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.
Chanting of megillah (Scroll of Esther) on 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) a in Ger shtibl (small Hasidic house of prayer) (Part 2) 2/24/1994
00:00:02 - Men and boys, some in costume, listen to the reading of the megillah in the Ger shtibl. When Haman's name is mentioned, boys shake noisemakers or throw down firecracker poppers to drown out his name.
00:13:58 - (No audio) Little girls in costume and women listening to the reading of the megillah in a hallway.
00:14:50 - Continuation of the reading of the megillah. Women and girls listen from behind the mechitsa (divider that marks off a women's section in a synagogue).
00:22:21 - Audio only. Wild sound.
Chanting of megillah (Scroll of Esther) on 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) a in Ger shtibl (small Hasidic house of prayer) (Part 2) 2/24/1994
00:00:02 - Men and boys, some in costume, listen to the reading of the megillah in the Ger shtibl. When Haman's name is mentioned, boys shake noisemakers or throw down firecracker poppers to drown out his name.
00:13:58 - (No audio) Little girls in costume and women listening to the reading of the megillah in a hallway.
00:14:50 - Continuation of the reading of the megillah. Women and girls listen from behind the mechitsa (divider that marks off a women's section in a synagogue).
00:22:21 - Audio only. Wild sound.
Subject
Duration
00:29:10 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Copyright Date
1997
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