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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.<\/p>\n

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