![]() ![]() Her memoir, an authentic story of self-liberation, gave access to a largely unknown world, portraying the everyday life of an ultra-orthodox religious community of Satmar Hasidic Jews, who follow strict rituals and laws that are not to be questioned. When Deborah Feldman published her autobiographical debut novel, Unorthodox, it reached the top bestseller lists in the US on the day of its release in 2012. Esther, called Esty, grew up in a shielded, ultra-orthodox Hasidic community in the New York borough of Williamsburg and left it all for Berlin - without a suitcase or even a small bag. She’s actually wearing everything she owns. She doesn’t have a towel or a bathing suit with her. Her blouse is buttoned up she’s wearing pantyhose under her long wool skirt, despite the summer heat. While everyone jumps into the water, the young woman is serious and lost in her thoughts. Around her, people are running around in revealing bikinis, laughing, carefree. ![]() Standing on the beach of Berlin’s Wannsee lake, Esty seems straight out of another era. ![]()
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