Malka Leifer found guilty of 18 charges relating to the sexual abuse of two sisters between 2003 and 2007.
Leifer was former head of religion and principal of Adass Israel School and fled Melbourne for Israel in March 2008
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Eddie Jaku dies at age 100. Author of international best-seller “The Happiest Man on Earth”
Was a survivor of the Holocaust and one of the founding members of the Sydney Jewish Museum.
First reported case of COVID-19 to hit the Australian Jewish community.
Melbourne’s Yeshivah Beth Rivkah Colleges (YBR) closed following confirmation that a teacher has tested positive for the coronavirus
First reported case of COVID-19 to hit the Australian Jewish community. Read More »
Moriah College defrauded of $7.4m
Gus Nosti, 57, financial controller at Moriah College in Queens Park between 2004 and 2016
Moriah College defrauded of $7.4m Read More »
First same-sex Jewish wedding in Australia
Ilan Buchman and Oscar Shub married at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue 5 months after Australia legalized gay marriage
First same-sex Jewish wedding in Australia Read More »