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A new documentary challenges stereotypes about Orthodox Jewish women — and their wigs

JL;DR SUMMARY "Sheitel: Beauty in the Hidden," is a documentary by Lynda Medjuck-Suissa that delves into the cultural, religious, and personal significance of hair coverings among Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish women worldwide. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureOrthodox JudaismDocumentaryReligious IdentityJewish WomenEmpowermentModestyWigsSheitelLynda Medjuck Suissa

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New York City, New York, United States
"Simi Horwitz is a feature writer and film reviewer based in New York City."
Miami, Florida, United States
"...the unexpectedly wide-ranging cultural, religious and deeply personal significance of hair covering among Orthodox and Hasidic women from Miami to Jerusalem..."
Jerusalem, Israel
"...the unexpectedly wide-ranging cultural, religious and deeply personal significance of hair covering among Orthodox and Hasidic women from Miami to Jerusalem..."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Her writing has been recognized by the Society for Feature Journalism, the New York Press Club, and the Los Angeles Press Club."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"...the unexpectedly wide-ranging cultural, religious and deeply personal significance of hair covering among Orthodox and Hasidic women from...Toronto and Montreal to, of all places, Halifax, Nova Scotia..."
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"...the unexpectedly wide-ranging cultural, religious and deeply personal significance of hair covering among Orthodox and Hasidic women from...Toronto and Montreal to, of all places, Halifax, Nova Scotia..."
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
"...the unexpectedly wide-ranging cultural, religious and deeply personal significance of hair covering among Orthodox and Hasidic women from...Montreal to, of all places, Halifax, Nova Scotia, director Lynda Medjuck-Suissas home base."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Later, were in Borough Park, Brooklyn with its store fronts boasting signs in Yiddish."
New Jersey, United States
"Sarah Guigue, a New Jersey-based influencer whose Instagram followers tops 60,000..."

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