A Life Apart: Hasidism In America

Plot

With deeply ingrained moral codes based on traditions that date back to the 18th century, practitioners of Hasidic Judaism stand apart from mainstream modern socieities, making the one of the most misunderstood sects of the Hebrew religion. The sect had its origins in Central Europe and did not really establish communities in the U.S. until after the Nazis invaded their homelands. This insightful documentary profiles some of those American communities and the effect they have on their neighbors as well as the way the outside world affects them. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Cast

Sarah Jessica Parker - Narrator; Leonard Nimoy - Narrator

Credit

Martin Dornbaum - Associate Producer, Sari Fensterheim - Associate Producer, Immy Humes - Associate Producer, Oren Rudavsky - Director, Menachem Daum - Director, Ruth Schell - Editor, Arnold Labaton - Executive Producer, Yale Storm - Composer (Music Score), Oren Rudavsky - Cinematographer, Oren Rudavsky - Producer, Menachem Daum - Producer, William Sarokin - Sound/Sound Designer, Matt Sigal - Sound/Sound Designer, Gautam Ghoudhury - Sound/Sound Designer, Robert Seidman - Screenwriter, Menachem Daum - Screenwriter

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