| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Performer |
Narrators, Leonard Nimoy, Sarah Jessica Parker ; featured experts, Arthur Herzberg, Mayer Schiller, Samuel Heilman. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Oren Rudavsky ; editor, Ruth Schell ; music, Yale Strom. |
| Note |
Program content: c1997. |
| System Details |
DVD; widescreen. |
| Summary |
A life apart relates the story of the creation of the Hasidic post-Holocaust communities in the United States. Seven years in the making, this documentary explores Hasidic homes, schools, and ceremonies. |
| Contents |
Included on disc: Directors' commentary -- Thirteen/WNET NY interview with directors -- Directors' biographies -- About First Run Features. |
| Note |
"FRF 909716D"--Disc label. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Hasidism -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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Hasidim -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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Hasidim -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
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Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Ethnic relations.
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Daum, Menachem.
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Rudavsky, Oren.
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Seidman, Robert.
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Labaton, Arnold.
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Nimoy, Leonard.
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Parker, Sarah Jessica.
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Hertzberg, Arthur.
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Schiller, Mayer.
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Heilman, Samuel C.
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Schell, Ruth.
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Strom, Yale.
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Oren Rudavsky Productions.
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First-Run Features (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Hasidism in America |
| Standard No. |
720229909716 |
| Music No. |
FRF 909716 First Run Features |
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