Unorthodox, the recent Netflix hit series tells the gripping story of a courageous woman escaping a Brooklyn ultra-Orthodox community to pursue living a self-determined life. This fictional story touches on the struggles experienced by those living a stifled life inside the ultra-Orthodox communities, those who choose to leave behind the ultra-orthodox lifestyle, and the steep price they pay.
We invite you for a discussion about the anguish of living in a community while not fitting in and the consequences of leaving the only insular lifestyle known to individuals raised in ultra-Orthodoxy. Join Freidom and Dr. Ayala Fader, Author of Hidden Heretics, for a discussion with founder and executive director Gene Steinberg and Freidom members Eli Rosen and Malky Wigder, to hear about real-life struggles of feeling stuck in a community, the costs of leaving, and the challenges and rewards of building new lives.