"My Childhood as a Hasidic Boy" | In Conversation with Izzy Posen
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For the video version of this conversation, see here. *UPDATE:* After we filmed this segment, as I was about to share it, Izzy's young mother passed away in a tragic car accident. I am so heartbroken for Izzy and his terrible loss. He has been writing on his Twitter and his website about his grief for his mother and he shared a few words about her in this updated version. She was such a loving and wonderful woman. If you'd like to read more of Izzy's writing on grief and his complicated family relationship, go here: https://izzyposen.com/ https://twitter.com/posenizzy ----- A conversation with the wonderful Izzy Posen about his education as a Hasidic boy. Hasidic boys have very different types of schooling than girls, and here Izzy shares his at times horrifying, at times fascinating, experience in the Hasidic education system. Here are some more of my videos on #hasidiceducation A trip down memory lane: my own Hasidic education || https://youtu.be/ZRhOovJLcBY Gerry Albarelli, who taught English to Hasidic boys || https://youtu.be/lR7UL9b_xNU Eli Spitzer, a Hasidic boys' school headmaster || https://youtu.be/li3y_lwwIyw Moshe Krakowski, who studied Hasidic boys education || https://youtu.be/IjVyVP7KA8s Pearl, a Hasidic mother who educated her son's in this system || https://youtu.be/V05SsdMGqkg?t=697 #ex-hasidic #otd #hasidiceducation For the Youtube video, see here.
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