In Bad Faith

Erlich, Dassi
In Bad Faith

In Bad Faith

Erlich, Dassi

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This powerful memoir gives extraordinary insight into a secretive sect, and the horror Dassi Erlich had to survive. Dassi's resilience and fight for justice is inspiring.



As a young girl growing up in a strict ultra-Orthodox family, Dassi's life was preordained - marry young, live a devout life and raise children within the Adass community's 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. Dassi's cloistered and harsh upbringing meant she didn't 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 Dassi's story.



'I am a sexual abuse survivor, but I am also more than a survivor. I will continue fighting for justice for all victims.'

Author:   Erlich, Dassi
Publisher:   Hachette Australia
ISBN:  

9780733646492


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   31 January 2024
Bind Format:   Paperback
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This powerful memoir gives extraordinary insight into a secretive sect, and the horror Dassi Erlich had to survive. Dassi's resilience and fight for justice is inspiring.



As a young girl growing up in a strict ultra-Orthodox family, Dassi's life was preordained - marry young, live a devout life and raise children within the Adass community's 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. Dassi's cloistered and harsh upbringing meant she didn't 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 Dassi's story.



'I am a sexual abuse survivor, but I am also more than a survivor. I will continue fighting for justice for all victims.'

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Author:   Erlich, Dassi
Publisher:   Hachette Australia
ISBN:  

9780733646492


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   31 January 2024
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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