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In conversation with Gerry Albarelli, former Hasidic boys' English teacher
In conversation with Gerry Albarelli, former Hasidic boys' English teacher
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Jun 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Gerry Albarelli wrote one of the most unique books on the contemporary Hasidic community. It's on the subject of his experience as a secular studies teacher in the Satmar Hasidic boys' school. His book tells the story of how Gerry, as an outsider, navigated the chaos and challenges of teaching Hasidic boys' a bit of math and spelling. Unlike most conversations on Hasidic boys' education, his book isn't a commentary on the moral question of the state of Hasidic boys' education (which is perhaps a conversation for another day!) but simply a reflection filled with lovely insight, humor, and terrific culture clashes.In my conversation with Gerry he did a bit of reading from the book and then shared with me his experiences as a teacher, as well as his experiences writing the book. He had a lot of great insight and I hope you'll have a listen/watch! Follow my work at www.friedavizel.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/friedavizelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/friedavizelFor the video version of this podcast see here.
Released:
Jun 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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