29 Jews incl Rabbi John Levi, among recipients of national recognitions issued on Aus Day. SBS Yiddish report

SBS weekly Yiddish report with Alex Dafner 31/1/2021 Malka Leifer, wanted on 74 charges of sexual crimes against students, when she was the Principal of the Addas Israel School in Melbourne, was extradited from Israel to where she escaped in 2008 and arrived in Melbourne under guard, where she will be held on remand to stand trial on those charges. Australian Jews were again among the recipients of national recognitions issued on Australia Day, the 26th of January, with the former Rabbi of the Progressive Judaism movement and author Rabbi Dr John Levi heading up the list, with an AC, Companion of the Order of Australia award The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg headed up an impressive list of speakers and participants, including Holocaust survivors, in the first ever Australia-wide online commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the 27th January 2021.

Source: SBS