Author: Anouk Markovits
Anouk tells the story of two sisters who grew up in an ultra-orthodox Jewish family. Zalman Stern is the patriarch of this family and is very strict about following every edict of the Satmar Hasidic sect. I was surprised to learn about how restrictive some of the customs are. Once a girl comes of age she is not allowed any secular study. One of the sisters is very eager to learn more about the world and hence has to leave home and is renounced by her family. The story begins in Szatmar, Transylvania, moves on to Paris and then finally ends in Williamsburg, Brooklyn where the Hasidic sect has resettled after being destroyed in the Holocaust. The novel is fast paced and Anouk tells a good story filled with page-turning drama. If you are curious about learning more about orthodox Jews and some of their customs and rituals, this book is both educative and entertaining.
Anouk tells the story of two sisters who grew up in an ultra-orthodox Jewish family. Zalman Stern is the patriarch of this family and is very strict about following every edict of the Satmar Hasidic sect. I was surprised to learn about how restrictive some of the customs are. Once a girl comes of age she is not allowed any secular study. One of the sisters is very eager to learn more about the world and hence has to leave home and is renounced by her family. The story begins in Szatmar, Transylvania, moves on to Paris and then finally ends in Williamsburg, Brooklyn where the Hasidic sect has resettled after being destroyed in the Holocaust. The novel is fast paced and Anouk tells a good story filled with page-turning drama. If you are curious about learning more about orthodox Jews and some of their customs and rituals, this book is both educative and entertaining.
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