Every aspect of Julia Haart’s life—what she wore, what she ate, what she thought—was determined by the dictates of ultra-Orthodox Judaism. At nineteen, after a lifetime spent caring for her seven younger siblings, she married a man she barely knew. For the next twenty-three years, her marriage would rule her life. Eventually, when Haart’s younger daughter started to question why she wasn’t allowed to sing in public, run in shorts, or ride a bike without being covered from neck to knee, Haart reached a breaking point. She knew that if she didn’t find a way to leave, her daughters would live the same life that she felt had imprisoned her. 

So Haart created a double life. When no one was looking, Haart pored over fashion magazines and sketched designs for the clothes she dreamed about wearing in the world beyond her Orthodox suburb. She prepared to leave by educating herself and creating a “freedom fund." At the age of forty-two, she left. 

Within a week, Haart founded a shoe brand, and within nine months, she was at Paris Fashion Week. A few years later, she was named creative director of La Perla. Soon she became co-owner and CEO of Elite World Group, and one of the most powerful people in he fashion industry. Along the way, her four children have not only accepted but embraced her transformation. 

Join Julia Haart and Rabbi Sherre Hirsch for a conversation about Julia's new memoir Brazen and her journey to find freedom, courage and voice.  

Heartbreak, Resiliency and Courage:  Julia Haart of My Unorthodox Life Shares Her Jewish Journey

Join the star of My Unorthodox Life to discuss leaving ultra-Orthodox Judaism and becoming one of the most powerful people in fashion.

Heartbreak, Resiliency and Courage: Julia Haart of My Unorthodox Life Shares Her Jewish Journey

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