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Netflix’s 'My Unorthodox Life' spurred ultra-Orthodox Jewish women to talk publicly about their lives

  • Written by Jessica Roda, Assistant Professor Jewish Civilization (Anthropologist/Ethnomusicologist), Georgetown University
Netflix’s 'My Unorthodox Life' spurred ultra-Orthodox Jewish women to talk publicly about their livesUltra-Orthodox Jewish women have started telling their own stories via social media, challenging television's sometimes one-sided depictions of their lives.rfranca/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

Over the past four years, Netflix has released several shows related to people leaving the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. These shows include...

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