Since I commenced my public advocacy role in combating child sexual abuse in the Jewish community around a decade ago, there are still several Australian Jewish community leaders who have not been held to account in any way for the significant harm they inflicted upon many in the Jewish community, especially victims/survivors and their families, myself and my own family included.
Below is an updated list of these "leaders". For the sake of some semblance of justice and accountability, which is critical to many victims/survivors, I will continue to publicly call out these "leaders" so the community and the broader public are fully aware of precisely who these "leaders" really are. These individuals should have absolutely no leadership positions, at the very least until they acknowledge the harm they caused, apologise for it and are held to account in some way.
Of course, this list excludes the Orthodox Rabbinic bodies, which have proved themselves to be incompetent at best (click here, here and here for some recent background). It also excludes leaders and institutions who have been held to account in some way.
May justice prevail!
Below is an updated list of these "leaders". For the sake of some semblance of justice and accountability, which is critical to many victims/survivors, I will continue to publicly call out these "leaders" so the community and the broader public are fully aware of precisely who these "leaders" really are. These individuals should have absolutely no leadership positions, at the very least until they acknowledge the harm they caused, apologise for it and are held to account in some way.
Of course, this list excludes the Orthodox Rabbinic bodies, which have proved themselves to be incompetent at best (click here, here and here for some recent background). It also excludes leaders and institutions who have been held to account in some way.
May justice prevail!
Danny Lamm Former President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and has led numerous other Australian Jewish organisations. Click here, here, here, here and here for the full background on Dr Danny Lamm.
David Werdiger Likes to portray himself as a moderate, contemporary, tolerant, intellectual, Orthodox leader, with several formal communal leadership roles, with an informal role of Chief Wanker. Click here, here, and here for the full background on David Werdiger,
Debbie Wiener Former Chair of the now-defunct Melbourne-based The Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence. Click here and here for the fill background on Debbie Wiener.
Chaim Zvi Groner Melbourne Yeshivah Centre Board member and employee. Click here and here for the full background on (Rabbi) Chaim Zvi Groner. Groner is the only senior member of the Melbourne Yeshivah Centre's management team who is still currently on the various Yeshivah boards and an employee - in fact, his life tenure at Yeshivah has been guaranteed through their new constitution (which was drafted by his friend/colleague, (Rabbi) Marcus Solomon - see below).
Sholom White & Marcus Solomon West Australia (Perth)-based Rabbis (and a Queens Counsel). Click here for the full background on (Rabbis) Sholom White and Marcus Solomon.
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