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YULA Fires Three Veteran Teachers
Here’s a Facebook group that has sprung up to protest this firing. Teacher Manny Katz writes: To my present and former students, You may have heard that I am leaving YULA. The truth is that I have been fired for … Continue reading
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Orthodox Parents Accused Of Abuse
Here are a collection of articles on this story. Says a source: "The case of Isaac Hersh needs to be in the news media until he is allowed to be free of Brooklyn. I believe he wants to be in … Continue reading
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Alleged Sex Abuse by Principal Roils Australia
Dan Goldberg writes for the Forward: Sydney, Australia — Australia’s tight-knit ultra-Orthodox community is being roiled by allegations that the principal of a girls’ high school molested a number of her former students. Malka Leifer, headmistress of Melbourne’s Adass Israel … Continue reading
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