AUSTRALIA
The Australian Jewish News
ADASS Israel Congregation’s former president Benjamin Koppel was quizzed in the Supreme Court of Victoria yesterday about how closely the appointment of teacher Malka Leifer was vetted.
Leifer, a former senior teacher at the school – and allegedly the principal –fled to Israel in 2008 with the assistance of the Adass board, after allegations surfaced that she had sexually abused some of her students.
Leifer is under house arrest in Israel, with an application underway by Australian authorities to have her extradited to face criminal charges relating to her employment at Adass.
A lawsuit against Adass and Leifer, brought by one of her alleged victims, is in process.
The court heard that a subcommittee of the Adass congregation was tasked with finding a Jewish Studies teacher and that Israeli David Rosenbaum, who lived in Australia at the time, was asked to make inquiries about candidates.
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