In common with Adass women, her head is shaven. She wears a wig. There is no greater humiliation for an Adass woman than being compelled to bare her head. This is unlikely to be understood by prison staff, let alone prisoners. I am satisfied that imprisonment would place Rita Goldberg in situations which she would regard not only as traumatic but as deeply humiliating, degrading and offensive to her religious beliefs and her cultural background.
Similar considerations apply to the other prisoners.
The two sons will also lose half the equity in their homes. And all will probably be bankrupted. Since Goldberg would not give evidence against them, it was impossible to prosecute. One Melbourne diamond dealer, Reuben Flescher , was charged with tax fraud along with Goldberg, but died during the trial. Another, who appears lucky not to have been prosecuted , was the Sydney diamond dealer who was identified to the court as one of Goldberg's customers.