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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 Elena Solomon, who, together with Lilly Homer is wri…
Published on 3 years, 8 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 University of California, Santa Cruz, where he holds the …
Published on 3 years, 9 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 enclave.
Nelly Grussgott was born in 1930 in Berlin…
Published on 4 years ago