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Dedication of new Ger Yeshiva (4)

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Daum, Menachem, and Oren Rudavsky. Dedication of New Ger Yeshiva (4). Daum, Menachem. 1993. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://brooklyn.illumira.net/show.php?pid=njcore:194769.

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Daum, M., & Rudavsky, O. (1993). Dedication of new Ger Yeshiva (4). Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://brooklyn.illumira.net/show.php?pid=njcore:194769.

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Daum, Menachem, and Oren Rudavsky. Dedication of New Ger Yeshiva (4). Daum, Menachem. 1993. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://brooklyn.illumira.net/show.php?pid=njcore:194769.

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  • Footage from the 1997 documentary “A Life Apart: Hasidism in America” (directed by Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky), the first in-depth documentary about Hasidic Jews, members of a distinctive group within Judaism that has roots in pre-World War II Eastern Europe. Dedication of a new building for the Ger Yeshiva in Borough Park, Brooklyn, and visit of the Gerer Rebbe. (Part 4) November, 1993. 00:00:45 - Interview with Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Garfinkel: About the connection of the Gerer Rebbe to his Hasidim. On this day they are reliving the life of Gerer Hasidism as "it is meant to be." The yeshiva is a monument to Jews in Poland and "we are rebuilding from the ashes." 00:02:30 - (No audio) Street scenes near the Ger Yeshiva. A police car. A Hasidic boy and a police officer. A Hasidic boy on a bike. 00:03:15 - Interview with Rabbi Moshe Berkowitz: About the community's anticipation of the event. The event: the hush that fell on thousands of people when the Rebbe was speaking was impressive. Even the children listened with "rapt attention." All the children will get a piece of chocolate from the Rebbe and it will be one of the greatest days of their lives. The Rebbe is "everything" to his followers. They run all important decisions by the Rebbe. 00:14:09 - (No audio) View of the new yeshiva building. More shots of the ceremony and the audience, including the Rebbe speaking. The audience davening (praying) along with the Rebbe. 00:17:58 - Audio only. Wild sound. At 18:34: interview with man about the significance of the day. The Gerer Hasidim have waited a long time to have their own large institution in Borough Park. It is especially significant to Holocaust survivors and their children. "Hitler thought he could kill us all but he couldn't."
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