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Unorthodox Education

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Tens of thousands of Jewish schoolchildren graduate from ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn yeshiva high schools without knowing who George Washington was, or that the Earth moves around the Sun. We'll hear from graduates of these schools as they describe how they were denied the legally mandated education needed to become independent adults. Some were never even taught how to speak English. Today, many boys receive, at most, an hour or two of secular education at the end of a long day devoted to religious studies. We'll meet Naftuli Moster, a graduate of a Hasidic yeshiva who is leading the fight to compel educational authorities to enforce the law. We'll also meet Beatrice Weber, a mother of ten and the Rosa Parks of this movement, who sued the city to force her son's school to comply with state standards. And we'll watch as Mayor Bill de Blasio and other education officials insist, year after year, that they are addressing the issue, even after city investigators concluded the Mayor delayed action for years in exchange for political support from the ultra-Orthodox community.

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Alex Sep 29 A brief but revelatory documentary on the reality of education in the ultra orthodox community in NY. Heartbreaking and leaves the viewer in a state of discomfort - which I think is necessary in this case. See more Read all reviews
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Joe Kolman

Director

Joe Kolman

Producer

Elana Sigall

Producer

Anna Anderson

Cinematographer

George Itzhak

Film Editor

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Synopsis Tens of thousands of Jewish schoolchildren graduate from ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn yeshiva high schools without knowing who George Washington was, or that the Earth moves around the Sun. We'll hear from graduates of these schools as they describe how they were denied the legally mandated education needed to become independent adults. Some were never even taught how to speak English. Today, many boys receive, at most, an hour or two of secular education at the end of a long day devoted to religious studies. We'll meet Naftuli Moster, a graduate of a Hasidic yeshiva who is leading the fight to compel educational authorities to enforce the law. We'll also meet Beatrice Weber, a mother of ten and the Rosa Parks of this movement, who sued the city to force her son's school to comply with state standards. And we'll watch as Mayor Bill de Blasio and other education officials insist, year after year, that they are addressing the issue, even after city investigators concluded the Mayor delayed action for years in exchange for political support from the ultra-Orthodox community.
Director
Joe Kolman
Producer
Joe Kolman, Elana Sigall
Distributor
Seventh Art Releasing
Production Co
Elm Court Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 19, 2025, Limited
Runtime
40m