261. The Unlikely Story of the Black Hasidic Jew

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Sara Braun is in the unusual situation of being both black and ultra orthodox Jewish. How did this come about? Who in her family was Jewish? And how does she fit her extravagant, curious and outlandish personality with the insular, secretive and traditional sect? She's absolutely wonderful, so please leave a like, and get her book, That Black Hasidic Lady: A memoir of a dark-skinned Hasidic woman. Sara Braun's book on her life journey as a Hasidic woman can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/That-Black-Hasidic-Lady-dark-skinned-ebook/dp/B0BX4LSC55 Andrew Links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok https://www.patreon.com/andrewgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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