Royal Commission
Robert Stroop gave his grandparents' Righteous Among the Nations medal to Manny Waks (pictured holding it) for his courage in addressing the issue of child sexual abuse. Photo: Peter Haskin
October 25, 2018, 12:00 am
National apology provides sense of vindication
Believe me when I tell you that there are many more victims/survivors from Jewish community institutions than you could imagine.
The flyer for the event.
June 28, 2018, 12:15 pm
Abuse victims ‘distressed’ by event
THE Yeshivah Centre has come under fire for holding a 10th yahrzeit commemoration for Melbourne Yeshivah director Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner which ignored any reference to the coverups of child sexual abuse he was reportedly involved in at the organisation.
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June 27, 2018, 10:47 am
National Redress Scheme welcomed
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has welcomed the July 1 start date for the $3.8 billion National Redress Scheme for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse – approved by the Senate last week – while commending Jewish Care Victoria “for its decisive leadership” in becoming the first Australian Jewish organisation to officially sign up to it.
By Shane Desiatnik and Peter Kohn
The Yeshivah Centre in Melbourne. The final report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that 15 of the 25 Jewish victims that spoke to the Royal Commission in private hearings were abused at Yeshivah in Melbourne or Yeshiva in Sydney.
December 20, 2017, 11:00 am
Royal Commission slams institutions and rabbis
Twenty-five Jewish victims of child sexual abuse spoke to the Royal Commission in private hearings, according to its final report released last Friday.
By Joshua Levi
Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Tenser.
August 31, 2017, 12:01 am
Rabbi Telsner to stay
MORE than two years after Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Telsner resigned from the Yeshivah Centre after admitting his conduct towards victims of child sexual abuse was not acceptable, he was officially given a new contract this week.
By Joshua Levi
June 15, 2017, 12:00 am
Another ‘significant milestone’ for the Yeshivah Centre
Nechama Bendet’s decision to leave the Yeshivah Centre has been met with cheers by victims of child sexual abuse, who believe she should have left years ago.
By Joshua Levi
Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Groner.
April 20, 2017, 10:28 am
Police probe rabbi’s commission testimony
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is assessing an allegation that Yeshivah board member Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Groner knowingly gave false or misleading testimony at February’s hearing of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
By Joshua Levi
Manny Waks (left) and Anton Block at the Night of Healing. Photo: Peter Haskin
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
Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Groner.
March 30, 2017, 12:00 am
Groner ‘not aware of shunning’
Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Groner, who is a member of all three Yeshivah Centre boards, told the Royal Commission that he was unaware of any victims of child sexual abuse that are still shunned by the Yeshivah community.
By Joshua Levi
Rabbi Pinchus Feldman.
March 30, 2017, 12:00 am
Feldman ‘dropped the ball’
Rabbi Pinchus Feldman admitted last week that he had “dropped the ball” because he still didn’t know the details of Sydney Yeshiva Centre’s child protection policies.
By Joshua Levi
Rabbi Pinchus Feldman.
March 16, 2017, 12:00 am
RCNSW could vote on Feldman membership
All members of the Rabbinic Council of NSW could have an opportunity to vote on the status of Rabbi Pinchus Feldman as an RCNSW member.
By Joshua Levi
December 16, 2016, 12:00 am
Yeshiva, Chabad boards urged to take action
The new boards of Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah Schools Ltd and Chabad Institutions Victoria Ltd were urged this week to “act decisively" in relation to the findings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
By Peter Kohn
Rabbi Pinchus Feldman.
December 15, 2016, 11:16 am
RCNSW urged to drop Pinchus Feldman
The future of Rabbi Pinchus Feldman as a member of the Rabbinical Council of New South Wales hangs in the balance after a formal complaint was lodged against him.
By Evan Zlatkis
Rabbi Shimshon Yurkowicz.
December 8, 2016, 12:00 am
Rabbi resigns from roof bodies
Malvern Chabad’s Rabbi Shimshon Yurkowicz has resigned from RCANZ and RCV after a complaint that he acted in a way that hurt victims of child sexual abuse.
By Joshua Levi
The Yeshivah Centre in Melbourne. The final report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that 15 of the 25 Jewish victims that spoke to the Royal Commission in private hearings were abused at Yeshivah in Melbourne or Yeshiva in Sydney.
November 11, 2016, 12:00 am
Yeshivah, Yeshiva recalled to Royal Commission
The Yeshivah Centre, Melbourne, and Yeshiva in Sydney have been recalled to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
By Joshua Levi
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