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.
Street scenes in Williamsburg on Purim, a 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. 2/25/1993
00:00:27 - (No audio) Morning street scenes in Williamsburg: Hasidic men, women, children. Some children dressed in costume for Purim, including two dressed as white-bearded rebbes.
00:07:04 - Man going to or coming from morning prayer. Other men entering the entrance of what may be a shtibl, a small Hasidic house of prayer. More street scenes. Stores on Lee Avenue.
00:10:33 - Elevated subway train near Williamsburg Bridge and Peter Luger Steak House. Roebling Street.
00:12:50 - Children dressed as cows and bunnies. Store sign: "We specialize in Succah awnings." More street scenes. People unloading luggage from a bus. Police officer. Overpass over Brooklyn Queens expressway. Keap Street.
00:19:28 - Tall man in a costume. Child dressed as Fidel Castro. Child waving American flag. Three girls in identical coats.
Street scenes in Williamsburg on Purim, a 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. 2/25/1993
00:00:27 - (No audio) Morning street scenes in Williamsburg: Hasidic men, women, children. Some children dressed in costume for Purim, including two dressed as white-bearded rebbes.
00:07:04 - Man going to or coming from morning prayer. Other men entering the entrance of what may be a shtibl, a small Hasidic house of prayer. More street scenes. Stores on Lee Avenue.
00:10:33 - Elevated subway train near Williamsburg Bridge and Peter Luger Steak House. Roebling Street.
00:12:50 - Children dressed as cows and bunnies. Store sign: "We specialize in Succah awnings." More street scenes. People unloading luggage from a bus. Police officer. Overpass over Brooklyn Queens expressway. Keap Street.
00:19:28 - Tall man in a costume. Child dressed as Fidel Castro. Child waving American flag. Three girls in identical coats.
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Subject
Duration
00:22:43 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Copyright Date
1997
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