![]() ![]() ![]() Her family's constant need to make disparaging comments about her parents' mental instability, causes Deborah to live in shame of her parental roots, and fear of becoming just like them. She does not know anyone else who does not live with their parents. Though Bubby and Zeidy are not unkind to Deborah, she feels a constant sense of detachment and loneliness. Chaya's coldness and cruelty, lead Deborah to move in with her father's parents, who she calls Bubby and Zeidy. Initially, Deborah moves in with her aunt, Chaya. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2012.ĭeborah Feldman's memoir, Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots, is written from Deborah's first person point of view, and told in the present tense.Īfter Deborah's mother flees the Hasidic community under mysterious pretenses, her family declares her father unfit to raise her. Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Feldman, Deborah. ![]()
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