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Title:

A life apart [videorecording] : Hasidism in America / produced and directed by Menachem Daum, Oren Rudavsky ; written by Menachem Daum, Robert Seidman ; Oren Rudavsky Productions.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

First Run/Icarus Films,

Copyright Date:

1997

Description:

1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 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.
Oren Rudavsky Productions.
First Run/Icarus Films.

Notes:

Includes: option audio commentary from the directors, and extended PBS interview with the directors. Narrated by Leonard Nimoy and Sarah Jessica Parker.

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.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)47827649
(OCoLC)53795050

Locations:

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)