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	{{About\|the organisation of this name in Melbourne\|its counterpart in Sydney\|Yeshivah Centre, Sydney}}		{{About\|the organisation of this name in Melbourne\|its counterpart in Sydney\|Yeshivah Centre, Sydney}}
	The '''Yeshivah Centre''' is an ] ] umbrella organisation in ], ], ] that serves the needs of the Melbourne Jewish community. It is run by the ] movement, until recently, under the direct administration of Rabbi ]. Rabbi ] has been brought as the new ] (rabbinical judge) of the Centre and Lubavitch community.		The '''Yeshivah Centre''' is an ] ] umbrella organisation in ], ], ] that serves the needs of the Melbourne Jewish community. It is run by the ] movement, until recently, under the direct administration of Rabbi ]. Rabbi ] has been brought as the new ] (rabbinical judge) of the Centre and Lubavitch community.

			In 2011, the Yeshivah was rocked by a sexual abuse scandal at the school and the failure of the school leadership, led by Rabbi Groner to report the matters to police.

			Victoria Police launched a formal investigation and established a taskforce. Whilst the investigation initially focused on former teacher Rabbi David Kramer and alleged sexual assulats between 1989 and 1993, it has spread to include other alleged perpetrators operating on the Yeshivah grounds. The matter has been widely reported in the mainstream press including The Age<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/jewish-community-leader-tells-of-sex-abuse-20110707-1h4t4.html</ref>; The Australian<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/jewish-boys-school-gave-molester-free-run/story-e6frg6nf-1226095591892</ref>; and The Australian Jewish News<ref>http://www.jewishnews.net.au/further-abuse-claims-rock-community/21931</ref>. A number of the assualts are alleged to have taken place in the ritual bathhouse.

			The investigation by Victoria Police into alleged sexual abuse at the Yeshivah is ongoing.


	== Brief history ==		== Brief history ==

	]The Yeshivah Centre was established by a group of Jewish migrants in the late 1940s in response to a massive postwar influx of Jews to Melbourne. In 1949, Yeshivah Centre opened a ] with only 3 full time students. This led, in 1954, to the purchase of the Yeshivah College campus. This was followed by the purchase of the Beth Rivkah Ladies College campus in 1959. In 1958, Rabbi Y.D. Groner arrived in Melbourne as an emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in order to take up the position of full time Director of the Yeshivah Centre, and appointed honorary officers to assist him in operating the organisation. The first matriculation of students took place in 1965 with a class of 8 boys.		]The Yeshivah Centre was established by a group of Jewish migrants in the late 1940s in response to a massive postwar influx of Jews to Melbourne. In 1949, Yeshivah Centre opened a ] with only 3 full time students. This led, in 1954, to the purchase of the Yeshivah College campus. This was followed by the purchase of the Beth Rivkah Ladies College campus in 1959. In 1958, Rabbi Y.D. Groner arrived in Melbourne as an emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in order to take up the position of full time Director of the Yeshivah Centre, and appointed honorary officers to assist him in operating the organisation. The first matriculation of students took place in 1965 with a class of 8 boys.

			In 2011, Victoria Police launched an investigation into alleged sexual abuse at Yeshivah College between 1989 and 1993.

	== Facilities ==		== Facilities ==

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This article is about the organisation of this name in Melbourne. For its counterpart in Sydney, see Yeshivah Centre, Sydney.

The Yeshivah Centre is an Orthodox Jewish umbrella organisation in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia that serves the needs of the Melbourne Jewish community. It is run by the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, until recently, under the direct administration of Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner. Rabbi Zvi Telsner has been brought as the new Dayan (rabbinical judge) of the Centre and Lubavitch community.

In 2011, the Yeshivah was rocked by a sexual abuse scandal at the school and the failure of the school leadership, led by Rabbi Groner to report the matters to police.

Victoria Police launched a formal investigation and established a taskforce. Whilst the investigation initially focused on former teacher Rabbi David Kramer and alleged sexual assulats between 1989 and 1993, it has spread to include other alleged perpetrators operating on the Yeshivah grounds. The matter has been widely reported in the mainstream press including The Age; The Australian; and The Australian Jewish News. A number of the assualts are alleged to have taken place in the ritual bathhouse.

The investigation by Victoria Police into alleged sexual abuse at the Yeshivah is ongoing.

Brief history

The Yeshivah Centre was established by a group of Jewish migrants in the late 1940s in response to a massive postwar influx of Jews to Melbourne. In 1949, Yeshivah Centre opened a Jewish day school with only 3 full time students. This led, in 1954, to the purchase of the Yeshivah College campus. This was followed by the purchase of the Beth Rivkah Ladies College campus in 1959. In 1958, Rabbi Y.D. Groner arrived in Melbourne as an emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in order to take up the position of full time Director of the Yeshivah Centre, and appointed honorary officers to assist him in operating the organisation. The first matriculation of students took place in 1965 with a class of 8 boys.

In 2011, Victoria Police launched an investigation into alleged sexual abuse at Yeshivah College between 1989 and 1993.

Facilities

The centre comprises a network of educational facilities that include:

Yeshivah College, a boys' school;
Beth Rivkah Ladies College, a girls' school;
the Yeshiva Shul;
Kollel Menachem Lubavitch, an outreach-focused full-time Kollel;
Ohel Chana, a girls' seminary (post-high school full time Torah study);
Chabad Youth, an outreach organisation;
Mivtzoim Melbourne, another outreach organisation;
a network of creches, and others.

Not all Chabad institutions in Melbourne are officially under this organisation, e.g., the Yeshivah Gedolah Zal (an academy of advanced Talmudic studies for young men). Although the Yeshivah Gedolah is not officially under this organisation, it is still closely tied, and they coordinate activities with Chabad Youth, Mivtzoim Melbourne, and private classes, especially with children from Yeshivah College.

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