At the end of 2018, Netflix picked up the Israeli sitcom “Shtisel”. The NY Times said it was “binge-worthy” viewing. Here’s the New Yorker’s review of this popular show. Shtisel can be seen on Netflix NZ.
I’ve been fascinated by the Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, community in Israel for as long as I can remember. I grew up in a Jerusalem neighborhood a short car ride away from their most insular enclave, in Mea Shearim, and on trips that required passing through that part of town—to the dentist, to a friend’s father’s house—I used to watch their large families with envy: packs of children running side by side on cobbled streets, the girls in velvety dresses that appeared to have been cut from a single fabric, in what struck me then as an elaborate show of sisterhood.
Speak Your Mind