malka leifer Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/malka-leifer/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:45:39 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Leifer accused of new incidents in prison https://www.jwire.com.au/leifer-accused-of-new-incidents-in-prison/ https://www.jwire.com.au/leifer-accused-of-new-incidents-in-prison/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:45:39 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=171942 Former Adass principal and convicted sex offender Malka Leifer is accused of new offences against a young woman on camera inside Melbourne’s women’s maximum-security prison. Leifer was sentenced to 15 years of prison for repeated sexual abuse against young students at the Adass school. She fled to Israel, avoiding justice for 13 years, from 2008 […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/leifer-accused-of-new-incidents-in-prison/feed/ 1 171942 Judge cleared after booting mum for court breastfeeding https://www.jwire.com.au/judge-cleared-after-booting-mum-for-court-breastfeeding/ https://www.jwire.com.au/judge-cleared-after-booting-mum-for-court-breastfeeding/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2023 01:21:42 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=152717 A Victorian judge did not intentionally single out or humiliate a breastfeeding mother by asking her to leave a courtroom during a high-profile trial, a judicial watchdog has ruled. The woman was feeding her child in March while observing the trial of ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer when Judge Mark Gamble told her she was […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/judge-cleared-after-booting-mum-for-court-breastfeeding/feed/ 0 152717 Leifer: Who is saying what…and the timeline of a gruelling experience https://www.jwire.com.au/leifer-who-is-saying-what-and-the-timeline-of-a-gruelling-experience/ https://www.jwire.com.au/leifer-who-is-saying-what-and-the-timeline-of-a-gruelling-experience/#respond Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:47:10 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=150228 Sisters sexually molested by their ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer felt a wave of relief and validation as they learned their abuser would spend years behind bars. Leifer was jailed for 15 years on Thursday by Victorian County Court Judge Mark Gamble after a jury convicted her of 18 charges, including rape and sexual assault. […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/leifer-who-is-saying-what-and-the-timeline-of-a-gruelling-experience/feed/ 0 150228 Malka Leifer: 15 years https://www.jwire.com.au/malka-leifer-15-years/ https://www.jwire.com.au/malka-leifer-15-years/#comments Thu, 24 Aug 2023 03:31:00 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=150221 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer will spend up to 15 years behind bars for the insidious sexual abuse of two young high school students. But 15 years after accusations were first made, Leifer has been ordered to spend 15 years behind bars for the insidious, callous and calculated sexual abuse of two former students at […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/malka-leifer-15-years/feed/ 1 150221 Date set for Malka Leifer’s sentence https://www.jwire.com.au/date-set-for-malka-leifers-sentence/ https://www.jwire.com.au/date-set-for-malka-leifers-sentence/#comments Fri, 21 Jul 2023 03:33:01 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=149297 Malka Leifer will soon learn her fate after a marathon ordeal bringing her to justice for child sexual abuse. The former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal was this year convicted of raping and indecently assaulting Melbourne sisters Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper when they were students at the Adass Israel School. Leifer, a 56-year-old mother of eight, […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/date-set-for-malka-leifers-sentence/feed/ 1 149297 Police resume probe into how Leifer fled to Israel https://www.jwire.com.au/police-resume-probe-into-how-leifer-fled-to-israel/ https://www.jwire.com.au/police-resume-probe-into-how-leifer-fled-to-israel/#respond Sat, 03 Jun 2023 05:00:10 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=147871 Police have resumed an investigation into the board of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school where Malka Leifer worked before she fled the country while facing sex abuse allegations. The former principal of Melbourne’s Adass Israel School was booked on a flight to Israel in 2008 with the help of a board member’s wife, one day after […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/police-resume-probe-into-how-leifer-fled-to-israel/feed/ 0 147871 A chat with David Southwick https://www.jwire.com.au/a-chat-with-david-southwick/ https://www.jwire.com.au/a-chat-with-david-southwick/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 23:49:15 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=146336 David Southwick, Liberal State MP for Caulfield, talks with Henry Greener about the state of Victoria, Malka Leifer’s guilty verdict, and his gig at this year’s Yom Ha’atzmaut event as DJ Dave for a good cause.  

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/a-chat-with-david-southwick/feed/ 0 146336 Leifer trial jury still out and heading for ninth day https://www.jwire.com.au/leifer-trial-jury-still-out-and-heading-for-ninth-day/ https://www.jwire.com.au/leifer-trial-jury-still-out-and-heading-for-ninth-day/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 05:21:38 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=146229 Jurors in the trial of former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer will return to court on Monday to continue deliberations for a ninth day after being sent home. Leifer, 56, is accused of sexually abusing Melbourne sisters Nicole Meyer, Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper when she was head of religion and principal of the Adass […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/leifer-trial-jury-still-out-and-heading-for-ninth-day/feed/ 0 146229 Leifer jury told to relax before resuming deliberations https://www.jwire.com.au/leifer-jury-told-to-relax-before-resuming-deliberations/ https://www.jwire.com.au/leifer-jury-told-to-relax-before-resuming-deliberations/#respond Wed, 29 Mar 2023 06:15:24 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=146173 Jurors considering verdicts in ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer’s sexual abuse trial have been sent home after another day of deliberations and urged to relax. Leifer, 56, is accused of sexually abusing Melbourne sisters Nicole Meyer, Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper when she was head of religion and principal of the Adass Israel School in […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/leifer-jury-told-to-relax-before-resuming-deliberations/feed/ 0 146173 Malka Leifer abuse jury push on for verdicts https://www.jwire.com.au/malka-leifer-abuse-jury-deadlock/ https://www.jwire.com.au/malka-leifer-abuse-jury-deadlock/#respond Tue, 28 Mar 2023 03:59:06 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=146152 Jurors deliberating in the trial of former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer have revealed they’ve reached a unanimous decision on some charges against her. But they’re yet to be asked what those verdicts are. Leifer, 56, is accused of sexually abusing Melbourne sisters Nicole Meyer, Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper when she was head of […]

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