
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America
1998
95 min
movie
5.8/ 10
Overview
The first in-depth documentary about a distinctive, traditional Eastern European religious community. in a historic migration after World War II, Hasidism found its most vital center in America. Both challenging and embracing American values, Hasidism seeks those things which many Americans find most precious: family, community and a close relationship to God.