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Title:

A life apart [videorecording] : Hasidism in America / a film by Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky ; produced and directed by Menachem Daum, Oren Rudavsky ; written by Menachem Daum, Robert Seidman ; executive producer, Arnold Labaton.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher:

First Run Features,

Copyright Date:

2001?

Description:

1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Hasidism--New York--New York--History.
Hasidim--New York--New York--History.
Hasidim--New York--New York--Social life and customs.
Jews--New York--New York--History.
Jews--New York--New York--Social life and customs.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs.
Documentary videos.

Other Authors:

Daum, Menachem.
Rudavsky, Oren.
Seidman, Robert.
Labaton, Arnold.
Nimoy, Leonard.
Parker, Sarah Jessica.
Hertzberg, Arthur.
Schiller, Mayer.
Heilman, Samuel C.
Schell, Ruth.
Strom, Yale.
Oren Rudavsky Productions.
First-Run Features (Firm)

Notes:

Narrators, Leonard Nimoy, Sarah Jessica Parker ; featured experts, Arthur Herzberg, Mayer Schiller, Samuel Heilman. Program content: c1997. "FRF 909716D"--Disc label.

Contents:

Included on disc: Directors' commentary -- Thirteen/WNET NY interview with directors -- Directors' biographies -- About First Run Features.

Summary:

A life apart relates the story of the creation of the Hasidic post-Holocaust communities in the United States. Seven years in the making, this documentary explores Hasidic homes, schools, and ceremonies.

UPC:

720229909716

Locations:

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)