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Apr 14, 2019 · Episodes were shared illicitly, mostly on the social-media network Telegram. Inasmuch as a Haredi pop culture exists, “Shtisel” became a mainstay. Phrases favored by the characters, such as ...
- Ruth Margalit
Shtisel: Created by Ori Elon, Yehonatan Indursky. With Doval'e Glickman, Michael Aloni, Neta Riskin, Shira Haas. A Haredi family living in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Jerusalem reckons with love, loss and the doldrums of daily life.
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May 27, 2019 · Review. Netflix Series “Shtisel” Captures Humor and Drama of Haredi Family. A show from Israel about the loves and lives of a Haredi family has cultivated an American fan base on Netflix. Top Pick May 27, 2019. “Shtisel” (Image: Netflix) The Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, have fascinated me since the Lubavitcher Hasidim came to teach at my day school.
Jan 24, 2021 · If you’re interested in doing the same, here are some shows, documentaries, and movies to check out. 1. A Stranger Among Us. This was one of my absolute favorite movies as a kid. An undercover cop enters a Hasidic community to try and solve a murder case.
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MOVIES
Fill the Void(Amazon Prime $3.99) “This is one of the movies that we all liked,” Alexa Karolinski, one of the producers and writers of Unorthodox told me, saying that when the Unorthodoxteam was doing research, they tried to watch movies and TV shows about Orthodox Jews as possible. Fill the Void, starring Shtisel‘s Hadas Yaron, is one of my favorites, and as Karolinski says, it’s a tender film directed by Ruma Burshtein, who is herself a Jewish Orthodox woman. It’s a beautiful story about an...
TV SHOWS
Shtisel(Netflix) What can I say that I have not said many times before about Shtisel? What a show, what a cast (including, yes, Unorthodox‘s Shira Haas), what a special portrayal of ultra-Orthodox Jews that shows religious life in its beauty, humanity, and complexity. If you have not watched the show about the Shtisel family, drop everything and do so now. And if you have watched it already, take heart: The creators and cast of the show have confirmed that once the pandemic ends,season 3will...
MOVIES: Disobedience(Amazon Prime) Based on a novel of the same name by Naomi Alderman, this movie takes place in the Orthodox London neighborhood where Alderman grew up. It stars our favorite Jewish mom, Rachel Weisz, as a queer daughter of a rabbi who returns to her childhood home and resumes an affair with her childhood friend Esti (Rachel McAda...
Deutschland 83/86(Hulu) This amazing German-American production created by Unorthodox‘s Anna Winger and her German husband, Georg Winger, tells the story of Jonah, an East German border patrol guard sent to be a spy in West Berlin. It also stars Maria Shrader, the director of Unorthodox. It’s truly excellent. Babylon Berlin(Netflix) This trippy fic...
Oma & Bella(Amazon Prime) This documentary about Alexa Karolinski’s grandmother and her roommate and friend, Bella, is one I just can’t stop thinking about. Mixing recipes and banter with the tale of her grandmother’s survival and the details of her Jewish life in Berlin, it’s an eloquent and honest exploration of trauma and love.
Harem (Amazon Prime) This captivating Israeli TV series from 2018 is actually about a Jewish cult leader with multiple wives. Haas stars as the leader’s 15-year-old granddaughter. Noble Savage(Amazon Prime) This tragic melodrama earned Shira Haas an Ophir Award, one of the biggest acting awards in Israel. Haas stars as the love interest of the film...
Mar 22, 2021 · Its characters are Haredi Jews, whom English speakers usually call “ultra-Orthodox,” and its raciest moment involves a woman trying to discourage a suitor by taking off her sheitel and ...
Apr 16, 2019 · The authenticity of the two-season, 24-episode series stems from the memories of Yehonatan Indursky. “Shtisel’s” co-creator was raised in an ultra-Orthodox family and, before becoming a...
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