Bail For Australian Sex Fugitive
Leifer is wanted in Australia on 74 counts of sexual abuse dating to her time as headmistress of the ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel school from 2001-2008.
New Delay In Leifer Extradition Process; Victims: Frustrating, but Making Progress
Leifer is wanted for 74 counts of sexual abuse during her time as the principal of the Adass Israel girls high school in Australia.
Australia, New Zealand Premiers to Visit Israel in Late October
Jerusalem recalled its ambassador to Wellington after New Zealand sponsored Security Resolution 2334; full ties were resumed in June.
How 1970s Hassidic Hackers Created Worldwide Broadcast Network
This is the story of how a handful of young Hassidim set out to build a global communications network in the era before Periscope, Skype, VoIP, or even satellite or Cable TV.
Australian School Apologizes for Student Who Greeted Jewish Visitors Dressed As Hitler
"In a busy school, this student did go to a respected staff member said 'is this OK?' and the staff member said 'yes,'" the principal explained.
Australian Jewish College Director Suing over Claims She Pressured Abuse Victims Not to Complain
Back on February 11, 2015, the Australian ABC network reported on Nechama Bendet's testimony to the Royal Commission that day, admitting it was a mistake that Yeshivah College had never apologized directly to Manny Waks, a student who had been sexually abused by a guard.
Australia: Update on the Kiddush Herring Dispute and Stabbing
Our readers in Australia have sent us updates on the Kiddush stabbing.
Rabbi Lila Kagedan, First Female Rabbi at Orthodox Shul in Melbourne
The Shira Hadasha congregation has appointed an Orthodox female rabbi-in-residence for this May.
South Africa one of Leading Kosher Markets
It is certainly not Jerusalem and New York but according to a recent article in the SA Jewish Report, the two major South African...
Bomb Scare Forces Evacuation of Australian Jewish School
If “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” Diaspora Jews are in big trouble.
Melbourne Jewish School Evacuated in Bomb Scare
A suspected car bomb caused police to evacuate the campus.
Charges Dropped against Australian Rabbi in Abuse Case
A senior Chabad rabbi in Australia who was accused of raping a student inside a synagogue in the 1970s will not be charged.
Detectives in...
Former Australian Chabad School Guard Appeals Sex Crimes Conviction
A convicted pedophile who sexually molested students at a Chabad-Lubavitch school for boys in Melbourne launched an appeal.
David Cyprys, a karate teacher and security...