And their approaches remain remarkably similar over time, relying on fashion and ridicule to signal the divide between the unmistakably religious and the ambivalently secular. In the decades between the 19th-century Romanian stage and 21st-century streaming platforms, there are scores of depictions of religious Jews in film, television and theater that serve this dual function. Often referred to as the birth of modern Yiddish theater, this performance demonstrates the secular Jewish viewers’ contradictory urge to embrace religious Jewish imagery lovingly and nostalgically while simultaneously critiquing it, reaffirming their choices not to practice that brand of Judaism. The audience’s delight signaled a desire to laugh at the Hasid and not just deride him. Instead, Grodner decided at the last minute - “lightning fast,” according to one observer - to dress in a long caftan, shtreimel and faux payot, using comically exaggerated gestures as he recited a scathing critique of Hasidic Jews. The poem was a serious critique of Hasidism intended to be delivered in the “European” style of top hat and tails. One famous story from the 1860s tells of the “enlightened” Jewish performer Israel Grodner, who took to the stage during a performance in Romania to recite a Yiddish poem.
In fact, performances of religious Jewish life by nonreligious Jews can be traced to 19th-century Eastern Europe. Why the sudden obsession with Orthodox Jewish life, Netflix? The truth: This phenomenon is by no means sudden.
#My unorthodox life haart bares than series
Many critiques of this summer’s hit Netflix reality series “My Unorthodox Life” have pointed out that its release came on the heels of “Unorthodox” (2020), the successful Netflix drama series about a woman who runs away from her oppressive religious life, and “One of Us,” the 2017 Netflix documentary about formerly Orthodox Jews who similarly “escaped” their religious communities. ( JTA) - Ex-Orthodox Jews seem to be everywhere these days.
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