print email comment close A Life Apart: Hasidism in America URL: http://www.pbs.org/alifeapart/ Description: Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "documentary about a distinctive, traditional Eastern European religious community" that found "its most vital center in America." The program focuses on families in New York. The site provides background information and brief essays about the Hasidism movement within Orthodox Judaism, a transcript, details about the film and producers, a bibliography and filmography, photos, and classroom resources. Author: Katz, Dov B. Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Hasidim Hasidism Jewish sects Jews -- United States LII Database Information: Record 12578 created by Sybil Finemel on 04/18/2004 Last modification on 04/19/2004 Published: 04/18/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/12578