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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 196
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Adass Israel School
August 10, 2023, 6:10 pm
Malka Leifer, the school board and the legal consequences of failing to report child sexual abuse
According to that 2015 civil hearing, presided over by Justice Jack Rush, an Adass Israel School teacher, Sharon Bromberg, had reported serious allegations against Leifer at three separate meetings within one week to at least 10 people active and respected in the Adass community.
By
Philip Mendes
and
MARCIA PINSKIER
July 27, 2023, 5:45 am
Ex-principal for sentencing on August 24
Malka Leifer will face Judge Mark Gamble by video link on the morning of Thursday, August 24 to learn of her sentence.
By
Peter Kohn
June 8, 2023, 9:17 am
Probe of Adass role in Leifer’s exit resumes
Dassi Erlich, Elly Sapper and Nicole Meyer, and the broader community, are owed a further investigation of the 2008 Adass board's activities.
By
Peter Kohn
June 4, 2023, 11:15 am
Police reopen investigation into Adass Israel School board
It follows a protracted drama spanning 15 years after, following a meeting of the then Adass Israel School board, she was spirited to Israel
By
AJN STAFF
June 1, 2023, 6:00 am
Civil case against Adass settled prior to trial
Had the civil case been heard, it would have brought fresh focus on the Adass School's hiring of Leifer and its failure to stop her committing abuse.
By
Peter Kohn
May 30, 2023, 1:17 pm
New Adass case settled
A civil case against Adass Israel School over allegations the plaintiff was sexually abused by its former principal Malka Leifer has been settled hours before it was due to begin.
By
Peter Kohn
April 5, 2023, 6:45 am
Malka Leifer verdict: the reactions
'This is a mighty vindication for Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper in their long, courageous struggle for justice'
By
Peter Kohn
February 8, 2023, 2:59 pm
Ex-principal abused and threatened victims, court told
Originally scheduled to begin last year, the trial of Malka Leifer has been set to go for about six weeks.
By
Peter Kohn
March 17, 2022, 11:31 am
Leifer trial could start late October
Former Adass Israel school principal has pleaded not guilty to at least 70 charges relating to child sexual abuse allegedly occurring between 2004 and 2008
By
Peter Kohn
October 21, 2021, 9:55 am
Leifer’s lawyers consider seeking report on fitness for trial
An online directions hearing in the County Court on Thursday morning has adjourned Leifer’s case until early next year.
By
Peter Kohn
August 12, 2021, 10:00 am
Media suppression order in Leifer case granted
A five-day committal hearing to weigh evidence for a trial has been set to begin on September 13.
By
Peter Kohn
December 24, 2020, 12:00 am
‘Now, it’s not about if – but when’
Leifer's lawyer Nick Kaufman said his client would not challenge the decision, but would seek to serve her sentence in Israel if she is convicted in Australia.
By
Evan Zlatkis
September 21, 2020, 5:08 pm
Judge rules: Extradite Leifer
With Jerusalem District Court Judge Chana Miriam Lomp tonight approving Leifer’s extradition, Israeli Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn will have to sign off on the order.
By
Evan Zlatkis
May 28, 2020, 1:09 am
Countdown to extradition
The Jerusalem District Court's ruling that Leifer is mentally fit to stand trial marks a long-awaited and long-overdue milestone in the quest to bring her to justice in Australia.
By
Rebecca Davis
April 2, 2020, 12:39 pm
Yaakov Litzman tests positive for coronavirus
Yaakov Litzman, who is accused of interfering in the process of Malka Leifer’s extradition to face 74 charges of child sexual abuse, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
By
Peter Kohn
and
AJN STAFF
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