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鈥楢n hour after I gave birth, I decided to leave'

Author Deborah Feldman grew up in the strict Satmar Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York.

Speaking to 大象传媒 Radio 5 Live鈥檚 Emma Barnett, she said she decided to leave the community in the 鈥渢hroes of biological euphoria鈥 after the birth of her son when she was just 19 years old.

Deborah now lives in Germany with her son and has written an autobiography, 鈥楿northodox鈥, which has now become a hit series on Netflix.

You can listen to the whole interview with Deborah 鈥 search for Live Wires on 大象传媒 Sounds.

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