Tagged Rachel “Ruchie” Freier

An all-female Orthodox ambulance corps gets a film of their own

Rachel Freier, center, is the protagonist of "93Queen." (Julieta Cervantes)

(JTA) — Like many heavily Orthodox sections of Brooklyn, Borough Park has been served for decades by an all-male volunteer ambulance corps called Hatzalah. The corps caters to a religious Jewish community with particular needs and customs — including one custom that can increase the tension for patients in already… Read more »