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In conversation with Gerry Albarelli, former Hasidic boys' English teacher
Season 1 Episode 7
Gerry Albarelli wrote one of the most unique books on the contemporary Hasidic community. It's on the subject of his experience as a secular studies …
4 years ago
A special visit to Williamsburg with writer and former resident Phillip Lopate
Season 1 Episode 6
Williamsburg, Brooklyn has a rich immigrant history. Before the South Side became the Hasidic enclave that it is today, it was a much more eclectic i…
4 years, 1 month ago
Izzy Posen and Frieda Vizel live zoom conversation on Post-Haredi life, identity and relations
Season 1 Episode 5
I had the great pleasure of doing a live zoom conversation with fellow former-Hasid [OTD] and professional thinker Izzy Posen. Izzy is a prolific per…
4 years, 2 months ago
Interview with Harry Weiss, former Williamsburg resident
Season 1 Episode 4
I'm delighted to be posting another video conversation with a Jewish Williamsburg "old-timer", this one with Harry/Chaim Weiss.
Harry Weiss was born S…
4 years, 4 months ago
Shpanier Arbet / Jewish garment art with Elena Solomon
Season 1 Episode 3
In this video post, I explore a very interesting part of Hasidic clothing: the silver decorative strip found on the men's prayer shawls. I talk to El…
4 years, 5 months ago
In Conversation with Nathaniel Deutsch, Co-author of 'A Fortress in Brooklyn'
Season 1 Episode 2
I had the pleasure to talk to Nathaniel Deutsch about his new book on Hasidic Williamsburg.
Nathaniel Deutsch is a professor of history at the Univers…
4 years, 5 months ago
Interview with Nelly Grussgott on post-war Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Season 1 Episode 1
This video is part of a research project to document the way Hasidim came to America after the war and turned Williamsburg into an insular religious …
4 years, 8 months ago