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.
Interview with prayer leader in Marina Roscha synagogue (Part 2). Moscow cityscapes. Rabbi Berel Lazar, Lubavitcher (Chabad) shaliach (emissary) to Russia preparing for public Hanukkah event. 12/9/1993.
00:00:07 - Continuation of interview with prayer leader in Marina Roscha synagogue : About studying in an illegal Lubavitcher yeshiva in Polotsk when he was young. Chabad in Dnieprepetrovsk in the 1950s-1960s. About serving in Red Army during World War II. About difficulty in remaining religiously observant during Soviet era. About the current mission of Chabad to Moscow as being more permanent than previous ones. (Yiddish)
00:05:34 - (Partial audio) Interior of Marina Roscha synagogue. Exterior. Berel Lazar inspecting the giant menorah that will be used in the Hanukkah event in Red Square. (English/Russian)
00:11:10 - Moscow, shot from car.
00:16:33 - Berel Lazar setting up for Hanukkah event in Red Square. Interviewed by filmmakers about the plans for the event and the symbolism of celebrating Hanukkah publicly in Russia. (English)
00:19:05 - (No audio) Street scenes in Moscow.
00:22:42 - Audio only. Wild sound. (25:43) More of the interview in Marina Roscha. (Yiddish)
Interview with prayer leader in Marina Roscha synagogue (Part 2). Moscow cityscapes. Rabbi Berel Lazar, Lubavitcher (Chabad) shaliach (emissary) to Russia preparing for public Hanukkah event. 12/9/1993.
00:00:07 - Continuation of interview with prayer leader in Marina Roscha synagogue : About studying in an illegal Lubavitcher yeshiva in Polotsk when he was young. Chabad in Dnieprepetrovsk in the 1950s-1960s. About serving in Red Army during World War II. About difficulty in remaining religiously observant during Soviet era. About the current mission of Chabad to Moscow as being more permanent than previous ones. (Yiddish)
00:05:34 - (Partial audio) Interior of Marina Roscha synagogue. Exterior. Berel Lazar inspecting the giant menorah that will be used in the Hanukkah event in Red Square. (English/Russian)
00:11:10 - Moscow, shot from car.
00:16:33 - Berel Lazar setting up for Hanukkah event in Red Square. Interviewed by filmmakers about the plans for the event and the symbolism of celebrating Hanukkah publicly in Russia. (English)
00:19:05 - (No audio) Street scenes in Moscow.
00:22:42 - Audio only. Wild sound. (25:43) More of the interview in Marina Roscha. (Yiddish)
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00:29:46 (HH:MM:SS)
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English
Copyright Date
1997
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