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Divorce Denied
Dir.: David Ofek, Mia Webb | 60 minutes

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Following the screening, conversation (in Heb.) with the filmmakers and participants

Israel 2019 | 60 minutes | Hebrew | English subtitles

No Jewish divorce is complete without the man literally giving the woman her freedom back. Divorce Denied follows several ‘chained’ women together with Batya Kahana Dror, a religious lawyer, who embarks on a struggle against the rabbinical courts. She believes the laws must be changed according to our time.