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Street scenes in Willamsburg on Purim
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.

00:00:04 - (No audio) Street scenes in Willamsburg on Purim (Hooper Street): Children in costume, men in shtraymls, familiies, women. People carrying sholekhmones (holiday gift baskets.

00:11:19 - More street scenes in Williamsburg on Purim. Twin towers (World Trade Center) visible from over the river in Manhattan. A street near the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

00:13:45 - Housewares store with Purim costumes for sale in window. More Purim street scenes.

00:17:00 - Crowds watch Neturei Karta (an anti-Israel Hasidic group) burning an Israeli flag.

00:19:48 - Lee Avenue, Williamsburg: Purim street scene in front of Tiferes Heymishe Bakery.
Duration
00:25:05 (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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