![]() You grew up in the Satmar community of Hasidim. And we should just note that we're going to talk a lot about your experience, but it's not necessarily typical of all Jews or even all Orthodox Jews or even all Hasidic Jews. Deborah Feldman, welcome to FRESH AIR.ĭEBORAH FELDMAN: Thank you so much for having me.ĭAVIES: You know, I want to begin by noting that there is a wide variety of religious practices among observant Jews in the United States and around the world. She now lives in Berlin, where she's raising her son and working on a German-language novel. She's also published a second memoir called "Exodus." An updated version will be released in August. Her book, first published in 2012, is "Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection Of My Hasidic Roots." It's now available in paperback. Feldman's memoir is a gripping account of her struggle to cope in a world where women could look forward not to education or careers but an early arranged marriage and years of child rearing. Her family belonged to the Satmar community of Hasidim, known for its strictly enforced religious customs and heavily circumscribed gender roles. ![]() ![]() The series, about a young woman who flees the restrictive customs of her Hasidic Jewish sect and an unhappy marriage, was inspired by the experiences life-true of our guest, Deborah Feldman.įeldman grew up in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The Netflix series "Unorthodox" was recognized this award season with Golden Globes, Critics' Choice and Independent Spirit Award nominations. I'm Dave Davies, in today for Terry Gross. ![]()
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To do Willow justice, Charlotte must ask herself these questions and one more. ![]() Willow is Willow, in sickness and in health.Įverything changes, though, after a series of events forces Charlotte and her husband to confront the most serious what-ifs of all. She's smart as a whip, on her way to being as pretty as her mother, kind, brave, and for a five-year-old an unexpectedly deep source of wisdom. What if their child had been born healthy? But it's all worth it because Willow is, well, funny as it seems, perfect. Instead, their lives are made up of sleepless nights, mounting bills, the pitying stares of "luckier" parents, and maybe worst of all, the what-ifs. ![]() Charlotte and Sean O'Keefe would have asked for a healthy baby, too, if they'd been given the choice. Every expectant parent will tell you that they don't want a perfect baby, just a healthy one. ![]() ![]() Helen, however, has been struggling for years on how to share with her daughter information from the past that has made Jill who she is. Only one person knows the answers to Jill’s questions, her mother, Helen who has been newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. When Jill awakens from her coma, she is devastated by the loss of life and she questions her choice to become a nurse in the first place. Jill is left unconscious with minor broken bones. The couple dies on impact, but the baby is saved. Driving home later that night, Jill collides head-on with a young couple headed to the hospital to deliver their first child. 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