Shtisel: The Netflix Hit Series and an Inside Look at Ultra-Orthodox Life - Part 1
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 • 16 Iyar 5781
10:00 AM - 11:15 AMIn the footsteps of “Shtisel”: being an Ultra-Orthodox Jew
The Israeli drama series “Shtisel” (launched on Netflix in 2018) became an international hit, and was particularly popular in the US. The series introduced, for the first time, the Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jewish community in Jerusalem and provided an insider’s view into the daily lives of Ultra-orthodox Jews and their interaction with the secular majority around them.
In this two lectures series we seek to promote knowledge about Ultra-Orthodo Judaism, which strictly observes Jewish Halacha and isolates itself from the internet and any mainstream media. This is also a unique opportunity to get closer to the wonderful characters of “Shtisel” and the writer who created them, Jonathan Indursky - an ex-Ultra-Orthodox himself who left a prestigious Yeshiva for filmmaking.
Lecture 1: Dr. Tomer Persico, Berkeley
Tomer Persico is a Religion Studies scholar and currently a visiting professor at UC Berkeley. In Israel he is a researcher at the Shalom Hartman institute. He studies trends of secularization and religiosity in Israel. He is a frequent commentator in the media and holds a popular blog.
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