An Unorthodox Education is a 40-minute documentary that exposes a shocking truth -- tens of thousands of Jewish schoolchildren graduate from ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn “yeshiva” high schools without the legally-mandated education they need to become independent adults. Some are never even taught how to read, write, or speak English.
Directed and Produced by Joe Kolman
Edited by George Itzhak
A documentary coming soon in 2021.
www.anunorthodoxeducation.com
“An Unorthodox Education is a powerful indictment of the failures of the educational system within the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) communities of New York State. More than that, it documents in painful detail the human costs of these failures. This film is a must-see for anyone interested in education rights, religious freedom, and the intersection of those values in a system seemingly unwilling to enforce minimum standards that would insure that all children growing up within these communities are equipped to face life’s basic demands.”
- JEFFREY S. SHOULSON, Ph.D.
Professor of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages and Professor of Judaic Studies
University of Connecticut
