Frieda Vizel: How the World Misunderstands Hasidic Jewry [Outreach 2/5]

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast , we talk to Frieda Vizel—a formerly Satmar Jew who makes educational content about Hasidic life—about her work presenting Hasidic Williamsburg to the outside world, and vice-versa. In this episode we discuss: Why would someone who leaves the Hasidic community become something of an emissary for her previous world? How does Frieda serve as a “cultural translator” between Williamsburg Hasidim and the “guests” on her tours? How does one convey the “essence” of a culture to visitors who might never experience its depths? Tune in to hear a conversation about how a community’s particularities might be precisely what makes it universally relatable. Interview begins at 5:42. Frieda Vizel is a blogger and tour guide of Hasidic Williamsburg. Frieda is well-known for her informational videos with an insider’s look at the customs and traditions of Hasidic life, and for her ability to effectively navigate cross-cultural contact and communication between Hasidic and non-Hasidic Jews. References: Take One with Liel Leibovitz Frieda Vizel on YouTube A Life Apart: Hasidism in America (1997) Unorthodox (2020) Hasidism: A New History by David Biale A Fortress in Brooklyn by Michael Casper and Nathaniel Deutsch Hasidic People by Jerome R. Mintz Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter Le Ton Beau De Marot: In Praise Of The Music Of Language by Douglas R. Hofstadter Genesis 12:3 Likutei Moharan 19 Joey Rosenfeld on Translation Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support .