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.
Purim feast at the home of the Lubarts, Ger Hasidim. (Part 5) Celebration of Purim with the Bobover Rebbe and his followers. (Part 5) Borough Park street scenes. 2/25/1994.
Terms you may encounter:
Purim: Jewish holiday celebrated in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews from the massacre plotted by Haman, when it is customary for children dress up in costumes.
Sholekhmones: Food baskets given as gifts on Purim.
Upshern: Ritual marking a boy's first haircut.
00:00:34 - At Purim sudeh (feast) at Lubart home. Daughter or daughter-in-law talks about upcoming upshern of her son. Informal interview with Grandmother Lubart: her husband, who became a refugee in Shanghai, is the only survivor of his family, who were murdered in the Holocaust. About how she was matched up with him. She is writing a book about her mother, who was self-taught, respected by rabbis, and an inspiration to everyone.
00:03:35 - The Lubart children playing in their grandparents' home.
00:06:26 - (No audio) Bobover Rebbe cutting challah at festive Purim meal in Bobov Synagogue.
00:11:23 - (No audio) Children in Borough Park delivering sholekhmones. One child dressed as a Torah. Street scenes.
Purim feast at the home of the Lubarts, Ger Hasidim. (Part 5) Celebration of Purim with the Bobover Rebbe and his followers. (Part 5) Borough Park street scenes. 2/25/1994.
Terms you may encounter:
Purim: Jewish holiday celebrated in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews from the massacre plotted by Haman, when it is customary for children dress up in costumes.
Sholekhmones: Food baskets given as gifts on Purim.
Upshern: Ritual marking a boy's first haircut.
00:00:34 - At Purim sudeh (feast) at Lubart home. Daughter or daughter-in-law talks about upcoming upshern of her son. Informal interview with Grandmother Lubart: her husband, who became a refugee in Shanghai, is the only survivor of his family, who were murdered in the Holocaust. About how she was matched up with him. She is writing a book about her mother, who was self-taught, respected by rabbis, and an inspiration to everyone.
00:03:35 - The Lubart children playing in their grandparents' home.
00:06:26 - (No audio) Bobover Rebbe cutting challah at festive Purim meal in Bobov Synagogue.
00:11:23 - (No audio) Children in Borough Park delivering sholekhmones. One child dressed as a Torah. Street scenes.
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00:18:49 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Copyright Date
1997
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