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Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots is a 2012 memoir by Deborah Feldman. In the book, she documents her life in an ultra-religious Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York. The Netflix miniseries Unorthodox is loosely based on the book.
Feb 14, 2012 · Deborah Feldman's bestselling book tells the story of her life as a young woman in the Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism and her decision to leave it. Read reviews, ratings, and excerpts from this controversial and inspiring memoir.
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- Deborah Feldman
Oct 2, 2012 · Paperback – October 2, 2012. Now a Netflix original series! Unorthodox is the bestselling memoir of a young Jewish woman’s escape from a religious sect, in the tradition of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Infidel and Carolyn Jessop’s Escape, featuring a new epilogue by the author.
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Unorthodox is the bestselling memoir of a young Jewish woman’s escape from a religious sect, in the tradition of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Infidel and Carolyn Jessop’s Escape, featuring a new epilogue by the author.
- Deborah Feldman
- Media Tie-In
- Paperback
- March 03, 2020
Mar 15, 2021 · Deborah Feldman talks about breaking away from her arranged marriage and the fundamentalist religious community she was raised in. Her 2012 memoir inspired the Netflix series Unorthodox.
Unorthodox is a memoir about growing up and escaping from a strict Hasidic community in Brooklyn. It reveals the repression and self-discovery of Deborah Feldman, who was married at seventeen and denied an education and a voice.
Unorthodox is the bestselling memoir of a young Jewish woman’s escape from a religious sect, in the tradition of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Infidel and Carolyn Jessop’s Escape, featuring a new epilogue by...
