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I've really been enjoying this series. It's a fascinating look into another world, with sympathetic views of the orthodox world in Jerusalem.
Seeing these people in what appears to be a very strange way of dressing makes it appear that they are an entire world away. But this shows people who live in a very similar way to ourselves, and breaks down barriers between the "us" and "them". Rather than being a world away, they become real people, with just some customs different to what I'm used to.
I gather that they aren't ultra orthodox, in that many aspects of modern technology are acceptable, perhaps with some limits.
Not being familiar with Hebrew or Yiddish, I was surprised to hear some Germanic words. I found it worth while to read up on the use of the two languages in the series.
A minor niggle - some subtitles carried the original word which I wasn't familiar with, words which may have been familiar to Israeli viewers. I thought that Kotel was a hotel until I looked it up to find it meant something quite different (the Western Wall).
score 10/10
whitfieldgeoff 11 January 2019
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