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Haas was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Polish Jewish family. Two of her grandparents are Holocaust survivors; her grandfather was imprisoned in the Auschwitz concentration camp in occupied Poland during World War II, whereas her grandmother had immigrated to Israel from Hungary.
Apr 27, 2020 · Israeli actor Shira Haas opens up about overnight stardom for her role in Netflix’s new show ‘Unorthodox’, learning Yiddish, shaving her head and celebrating Passover in quarantine.
Jun 29, 2020 · Before she came to fame on Netflix in the hit Israeli series “Shtisel” and the miniseries “Unorthodox,” actress Shira Haas starred in the acclaimed 2018 drama ‘Broken Mirrors,” for which she...
- Gerri Miller
Apr 8, 2020 · Unorthodox tells the story of Esty Shapiro (Israeli actor Shira Haas), a 19-year-old newly married woman who was born and raised in the Satmar Hasidic Jewish community in Williamsburg, New York.
- Hannah Reich
Jun 17, 2021 · If you love Jewish TV, you already know Israeli superstar Shira Haas. After making a big splash in “ Shtisel ,” and then, “ Unorthodox ” — the 2020 miniseries about a young woman who leaves her Hasidic community in Brooklyn — Haas has taken on a new role: playing 17-year-old Vika in Ruthy Pribar’s new Israeli film “ Asia ...
- Maddy Albert
Aug 13, 2020 · ‘Unorthodox’ Star Shira Haas and Creators Discuss Researching the Hasidic Jewish Community. By Ellise Shafer. PMC. The creators of the Emmy-nominated limited series “ Unorthodox ” knew from...
Jul 28, 2020 · The Israeli actress was nominated for best actress in a limited series for her role as a young Orthodox Jewish woman who escapes her unhappy life.
