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 Borough Park. Tashlich (a ritual performed on Rosh Hashanah along the banks of a river or stream) in Prospect Park. (Part 1) 1993

00:00:09 - Street signs, including: "Redemption of a soul, $18"; advertisement for Hatzolah (EMT service); special event for women and girls; special Saturday night circus performance ("All performers are male"); Esrogim from Jerusalem.

00:02:51 - (No audio) Street scenes in Borough Park. Stores selling etrogim. Sign for kaporas center.

00:08:16 - (No audio) Prospect Park. Hasidim saying tashlich.

00:10:48 - Fragment of interview with park worker Marcus Allison about his negative experiences with Hasidim in the park. (No audio) More shots of Hasidim arriving, saying tashlich: men, women, and children.

Mixed topics

Hasidism, Hasidim, Orthodox Judaism, Jews, American, New York (State)--New York--Borough Park, New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn, New York (State)--New York--Prospect Park Park, Rosh ha-Shanah--Customs and practices

00:22:39 (HH:MM:SS)

English

1997

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