Nicole Meyer - Surviving Sexual Abuse in an Ultra-Orthodox Community

BRAVE JOURNEYS with TAMMI FARADAY

Nicole Meyer is one of three sisters who was allegedly sexually abused by her female school principal, Malka Leifer, in the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Adass community of Melbourne. When claims against the former principal came to light, Leifer was bundled onto a plane to Israel in the middle of the night, by the very community, that hired her to lead it.
After 12 years of doggedly fighting for justicve, Nicole and her younger sisters Dassi and Elly have finally received the news that despite Leifer's relentless attempts to elude extradition proceedings, justice is finally catching up with the former Headmaster.
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CREDITS:

Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Tammi Faraday

With thanks to my special guest: Nicole Meyer

Audio Editor: Zoltan Fecso

With very special thanks to George Weinberg & Ursula Ferguson
BRAVE JOURNEYS acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we record this podcast on, the Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrungwho are part of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders, both past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.