Unorthodox (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Aaron: Add a description of this character.
• Mrs. Berger
• Yossi: Eli's rebelous brother
• Miriam-Malka
• Mrs. Friedman
• James: The author's first poetry teacher at Sarah Lawrence.
• Steve
• Dr. Patrick: The author's OB-GYN doctor.
• Layala
• Francie: One of the protagonists of "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn," a favorite book of the author.
• Baruch: The author's cousin who suffers from various mental disorders and is eventually institutionalized by Zeidy.
• Roiza Miriam
• Patricia
• Mrs. Halberstam
• Uncle Tovyeh
• Mr. Rosenberg
• Kayla: The Sephardic woman who Eli's brother was in love with.
• Polly: The author's friend at Sarah Lawrence.
• Aunt Chaya: Married to Bubby and Zeidy's oldest son, she represents the matriarch of the family and oversees the author's upbringing.
• Shprintza: Eli's gossipy, jealous and bitter sister.
• Golda
• Mimi
• Stephanie
• Chana Rachel
• Mindy
• Mrs. Meizlish
• Reb Chaim: A Kabbalah spiritualist whom the author, on Eli's recommendation, goes to see.
• Shimon
• Jessica Marigny
• Chavie Halberstam
• Moshe: The author's cousin, a bad seed, who eventually moves to Israel.
• Eli: The author's husband, whom she marries at 17.
• Aunt Rachel: Another of the author's aunts.
• Elizabeth
• Bubby: Deborah's very religious grandmother. Bubby is a victim of the Holocaust and lost her entire family in the concentration camps. She is a very dedicated homemaker and wife to Deborah's grandfather.
• Miss Mandelbaum
• Zeidy: Deborah's very religious grandfather. He is a business owner and a Talmudic genius.
• Esty Oberlander
• Faigy
• Yitzy: The author's young son
• Mrs. Mendelson
• Cheskel: Eli's brother
• Jo
• Mr. Mayer
• Chol Hamoed
• Devoireh: The author
• Rachel Levy: The author's mother, who also left the Hassidic community many years ago.
• Deborah: Deborah is a very explorative child that yearns to live outside of her Haisidic Jewish community.

Quotes edit see section history

• “"What is this world, that we only punish for trivialities like wearing a short skirt, but when someone breaks one of the Ten Commandments, we keep quiet?"”

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Williamsburg, Brooklyn: An old area in Brooklyn that became populated after the end of WWII. Currently the North side boasts artists and hipsters, while the South is still predominantly Hassidic.
• Europe: A continent with lots of history to it.
• Israel: A Middle Eastern country, claimed and fought over for ages. Many Zionists reside there, which is in exact opposition to what the Hassidics believe.
• Airmont: An area in Westchester, New York, near Monsey, which is home to many Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jews and various Hassidic sects.
• New York: A great city, known as the "Big Apple".
• Manhattan: Another borough of New York. Lots of shopping and office buildings.
• Mount Sinai: An area in Israel
• Borough Park: Another area in Brooklyn where Orthodox Jews reside.

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Deborah Feldman (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

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• Dewey: 920

Subjects edit see section history

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