196) I also wanted to know how it was possible to have custody of Yitzi when the author stated it would not be possible with a divorce. Unanswered questions - I wanted to know what the kabbalist meant by “There is a secret surrounding your birth.We know from the book’s subtitle Feldman’s going to make a break. While we know that’s going to happen in some way, Feldman’s metamorphosis is slow, painful, dramatic - and memorable. The Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism is as mysterious as it. Character transformation - Memoir works when there is transformation of the main character. Now a Netflix Original Series In this arresting memoir about growing up inand ultimately escaping froma strict Hasidic community, Deborah Feldman reveals what life is like trapped within a religious sect that values silence and suffering over individual freedoms.Deborah Feldman was born and raised in the Hasidic community of Satmar Williamsburg in Brooklyn New York. Literary references - Citing the impact of secular books Pride and Prejudice, Little Women, and Anne of Green Gables on her psyche and worldview, brava! Author of a memoir being published by Simon and Schuster in 2011.Evocative details - Writing teachers often say, “Dig deep.” That is exactly what Feldman has done.Lyricism - Sentences read like poetry, highly polished.Pure bravado - It undoubtedly took tremendous courage to write this memoir.Unorthodox is an engrossing read by writer Deborah Feldman, a former member of the Satmar sect in Brooklyn, who takes us on her journey from a young girl living with her grandparents to a wife and mother and then to a Sarah Lawrence student - a sort of delayed coming-of-age story. Deborah Feldman was born and raised in the Hasidic community of Satmar Williamsburg in. With this book review, The Whole Megillah happily ventures into adult literary. Author of a memoir being published by Simon and Schuster in 2011.

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