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.
Interview with Pearl Gluck, who left Hasidism. (Part 2) 12/3/1995
00:00:17 - Interview with Pearl Gluck: Her bookshelf.
00:00:58 - About her education at the girls' school Bais Yaakov emphasizing modesty in dress and behavior, preparation for motherhood. Yiddish as the language of instruction. Time was allotted for secular education.
00:06:57 - About the beautiful aspects of Hasidic education for girls. There was an emphasis on building boundaries for behavior. More about the dress code for women and a sartorial rebellion on her part and other incidents of rebellion on the part of some students. About her curiosity about non-Hasidic life.
00:11:28 - About outlets for women to express creativity, about recreational activities. About her dissatisfaction with the boundaries and limits. About her process of breaking away.
00:12:52 - More about her process of breaking away and her relationship with her family. About friends who have left Hasidism but who then returned to it. About being brought up to believe that you are a member of the spiritual elite. About how higher education for women is not encouraged and how within Hasidism she didn't feel she had an "intellectual voice." About why Hasidic life is compelling and attractive for so many.
00:18:10 - About the positive aspects of Hasidic life, including a sense of safety, a support system. About her struggles after leaving the community. About the pluses and minuses of life on the outside. About her relationship with her family.
Interview with Pearl Gluck, who left Hasidism. (Part 2) 12/3/1995
00:00:17 - Interview with Pearl Gluck: Her bookshelf.
00:00:58 - About her education at the girls' school Bais Yaakov emphasizing modesty in dress and behavior, preparation for motherhood. Yiddish as the language of instruction. Time was allotted for secular education.
00:06:57 - About the beautiful aspects of Hasidic education for girls. There was an emphasis on building boundaries for behavior. More about the dress code for women and a sartorial rebellion on her part and other incidents of rebellion on the part of some students. About her curiosity about non-Hasidic life.
00:11:28 - About outlets for women to express creativity, about recreational activities. About her dissatisfaction with the boundaries and limits. About her process of breaking away.
00:12:52 - More about her process of breaking away and her relationship with her family. About friends who have left Hasidism but who then returned to it. About being brought up to believe that you are a member of the spiritual elite. About how higher education for women is not encouraged and how within Hasidism she didn't feel she had an "intellectual voice." About why Hasidic life is compelling and attractive for so many.
00:18:10 - About the positive aspects of Hasidic life, including a sense of safety, a support system. About her struggles after leaving the community. About the pluses and minuses of life on the outside. About her relationship with her family.
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English
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1997
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