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Frimet Goldberger

Frimet Goldberger is a freelance journalist in New York and a regular contributor to The Jewish Daily Forward. She grew up in the Hasidic village of Kiryas Joel and went on to graduate from Sarah Lawrence College, where she fell in love with radio and writing. When she is not busy running after potential subjects for stories, Frimet enjoys to spend time with her husband and two children, as well as her kitchen.
Lipa Schmeltzer, the "Hasidic Lady Gaga"
Music
Meet the Hasidic Lady Gaga
Frimet Goldberger grew up in a Hasidic community in New York where women are forbidden to drive. She got her license at age 23, when she left the community.
Belief
I’m a woman in America, and I wasn’t allowed to drive