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Frieda Vizel: How the World Misunderstands Hasidic Jewry [Outreach 2/5]

JL;DR SUMMARY Frieda Vizel, a former Satmar Hasid, serves as a cultural translator by conducting tours of Hasidic Williamsburg, bridging the gap between the secluded community and outsiders. 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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IdentityHasidic JudaismJewish CommunityTraditionFamily DynamicsSatmarOutreachHasidic WilliamsburgCultural TranslationCross Cultural Understanding

Places mentioned

Kiryas Joel, New York, United States
"I grew up in the Hasidic village of Kiryas Joel, which is like... an hour and a half's drive north of New York City, north of Williamsburg."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Now, obviously, there came a point where you decided not to continue your life in Satmar. But your early childhood years, did you know that there was an America outside of the shtetl that you grew up in?"

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