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.
Hasidic families on outings during Hol hamoed (intermediary days of Sukkot). Sukkahs (huts erected for Sukkot) and signs on Brooklyn streets. (Part 4)
00:00:00 - Special Walenda circus performance for Hasidic families. Women and small children sit separately from men and boys. The Gold family. Tiger act.
00:04:56 - Hasidic families in a playground. Circus tent. Box office for tickets.
00:06:46 - Conversation between Hasidic man and boy about taking a ride in his car to 18th Avenue. The boy says he'd rather ride on a horse. (Yiddish)
00:07:23 - (No audio) Sukkahs: exteriors and interiors.
00:08:33 - Signs: Tovi's Wigs, Adventureland, Succos Entertainment.
00:09:52 - Audio Only. Wild sound.
Hasidic families on outings during Hol hamoed (intermediary days of Sukkot). Sukkahs (huts erected for Sukkot) and signs on Brooklyn streets. (Part 4)
00:00:00 - Special Walenda circus performance for Hasidic families. Women and small children sit separately from men and boys. The Gold family. Tiger act.
00:04:56 - Hasidic families in a playground. Circus tent. Box office for tickets.
00:06:46 - Conversation between Hasidic man and boy about taking a ride in his car to 18th Avenue. The boy says he'd rather ride on a horse. (Yiddish)
00:07:23 - (No audio) Sukkahs: exteriors and interiors.
00:08:33 - Signs: Tovi's Wigs, Adventureland, Succos Entertainment.
00:09:52 - Audio Only. Wild sound.
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Subject
Duration
00:10:36 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Copyright Date
1997
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