"I went into this school bulldozer, I got out of there rag" Today (Monday) in the evening news here 11 aired the investigation of journalist and presenter Michal Rabinovich, in which she reveals testimonies of his students and student of Yoram Levinstein - the principal and founder of the acting school.
A first complaint has already been filed with the police.
The evidence first revealed paints a picture of alleged sexual harassment, obscene offers and inappropriate contact, on the part of Levinstein.
His students in recent years also claim to have suffered from humiliation, screaming and the use of blatant sexual images during classes and rehearsals.
Yoram Levinstein responded: "This story fell on me like a thunderbolt on a clear day and I am shocked by it. I was not told until the article was broadcast who it was, but I went through a quick thought about thousands of students who studied acting with me, and I could not think of anyone who could say such things about me. I have been with the studio in this profession for 35 years. It is a stressful field. Many times I am the man who faces people who have a dream of becoming famous actors and actually cut their dream. But never! If the accusation is a hug, then definitely we hug at school, love the students and support them in every way.Nothing by any means hugs with a sexual connotation God forbid.
"These descriptions are unfounded and of course untrue. Our school is very strict about this issue of sexual harassment: we have a supervisor on the issue and every complaint is thoroughly investigated and handled. My room is never locked and the quotes attributed to me in the article are false. I do not use the word." "And I would not allow a conversation with a student to move to such inappropriate paths. On the contrary, I am responsible for discipline in school, I take care of every delay and subtraction, and sometimes also wash students about discipline problems. I would never put myself in the hands of any student in any way. Such. "
He added: "Even the allegations of a degrading statement to a student is a terrible distortion of reality. We need to know our studio. It is a pilot course in the field of acting. It is a demanding place, we work intensively with each student to maximize his skills. In a sense, a lot of people come to us knowing that you will move in. You will be shaped into a professional actor and your talent will become a tool that professionals will want to work with. Bring out their personalities and what they can change in their perception in order to improve themselves as actors.After all, the school accepted them for studies on the assumption that they could develop.
"Even in the case of Chen Barel, her memory is blessed, and in stark contrast to what you claimed, I did not have parties with students at my house. Once a year there was an annual conference of the association that was symbolic on my birthday and I volunteered for my yard. "Of the association and members of the management alongside only third-year students who were invited to it. The incident is very unfortunate but it is being investigated by the police and this case has been closed.
Levinstein added: "The studio is a name in the Israeli cultural world and has influenced it a lot, both professionally and communally. The graduates are leading actors in the film and television theater. We are located in the Hatikva neighborhood and the students work with 19 groups within the neighborhood about 300 people. I insist that any false allegation be clarified to the end. Some of these allegations are baseless. "
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