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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.

Hebrew lesson and recess in a Ger school for girls. (Part 3)

00:00:00 - A lesson in Hebrew vocabulary based on a Torah portion: girls take turns reciting from a workbook as the principal looks on. (Yiddish/Hebrew)

00:10:20 - Bulletin board with Hebrew vocabulary words.


00:11:08 - Lesson continues, focused on decorations that translate Hebrew words into Yiddish. The girls sing a Hebrew song about sun and rain. Girls take turns writing Hebrew words on the blackboard.


00:16:35 - Recess and snack time: "healthy food" that they've brought from home. Filmmaker talks with the girls. Girls line up to drink from a water fountain.
Duration
00:23:44 (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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