Not Just Religious Women: The “Secret” of Israel’s Richest Women
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
What happened
Haya Branfman, who runs the Branfman Wigs family business, says wigs have shifted from a religious and medical product into a luxury fashion item for secular and religious women alike. She says demand has risen sharply, with prices for quality wigs reaching tens of thousands of shekels and celebrity influence, including Kim Kardashian, helping drive the trend. Branfman also runs a nonprofit wig program for women with cancer using their own hair before chemotherapy.
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