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A Life Apart: Hasidism in America (1998)95 minDocumentaryRating 58/100

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.

Cast: Leonard Nimoy, Sarah Jessica Parker

Director: Oren Rudavsky, Menachem Daum