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.
The Gold family, Belzer Hasidim, at a festive Purim meal. Purim is a holiday celebrated in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews from the massacre plotted by Haman, when it is customary for children dress up in costumes. (Part 3)
Terms you may encounter:
Ainikl/ainiklekh: Grandchild/grandchildren
Bekisheh: Black frock coat worn by Hasidic men
Borukh Hashem: Blessed be God
Khesed: Grace, mercy
Derekh: Path. “Off the derech” denotes someone who has left the Hasidic community
Hashem: God; literally, “The Name”
Kallah: Bride
Sholekhmones: Food baskets given as gifts on Purim
Shtrayml: Fur hat worn by Hasidic men on the Sabbath and holidays
Tsedakah: Charity
Zoykheh: Be worthy of
00:00:06 - Gold family says grace at the conclusion of the Purim feast. The men sing a nigun (traditional melody). Guests leave. The men dance with the children.
00:05:18 - Jack Gold kisses some of his grandchildren and says goodbye. A daughter-in-law gives him a bottle of wine, "a more mature sholekhmones." Other gifts are exchanged. More goodbyes are said.
00:08:37 - The dinner table.
00:08:58 - Interview with one of the Gold sons: About the differences between his father's manifestation of being Hasidic and his own. About how his grandfather was a Belzer Hasid.
00:11:07 - About what he admires about his father: about how he instilled him with the importance of tradition and faith, his generosity, the success he made of himself in America. His mother doesn't talk as much about her experience in the Holocaust and he admires her resilience. About the variety of ways that survivors reacted to their experiences.
00:14:01 - About how a Hasid always sees the good in everything. About how the Rebbe is the intermediary with God. Theory about how faith was responsible for keeping some alive during the Holocaust. About how in America almost everything that was lost has been rebuilt.
00:15:57 - Audio Only. A question from the filmmaker that the Gold son declines to answer. About how he's raising his children.
The Gold family, Belzer Hasidim, at a festive Purim meal. Purim is a holiday celebrated in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews from the massacre plotted by Haman, when it is customary for children dress up in costumes. (Part 3)
Terms you may encounter:
Ainikl/ainiklekh: Grandchild/grandchildren
Bekisheh: Black frock coat worn by Hasidic men
Borukh Hashem: Blessed be God
Khesed: Grace, mercy
Derekh: Path. “Off the derech” denotes someone who has left the Hasidic community
Hashem: God; literally, “The Name”
Kallah: Bride
Sholekhmones: Food baskets given as gifts on Purim
Shtrayml: Fur hat worn by Hasidic men on the Sabbath and holidays
Tsedakah: Charity
Zoykheh: Be worthy of
00:00:06 - Gold family says grace at the conclusion of the Purim feast. The men sing a nigun (traditional melody). Guests leave. The men dance with the children.
00:05:18 - Jack Gold kisses some of his grandchildren and says goodbye. A daughter-in-law gives him a bottle of wine, "a more mature sholekhmones." Other gifts are exchanged. More goodbyes are said.
00:08:37 - The dinner table.
00:08:58 - Interview with one of the Gold sons: About the differences between his father's manifestation of being Hasidic and his own. About how his grandfather was a Belzer Hasid.
00:11:07 - About what he admires about his father: about how he instilled him with the importance of tradition and faith, his generosity, the success he made of himself in America. His mother doesn't talk as much about her experience in the Holocaust and he admires her resilience. About the variety of ways that survivors reacted to their experiences.
00:14:01 - About how a Hasid always sees the good in everything. About how the Rebbe is the intermediary with God. Theory about how faith was responsible for keeping some alive during the Holocaust. About how in America almost everything that was lost has been rebuilt.
00:15:57 - Audio Only. A question from the filmmaker that the Gold son declines to answer. About how he's raising his children.
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English
Copyright Date
1997
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