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.
Nature scenes. Ger school for girls. (Part 1)
00:00:04 - (No audio) Nature scenes.
00:03:16 - Entrance to Ger Bais Yaakov school for girls: school buses; students and teachers arriving and entering the building, greeted by the principal.
00:14:25 - The principal in conversation with students inside the school about a Hannukah play. She explains a Hebrew welcome sign with biblical verse is there in honor of a visit by the wife of the Gerer Rebbe. A welcome sign on a classroom door.
00:17:21 - Girls and their teacher in a kindergarten classroom. Attendance is taken. They chant blessings and songs in Hebrew and Yiddish.
Nature scenes. Ger school for girls. (Part 1)
00:00:04 - (No audio) Nature scenes.
00:03:16 - Entrance to Ger Bais Yaakov school for girls: school buses; students and teachers arriving and entering the building, greeted by the principal.
00:14:25 - The principal in conversation with students inside the school about a Hannukah play. She explains a Hebrew welcome sign with biblical verse is there in honor of a visit by the wife of the Gerer Rebbe. A welcome sign on a classroom door.
00:17:21 - Girls and their teacher in a kindergarten classroom. Attendance is taken. They chant blessings and songs in Hebrew and Yiddish.
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Subject
Duration
00:25:43 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Copyright Date
1997
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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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