How do you walk away from your ultra-religious community?
The freedom and anguish of leaving behind a strict Hasidic Jewish upbringing.
An episode of the Beyond Today podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "How do you walk away from your ultra-religious community?" was published on January 24, 2019 and runs 19 minutes.
January 24, 2019 ·19m · Beyond Today
Summary
Izzy Posen looks and seems like a normal student. But his life before university was far from the norm. He grew up in an ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community in North London, speaking no English and attending an illegal school. This is the story of a man who chose to leave everything he knew behind, and the freedom and anguish that came with that decision. Reporter: Alice Porter Producer: Harriet Noble Mixed by: Nico Raufast Editor: John Shields
Episode Description
Izzy Posen looks and seems like a normal student. But his life before university was far from the norm. He grew up in an ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community in North London, speaking no English and attending an illegal school. This is the story of a man who chose to leave everything he knew behind, and the freedom and anguish that came with that decision.
Reporter: Alice Porter Producer: Harriet Noble Mixed by: Nico Raufast Editor: John Shields
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