This chronicle of justice and resilience follows three Melbourne sisters whose allegations of sexual abuse within their ultra-Orthodox community spark a 15-year courtroom battle within Australia and Israel. When the accused, revered principal Malka Leifer, flees overseas with the religious school’s complicity, the siblings launch a relentless pursuit that uncovers political interference, legal loopholes, and dozens of extradition hearings meant to wear them down. As hard-won revelations expose profound institutional denial and hypocrisy, their resolve deepens into an incredible journey of empowerment and courage. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/dbdc66aaaba6e31d2158f54a31bae17d.jpg"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/a55fc561058c7a0d836bb87e5200f5f2.jpg">

Surviving Malka Leifer

Three Australian sisters pursue justice against an abusive former ultra-Orthodox school principal.

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