![]() But that was in 2010, more than a decade after Feldman accuses her mother with leaving her behind. She did divorce her husband, as court records indicate. She is a science teacher at New Utrecht High School and does not appear to have ever left Brooklyn. In fact, it takes about 30 seconds to find Shoshana Berkovic on both Twitter and Facebook. In the book, Feldman charges her mother – who was apparently burdened by the pressures of Satmar life – with a “mysterious disappearance” when Feldman was a toddler. These include family members, neighbors and even New York State authorities. The problem is that much of her memoir may not be true, according to ardent critics. ![]() Whaddaya know, it looks like Feldman might have made a lot of it up. Did you hear about the new memoir by Deborah Feldman, “Unorthodox,” which is the sad and shocking tale of a lesbian who escaped her miserable, oppressive life in a New York Hasidic Jewish community? The book has received significant national attention - a gushy appearance on “The View,” for example - and made the NYT Bestseller List. ![]()
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