Reply To: Memoir called "Unorthodox" and its effect on us

Soliek, many, many likes for your post!! I have a friend who was working at a group home for these girls, and a formerly chassidishe nephew who also tries to help these kids. Some do find their way back, and therefore your efforts are the equivalent of saving a life.

As I stated in my opening to this thread, I feel very sorry for her. So many things were missing from her life – especially the love and support of a stable family environment. What I’m upset at is how she saw this as a great opportunity to slander an entire group. Since this book is being published by Simon & Schuster – one of the largest publishers – they have their PR machine working overtime. This woman has been on TV, in newspapers, all over the web, etc., and if you read the comments to any of the articles, you’ll see how many secular Jews are cheering her for accomplishing this “great escape”.

I still would like to invite her for a Shabbos. Have a prior engagement Monday night, otherwise I’d trek into the city to go to her reading. For those of you going, especially Soliek, I hope the love you’ve expressed here will somehow come through to her.