93Queen: Feminism from the Hasidic community

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The Hasidic enclave of Borough Park in Brooklyn is home to the worlds largest volunteer ambulance serices in the world, the Hatzolah, an organisation which has historically banned women from its forces. 93QUEEN follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women who are smashing the patriarchy in their community by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City. With access to the story behind the foundation and first year of their organisation Ezras Nashim in action, 93QUEEN offers up a unique portrayal of a group of religious women who are taking matters into their own hands to change their own community from within.

Paula Eiselt’s debut feature documentary offers a fascinating insight into the Hasidic community. The film’s main character Rachel “Ruchie” Freier is as charming as impressive: the mother of six, earned a law degree at 40 and does not compromise her quest to establish an all-female ambulance corps. She may be hesitant to call herself a feminist but is a true inspiration way beyond her own community.