VoiCSA (originally Kol v'Oz) was established in 2016 as an Israel-based, international organization that is dedicated to addressing the issue of child sexual abuse in the global Jewish community. Our work covers three broad areas:
Advocacy
Advocacy
VoiCSA focuses its activities on influencing high-level, relevant decision-makers, legislators and leaders, in Israel and in Jewish communities abroad, to ensure appropriate laws, policies and best practice are employed and implemented within their respective jurisdiction.e to victims/survivors.
Empowerment
Empowerment
VoiCSA focuses its activities on influencing high-level, relevant decision-makers, legislators and leaders, in Israel and in Jewish communities abroad, to ensure appropriate laws, policies and best practice are employed and implemented within their respective jurisdiction.e to victims/survivors.
Awareness
Awareness
VoiCSA focuses its activities on influencing high-level, relevant decision-makers, legislators and leaders, in Israel and in Jewish communities abroad, to ensure appropriate laws, policies and best practice are employed and implemented within their respective jurisdiction.e to victims/survivors.
VoiCSA (originally Kol v'Oz) was established in 2016 as an Israel-based, international organization that is dedicated to addressing the issue of child sexual abuse in the global Jewish community. Our work covers three broad areas:
Advocacy
Advocacy
VoiCSA focuses its activities on influencing high-level, relevant decision-makers, legislators and leaders, in Israel and in Jewish communities abroad, to ensure appropriate laws, policies and best practice are employed and implemented within their respective jurisdiction.e to victims/survivors.
Empowerment
Empowerment
VoiCSA focuses its activities on influencing high-level, relevant decision-makers, legislators and leaders, in Israel and in Jewish communities abroad, to ensure appropriate laws, policies and best practice are employed and implemented within their respective jurisdiction.e to victims/survivors.
Awareness
Awareness
VoiCSA focuses its activities on influencing high-level, relevant decision-makers, legislators and leaders, in Israel and in Jewish communities abroad, to ensure appropriate laws, policies and best practice are employed and implemented within their respective jurisdiction.e to victims/survivors.
TIMELINE
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Represented numerous survivors through written and oral submissions at the Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations.
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Founding of Tzedek, a support and advocacy group for Jewish Australian survivors of CSA.
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Successfully advocated for a Royal Commission public hearing into Australian Jewish institutions that were involved in multiple cases of child sexual abuse, cover-ups and intimidation of victims, their families and supporters. This public hearing and subsequent findings was a watershed moment for the Australian Jewish community and the impact has been felt globally, leading to ground-breaking and ongoing changes within Jewish communities worldwide.
2011
2012
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Manny Waks VP of the Australian Jewish Community.
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Manny Waks, Jewish community leader, tells of sex abuse.
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Child sexual abuse becomes a major public issue with multiple scandals erupting within New York and Australia Jewish communities.
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Active involvement in the Malka Leifer case.
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Malka Leifer is back on Australian soil, after Israel finally extradited her to face justice.
2015
First Israel conference for child advocacy and support organziations in Jewish communities around the world.
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Made Aliyah and founded Kol v’Oz.
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Traveling to and working with many communities globally, including in places where the issue of child sexual abuse has never been openly discussed or addressed.
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Successfully lobbied for the local Jewish community to be included in the UK Government’s Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and Kol v’Oz has been designated as a core participant.
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One of Malka Liefer alleged victims speaks out for the first time on Manny’s blog.
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Who Gave You Permission? the memoir of a child sexual-abuse survivor who fought back
2016
2017
2020
VoiCSA rebranding launch