Chani Getter
Chani Getter is an American counselor focusing on those leaving the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and those in transition.
Early life
Chani Getter was born into an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family, and was legally married off by her family at the age of seventeen. She had three children over the next five years, before coming out as gay, a story that was covered in the documentary film devOUT[1] and also featured in a PBS documentary television show Religious & Ethics Newsweekly.[2] She later left her husband with her children, which resulted in divorce. Getter then became a part of the Jewish Renewal movement, and maintained her Orthodox observances for some time.[3][4] She has been critical of the insular nature of ultra-Orthodox communities in New York City.[5]
Career
Getter is the program director at Footsteps, which aids former ultra-Orthodox Jewish people enter mainstream society,[6][7] including those exiting in order to follow their natural sexual preferences.[8] Her work as a life coach and counselor was featured in the documentary film One of Us. She also facilitates a LGBTQ women's support group for Keshet.[9][10][11]
References
- ^ ""DevOUT"— a new film about Orthodox Gay Jews (from Tablet Magazine)". 19 December 2011.
- ^ "May 10, 2013 ~ Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism - May 10, 2013 - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly - PBS". 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Haredi and Out of the Closet".
- ^ "Gay Jews Struggle in the Orthodox World – Tablet Magazine". www.tabletmag.com.
- ^ Zarum, Lara (16 October 2017). "Netflix's One of Us Reveals the Fight of Hasidic Jews to Break From the Sect".
- ^ "When Living Your Truth Can Mean Losing Your Children".
- ^ West, Melanie Grayce (12 August 2014). "Formerly Orthodox, and Struggling for Parental Rights" – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ "'You Will Lose Your Entire Family': Inside The Struggle To Come Out In Ultra-Orthodox Judaism". Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ "'One of Us': Film Review - TIFF 2017".
- ^ "Review: 'One of Us,' a Portrait of Starting a New Life".
- ^ Blog, Godzooks: The Faith in Facts (19 May 2018). "Breaking Up: Why Is Leaving Religion So Hard? Hasidic".