7.754 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestMoishe brutally confronts Esty, sending her running to Leah for help. After Esty has her audition, she and Yanky have it out.
A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians — until her past comes calling.
Acting
Shira Haas's face does 90% of the storytelling.
Production
Authentic Williamsburg vs. Berlin visual language clash.
Costume
The sheitel as character — watch how she wears it.
Shira Haas
Esther Shapiro
Amit Rahav
Yakov Shapiro
Jeff Wilbusch
Moische Lefkovitch
Alex Reid
Leah Mandelbaum Schwartz
Delia Mayer
Miriam Shapiro
Ronit Asheri
Malka Schwarz
Aaron Altaras
Robert
Dina Doron
Babby
David Mandelbaum
Zeidy
Gera Sandler
Mordecai Schwartz
Lili Rosen
Rabbi
Tamar Amit-Joseph
Yael Roubeni
Felix Mayr
Mike
Safinaz Sattar
Dasia
Langston Uibel
Axmed
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shira Haas learned Yiddish and shaved her head on camera — the buzz was real, the vulnerability visceral.
Based on Deborah Feldman's memoir; the real Satmar community called it 'a pack of lies' and organized mass viewings to critique it.
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