It’s true that Jewish ultra-Orthodoxy, like many other closed-off communities, draws an intense level of voyeurism. Still, I don’t think anyone could have anticipated that such a very Jewish show - one that’s laden with Yiddish dialogue, at that - would resonate so deeply with audiences around the world. The show is an entrancing feat of storytelling it is visually stunning and its fiery star, Shira Haas, is magnetic, so the series’ popularity isn’t a complete surprise. Since Unorthodox came out in late March, the Netflix limited series about a woman who leaves her Hasidic community in Brooklyn for secular life in Berlin has become a phenomenon.
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