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Unorthodox The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
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Sehr interessanter Einblick in ein Leben sehr anders als mein eigenes
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I watched Unorthodox on Netflix and thought that the story would be pretty similar to the book and would have more details of her circumstances. The book is very different from the story on Netflix, there were a few common themes but it is essentially not the same story. She doesn't go to music school in Germany. I'm unsure if the book was a quick read or if I was eager to read it and got through quickly. I found her strength inspiring as there is so much pressure growing up in a Hassidic community that would have been dealing with and very few opportunities to question things. What she described to me in this Hassidic community didn't surprise me as I grew up attending jewish day schools and had a more secular jewish upbringing so I was familiar with some of the expectations that are placed on Orthodox women. Her story leaves me wanting to learn more and know more about her life now. I hope she's been able to create a wonderful new circle of family and friends. I hope she's been able to create a nice connection with her mom. Although the memoir is about leaving a Hasidic sect it's a story of a woman empowering herself and building her own life, finding her identity, and having the freedom to make choices independently of her community.
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How to scare a Hasidic male, ensue that something is your 'private female stuff'. Although quite a serious memoir, Deborah Feldman made me laugh with her younger child self. Oh, how I could relate to the curiosity, how I wanted to know more, and how often I was told it wasn't something for me to know. Her writing is so vivid, and I felt like I had been transported into Feldman's world. Aunt Chaya's views on compassion for spiritual welfare are what I've heard from many, even experienced. Furthermore, the comparison of spiritual matters is an affliction I have built into me. To look to others and see their spiritualness, modesties, and compare them to me. Where was I falling short? How could I get better? What we see it only the outside, the mask that we all show. The truth behind that mask is often different. The weapon of shame seems to be a major motivator in most fundamental religious sects. I feel like I learnt so many Yiddish phrases that I will want to use in my vocabulary. I am glad I'm reading the 2020 edition as Feldman's epilogue really speaks to many of those who view her 2012 book very presumptive. It's great; she even speaks of the Netflix show and how she was highly involved in telling her story. Please read this book; it is powerful and really lifts the lid of an often hidden society >>> Now to watch the series. I can't wait.
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