a life apart: hasidism in america july 25 - 31, 1997 photo: a scene from A LIFE APART

Menachem Daum & Oren Rudavsky USA, 1996; 90 minutes First Run Features will be distributing A LIFE APART. For more information, visit www.firstrunfeatures.com. Note: A LIFE APART is now playing at the Quad Cinema following its run at the Walter Reade. The Quad is at 34 West 13th Street in New York; shows are at 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm, 8 pm and 10 pm. The theme of this unusual film is "observing the observant," and it offers a rare exploration of the complexities of Hasidic life. Those who adhere to and those who stray from the life offered by Hasidic Orthodoxy share their stories in this provocative account of Jewish religious life in America. In presenting a history of Hasidic arrival and survival in America, A LIFE APART opens a window into an insular world rarely seen by outsiders. calendar program notes and times

a scene from A LIFE APART

"--Instructive, entertaining and deeply moving. I hope the film will bring Jews closer to the fervor and the beauty of Hasidim" --Elie Wiesel "Immensely important--revelatory, exciting and hugely challenging" --Tony Kushner "A must for all Jews and even the non-Jewish world"--The Jewish Press Thursday, July 24: 7:30 pm Free Special Event at Barnes & Noble, Broadway at 82nd Street Panel Discussion and clips with the directors, plus ticket raffle More info: 721-5282 Program Times: Friday, July 25: 2 and 6:15 pm Saturday, July 26: 6 pm Sunday, July 27: 4:15 and 8:30 pm Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, July 28, 29 and 30: 4 and 8 pm Thursday, July 31: 4 pm