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Unorthodox

The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
by Deborah Feldman
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. S. & S. Feb. 2012. 272p. ISBN 9781439187005. $23; eISBN 9781439187029. MEMOIR
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It's hard to imagine life in any strict religious community, and the Satmar Hasidim seem particularly remote from the experiences of many Americans. Raised in a Satmar Hasidim community in Brooklyn, Feldman gives us special insight into a closed and repressive world. Abandoned by her mother and married off at 17 to a man she had known for less than an hour, Feldman started taking classes at Sarah Lawrence College and soon determined that she had to leave the community, together with her young son. At first glance, her memoir is fresh and tart and quite absorbing.
Reviewed by Barbara Hoffert , Oct 01, 2011
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