Dassi Erlich Email & Phone Number

"In Bad Faith - the true story of Dassi Erlich - a woman who grew up in a closed ultra-Orthodox sect and endured a harsh home life that made her the perfect target for a predatory teacher. It is an honest, harrowing but ultimately inspiring story of survival and the fight for justice.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.'

As a survivor of Malka Leifer's abuse, I led the #BringLeiferBack campaign alongside my sisters, fighting tirelessly for justice. Through media advocacy, government engagement, and global mobilization, our mission went far beyond the extradition of Malka Leifer. The campaign became a courageous stand against pervasive evil and a beacon of hope for those impacted by sexual abuse. It took years of determination and the support of thousands, but we demonstrated the power to hold abusers accountable, regardless of their influence. Malka Leifer's extradition and guilty verdict serve as a clear message that no one is above the law, especially when it comes to crimes of abuse.