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Creator: Daum, Menachem and Oren Rudavsky Date: 1994-02-24 Contributing Institution: Brooklyn College Library Description: 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. Purim feast at the home of the Lubarts, Ger Hasidim. (Part 5) Celebration of Purim with the Bobover Rebbe and his followers. (Part 5) Borough Park street scenes. 2/25/1994. Terms you may encounter: Purim: Jewish 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. Sholekhmones: Food baskets given as gifts on Purim. Upshern: Ritual marking a boy's first haircut. 00:00:34 - At Purim sudeh (feast) at Lubart home. Daughter or daughter-in-law talks about upcoming upshern of her son. Informal interview with Grandmother Lubart: her husband, who became a refugee in Shanghai, is the only survivor of his family, who were murdered in the Holocaust. About how she was matched up with him. She is writing a book about her mother, who was self-taught, respected by rabbis, and an inspiration to everyone. 00:03:35 - The Lubart children playing in their grandparents' home. 00:06:26 - (No audio) Bobover Rebbe cutting challah at festive Purim meal in Bobov Synagogue. 00:11:23 - (No audio) Children in Borough Park delivering sholekhmones. One child dressed as a Torah. Street scenes. View Full Item at Brooklyn College Library -
Creator: Daum, Menachem and Oren Rudavsky Date: 1994-01-17 Contributing Institution: Brooklyn College Library Description: 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 Ben Zion Horowitz, a Bobover Hasid. (Part 1) 1/17/1994 00:00:24 - Interview with Ben Zion Horowitz: About his education. By age 10 was studying Talmud. Wanted to understand his past. Father was Holocaust survivor who did not have opportunity for proper education so son had to rely on school for this. Childhood misbehavior. At thirteen sent to England to Bobover Hasidim. 00:05:07 - Never felt deprived of sports or American culture because he enjoyed playing with brothers and holidays, like Sukkoth. His own children also have happy lives. Watched television only once in his life. 00:08:07 - From a family of ten children plus two adopted siblings. About Bobov yeshiva in England. 00:11:27 - The power of the Talmud to shut out the world. Quote from the Belzer Rebbe, stories about the Vishnitzer Rebbe and the Bobover Rebbe. 00:16:24 - About his naive ideas about marriage as a teenager. About being matched to his wife. He wanted wealthy in-laws so that he could go on studying. First meeting with future wife. View Full Item at Brooklyn College Library -
Creator: Peabody, Lucy W., 1861-1949 Date: 1926 Contributing Institution: Princeton Theological Seminary Library Description: Volume 2 and Taro and Ume : Japanese juniors and Christmas in Japan View Full Item at Princeton Theological Seminary Library -
Date: 1939/1945 Contributing Institution: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description: A group of unidentified well-dressed boys stand on the sidewalk in front of a house. View Full Item at Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library -
Date: 1939/1945 Contributing Institution: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description: Unidentified child sitting, possibly in an open field. Written on verso: "This is little m[information missing] Rachel S. Bing[information missing] To mis Ruth L [information missing] weekly[information missing]" View Full Item at Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library -
Date: 1939/1945 Contributing Institution: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description: Portrait of a young girl wearing a winter coat waves and stands in front of a backdrop. View Full Item at Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library -
Date: 1939/1945 Contributing Institution: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description: An unidentified little girl stands in the middle of a dirt road and is followed by a dog. View Full Item at Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library -
Date: 1942/1948 Contributing Institution: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description: Portrait of a young boy wearing a suit and tie. Written on verso: "Harold" View Full Item at Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library -
Date: 1942/1948 Contributing Institution: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description: An unidentified little boy stands in front of an house on the sidewalk. View Full Item at Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library -
Date: 1942/1948 Contributing Institution: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Description: A portrait of an unidentified girl seated in front of a backdrop. View Full Item at Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library