In Bad Faith
Dassi Erlich

"This powerful memoir gives extraordinary insight into a secretive sect, and the horror Dassi Erlich had to survive. Dassis resilience and fight for justice is inspiring. As a young girl growing up in a strict ultra-Orthodox family, Dassis life was preordained - marry young, live a devout life and raise children within the Adass communitys religious rules. This righteous path would keep her safe from the immodest, secular world just a few blocks away in suburban Melbourne. But the Adass community was not safe for Dassi. She was fifteen when her revered school principal, Malka Leifer, started to single her out. Dassis cloistered and harsh upbringing meant she didnt have the words for what was happening to her, but she knew it was very, very wrong. It would take her years to break free of the secrecy which pervaded the community and tell the police of her betrayal. And only then would she find out others, including two of her sisters, had also been abused, and would learn some in the Adass community had helped Leifer flee to Israel. With the only world she knew crumbling around her, Dassi found the strength to fight, leading a brave fifteen-year campaign to bring Leifer back to face Australian courts. This is Dassis story. I am a sexual abuse survivor, but I am also more than a survivor. I will continue fighting for justice for all victims"--Publisher information.