Miriam Schweitzer and her Cholent and Chadors

21/05/2025 32 min
Miriam Schweitzer and her Cholent and Chadors

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Episode Synopsis

Miriam Schweitzer, a Chassidic woman who lives in Antwerp, Belgium is the featured guest on this episode of “613 Books” podcast, produced and hosted by Heather Dean.

Miriam lives with Multiple Sclerosis, and she nonetheless lives an active, busy life and she recently published a memoir that she calls: “Cholent and Chadors: A Chassidic woman's experiences in a multi-cultural workplace.”

Although her job at a local daycare center was challenging at first to work with women of various religious and ethnic backgrounds very different from her own, Miriam came to love her job. And then, due to circumstances beyond her control - namely her advanced symptoms of M.S. - she was eventually forced to leave.

Check out this episode of the podcast and find out how Miriam’s upbeat attitude, enhanced by her strong faith in Hashem, has helped her navigate life’s challenges.

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Show Notes:
Featured Guest Interview: Miriam Schweitzer

Featured Book: “Cholent and Chadors: A Chassidic woman's experiences in a multi-cultural workplace”

To Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cholent-Chadors-chassidic-experiences-multi-cultural/dp/B0DHC3G4WC

Contact Miriam Schweitzer for media interviews, book reviews, and other queries: [email protected]

Miriam Schweitzer’s full name for tefillos: Miriam Chaya bias Sarah Reizel

Show Announcer for “613 Books” Podcast: Michael Doniger

Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: https://michaeldoniger.com/

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