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Australian Businessman Accused of Fraud Flees Home

The JTA reports:   SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) — A Jewish businessman accused of defrauding investors of $1.7 billion reportedly has left his home in Sydney fearing for his safety. South African-born Barry Tannenbaum has “relocated to what he perceives to be … 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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