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Abstract
Footage from the 1997 documentary “A Life Apart: Hasidism in America” (directed by Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky), the first in-depth documentary about Hasidic Jews, members of a distinctive group within Judaism that has roots in pre-World War II Eastern Europe.

Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn performing "shlogn kaporas," a rite involving live chickens that takes place on the eve of Yom Kippur. Hasidic men and boys building a sukkah for Sukkot, a harvest festival commemorating the temporary shelters used by the Israelites during their wandering in the wilderness. (Part 1)

00:00:34 - Men, women, and children performing shlogn kaporas.

00:15:28 - Storefront: Hadar Judaic & Religious Articles.

00:15:33 - School bus with yeshiva students: Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov & Bnos Yakov of Pupa.

00:15:52 - Children looking out a window.

00:18:10 - Hasidic men and boys building a sukkah for the holiday of Sukkot.
Duration
00:27:11 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Copyright Date
1997
Rights Declaration:
This recording is protected by copyright. You are free to view it but not download it. Please contact the Brooklyn College Archives for further information about how you may use this recording.
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