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.
Home movie of Hasidim at an upshern (ritual marking a boy's first haircut), ca. 1960s. [This footage was acquired for the documentary]
00:00:57 - (No audio) Home movie of unidentified Hasidim with their rebbe at an upshern in a synagogue, ca. early 1960s. Festive table. Women on their side of the room. Boys and men clapping and singing.
00:04:27 - (No audio) Additional footage of same event. Close-ups of some clean-shaven men. Men dancing near the ark to accompaniment of accordion. Little boy's hair is cut.
Home movie of Hasidim at an upshern (ritual marking a boy's first haircut), ca. 1960s. [This footage was acquired for the documentary]
00:00:57 - (No audio) Home movie of unidentified Hasidim with their rebbe at an upshern in a synagogue, ca. early 1960s. Festive table. Women on their side of the room. Boys and men clapping and singing.
00:04:27 - (No audio) Additional footage of same event. Close-ups of some clean-shaven men. Men dancing near the ark to accompaniment of accordion. Little boy's hair is cut.
Duration
00:10:15 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Copyright Date
1997
Rights Declaration:
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