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.
Ben Zion Horowitz, a Bobover Hasid, at work as appraiser. Interview with Ben Zion Horowitz. (Part 2) 10/13/1994
Terms you may encounter:
Avrom avinu: The biblical Abraham
Ba’al Shem Tov: Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, the founder of Hasidism, also known as “Besht.”
Moyshe Rabbainu: the biblical Moses
Yuntef: Holiday
00:00:06 - Interview with Ben Zion Horowitz: About how being at the Rebbe's tish (table) and singing give him a sense of continuity with the past. About his pride in being a Hasid and the happiness of being a Hasid. (Partially in Yiddish)
00:03:47 - About how the coming of the Messiah (moshiach) will reunite them with all loved ones, dead or alive.
00:04:54 - About the contrast between being a Hasid in prewar Poland (fear and antisemitism) and in America. About American acceptance of Hasidim. About how he feels that the Hasidic way is the best way of bringing up children and about how this will protect them from the violence and impurity of the outside world. About the high birth rate among Hasidim.
00:08:58 - About Mark Twain's observation on the immortality of the Jews, on the Jews as a chain of tradition.
004 00:11:14 - Horowitz at work as an appraiser: describes Holocaust paintings by Ari Adler.
00:19:24 - Horowitz driving a car. Talks about his appraisal customers and some of his experiences working as an appraiser and his interactions with customers. (Audio only from about 22:00)
Ben Zion Horowitz, a Bobover Hasid, at work as appraiser. Interview with Ben Zion Horowitz. (Part 2) 10/13/1994
Terms you may encounter:
Avrom avinu: The biblical Abraham
Ba’al Shem Tov: Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, the founder of Hasidism, also known as “Besht.”
Moyshe Rabbainu: the biblical Moses
Yuntef: Holiday
00:00:06 - Interview with Ben Zion Horowitz: About how being at the Rebbe's tish (table) and singing give him a sense of continuity with the past. About his pride in being a Hasid and the happiness of being a Hasid. (Partially in Yiddish)
00:03:47 - About how the coming of the Messiah (moshiach) will reunite them with all loved ones, dead or alive.
00:04:54 - About the contrast between being a Hasid in prewar Poland (fear and antisemitism) and in America. About American acceptance of Hasidim. About how he feels that the Hasidic way is the best way of bringing up children and about how this will protect them from the violence and impurity of the outside world. About the high birth rate among Hasidim.
00:08:58 - About Mark Twain's observation on the immortality of the Jews, on the Jews as a chain of tradition.
004 00:11:14 - Horowitz at work as an appraiser: describes Holocaust paintings by Ari Adler.
00:19:24 - Horowitz driving a car. Talks about his appraisal customers and some of his experiences working as an appraiser and his interactions with customers. (Audio only from about 22:00)
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Subject
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00:24:40 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Copyright Date
1997
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