Growing up in an Ultra Orthodox Hasidic family, Leah Forster always felt silenced. Ab*sed at the hands of her father, she began to turn pain into comedy. Later on, performing for Jewish female only crowds, Leah crossed boundaries within her community and became famous. Things took a dark turn when she was outed on social media and then fired on the spot from her teaching job of 13 years. When comedy clubs/restaurants were forced to ban her from performing, she took to social media and went viral. She lost her relationship with her mother, and never regained a relationship with her father. Leah recounts her story and the details of growing up in a world of arranged marriages and repression.
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\n00:02:51 What Leah's book is about
\n00:04:02 Leah's upbringing as a Hasidic Jew
\n00:08:15 When Leah realized she was attracted to other girls
\n00:09:29 Leah turning her pain into comedy from a young age
\n00:15:34 Crossing boundaries within her community and become famous within
\n00:18:48 Outed and fired on the spot from her English teaching job of 13 years
\n00:20:55 Leah loses her relationship with her mother
\n00:22:36 Does Leah currently have a relationship with her father?
\n00:26:18 Leah addresses being cut off by her parents
\n00:28:59 Leah talks about her experience being in an arranged marriage
\n00:33:04 They tried to paint Leah as mentally unstable and take her child away from her
\n00:37:39 How Leah rebuilt her confidence after being turned down
\n00:42:25 How Leah is doing now
\n00:44:46 Linda, Listen.
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