Show notes
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Frieda Vizel—a formerly Satmar Jew who makes educational content about Hasidic life—about her work presenting Hasidic Williamsburg to the outside world, and vice-versa. In this episode we discuss:Why would someone who leaves the Hasidic community become something of an emissary for her previous world?How does Frieda serve as a “cultural translator” between Williamsburg Hasidim and the “guests” on her tours? How does one convey the “essence” of a culture to visitors who might never experience its depths? Tune in to hear a conversation about how a community’s particularities might be precisely what makes it universally relatable. Interview begins at 5:42.Frieda Vizel is a blogger and tour guide of Hasidic Williamsburg. Frieda is well-known for her informational videos with an insider’s look at the customs and traditions of Hasidic life, and for her ability to effectively navigate cross-cultural contact and communication between Hasidic and non-Hasidic Jews.References:Take One with Liel LeibovitzFrieda Vizel on YouTubeA Life Apart: Hasidism in America (1997)Unorthodox (2020)Hasidism: A New History by David BialeA Fortress in Brooklyn by Michael Casper and Nathaniel DeutschHasidic People by Jerome R. MintzGödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. HofstadterLe Ton Beau De Marot: In Praise Of The Music Of Language by Douglas R. HofstadterGenesis 12:3Likutei Moharan 19Joey Rosenfeld on TranslationBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.
