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.
Williamsburg street scenes. Special busses for Hasidim who work in Manhattan. B & H Photo. New York City's Diamond District.
00:00:16 - Williamsburg: Monsey Trails Bus. Hasidim on an overpass over the expressway. Highway signs.
00:03:26 - Avenue of the Americas near 16th Street in Manhattan. X-rated video store. Hasidim crossing the street, getting out of buses. Entering B & H Photo. Hasidic men on the subway, emerging at 47th Street, the Diamond District. Street scenes, including Hasidic women, 47th Street. Special bus to Boro Park, Monsey. Hasidic man on mobile phone.
00:13:47 - HIghway overpass, Lee Avenue, Williamsburg
Williamsburg street scenes. Special busses for Hasidim who work in Manhattan. B & H Photo. New York City's Diamond District.
00:00:16 - Williamsburg: Monsey Trails Bus. Hasidim on an overpass over the expressway. Highway signs.
00:03:26 - Avenue of the Americas near 16th Street in Manhattan. X-rated video store. Hasidim crossing the street, getting out of buses. Entering B & H Photo. Hasidic men on the subway, emerging at 47th Street, the Diamond District. Street scenes, including Hasidic women, 47th Street. Special bus to Boro Park, Monsey. Hasidic man on mobile phone.
00:13:47 - HIghway overpass, Lee Avenue, Williamsburg
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Subject
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00:14:38 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Copyright Date
1997
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