5.9A Life Apart: Hasidism in America · 1998
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America (1998) is a Documentary / Family film directed by Oren Rudavsky, starring Leonard Nimoy, Sarah Jessica Parker.
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5.9Overview
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America, is the first in-depth documentary about a distinctive, traditional Eastern European religious community. In an historic migration after World War II, Hasidism found it's most vital center in America. Both challenging and embracing American values, Hasidim seek those things which many Americans find most precious: family, community, and a close relationship to God. Integrating critical and analytical scholarship with a portrait of the daily life, beliefs, and history of contemporary Hasidic Jews in New York City, the film focuses on the conflicts, burdens, and rewards of the Hasidic way of life.
Cast
Leonard Nimoy, Sarah Jessica Parker
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What is "A Life Apart: Hasidism in America" about?
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America, is the first in-depth documentary about a distinctive, traditional Eastern European religious community. In an historic migration after World War II, Hasidism found it's most vital center in America. Both challenging and embracing American values, Hasidim seek those things which many Americans find most precious: family, community, and a close relationship to God. Integrating critical and analytical scholarship with a portrait of the daily life, beliefs, and history of contemporary Hasidic Jews in New York City, the film focuses on the conflicts, burdens, and rewards of the Hasidic way of life.
When was "A Life Apart: Hasidism in America" released?
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America was released in 1998.
Who stars in "A Life Apart: Hasidism in America"?
The cast includes Leonard Nimoy, Sarah Jessica Parker.
