Malka Leifer
Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper, whose story was told in the documentary "Surviving Malka Leifer". Photo: Supplied
August 4, 2026, 3:01 pm
Multifaith child safety push
Twenty organisations back a national child safety commitment after a Surviving Malka Leifer screening.
By Bruce Hill
From left: Nicole Meyer, Elly Sapper and Dassi Erlich leave the Victorian County Courts after Malka Leifer was sentenced to 15 years in jail. Photo: AAP Image/Joel Carrett
September 11, 2025, 8:39 am
JIFF program to launch with Surviving Malka Leifer
Co-presented with The AJN, the 2025 JIFF program will launch with a screening of Surviving Malka Leifer, followed by a panel discussion with the crew and sisters.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Malka Leifer, right, is brought to a courtroom in Jerusalem, on February 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)
August 14, 2025, 1:20 pm
Malka Leifer said moved to solitary after alleged sexual assault on fellow inmate
Leifer, former Jewish school principal convicted of rape, reportedly caught on camera sexually assaulting a younger prisoner in Australian jail .
By TOI Staff and Agencies
Photo: supplied
August 4, 2025, 2:51 pm
Shattering the silence
Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper spent years trying to bring their abuser, Malka Leifer, to justice. A new film documents their journey. Jessica Abelsohn spoke to filmmaker Adam Kamien about Surviving Malka Leifer.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Australian sisters Nicole Meyer (L) and Dassi Erlich (R) take part in a demonstration on March 13, 2019, outside the Jerusalem District Court after an extradition hearing for Malka Leifer, a former girls school principal wanted for sexual abuse in Australia. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 28, 2025, 12:00 pm
Gag order on sexual abuse case involving cabinet minister
Israel’s broad gag order regime is being used to shield powerful figures from public scrutiny.
By ARIELA KARMEL
From left: Nicole Meyer, Elly Sapper and Dassi Erlich leave the Victorian County Court after Malka Leifer was sentenced to 15 years in jail. Photo: AAP Image/Joel Carrett
September 15, 2023, 6:43 am
Looking back at the year that was
'5783 has been peppered with milestones'
By Naomi Levin
Nicole Meyer speaks outside the Victorian County Court in Melbourne last Thursday after Malka Leifer's sentencing.Photo: AAP Image/Joel Carrett
August 31, 2023, 8:54 am
Renewal
'They were completely innocent victims of the predatory behaviour of Mrs Leifer, and it is she and she alone who should feel guilty.'
From left: Nicole Meyer, Elly Sapper and Dassi Erlich leave the Victorian County Court last Thursday after Malka Leifer was sentenced to 15 years in jail. Photo: AAP Image/Joel Carrett
August 31, 2023, 5:00 am
‘Good – but not good enough’
'Her eyes still had that same captivating, evil power that she had when she was abusing me ... There's no part of her that looks like she understands the impact of what she did, or feels bad about it'
By Rebecca Davis
A courtroom sketch of Malka Leifer at the County Court of Victoria during the trial. Photo: Mollie McPherson/AAP Image via AP via Times of Israel
August 24, 2023, 4:41 pm
Reactions to Leifer sentencing
'The sentence matches the severity of the offending'
Malka Leifer being led out of the Jerusalem District Court in 2018.
August 24, 2023, 1:15 pm
Malka Leifer sentenced to 15 years in prison
Malka Leifer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, with a non-parole period of eleven-and-a-half years. With time already served being taken into account, she could be released in 2029.
By Bruce Hill and Gareth Narunsky
The entry to the Adass Israel School in Elsternwick. Photo: Google Maps
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
Malka Leifer being led out of the Jerusalem District Court in 2018.
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
Malka Leifer is led out of the Jerusalem District Court in 2018.
July 21, 2023, 12:48 pm
Ex-principal for sentencing on August 24
In April, a County Court jury found Leifer, 56, guilty of 18 out of the 27 charges against her
By Peter Kohn
A courtroom sketch of Malka Leifer at the County Court of Victoria during the trial. Photo: Mollie McPherson/AAP Image via AP via Times of Israel
June 29, 2023, 6:24 pm
Defence, prosecution argue over sentencing
The court heard that the 56-year-old Israeli teacher would almost certainly face deportation back to Israel after serving her head sentence.
By Peter Kohn
From left: Nicole Meyer, Elly Sapper, and Dassi Erlich leave after speaking to media outside the County Court of Victoria during Malka Leifer's trial. Photo: AAP Image/Joel Carrett
June 28, 2023, 7:06 pm
‘I would have these vivid nightmares, flashbacks’
These are excerpts from Elisheva (Elly) Sapper’s victim impact statement, read by her in the County Court of Victoria on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
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