Book

The Hasidim of Brooklyn: a photo essay

Jason Aronson Inc. • North Vale, N.J. • Published In 1993 • Pages:

By: Strom, Yale.

Abstract

This photo essay portrays the Hasidim of Brooklyn, New York in a sincere, intimate fashion, showing visually the manner in which they work, play, study, and pray in their environment. As a general background to this essay, Strom presents an introductory chapter on the cultural history of the Hasidim in Europe from approximately the tenth to the mid-twentieth centuries including historical data on the Belz, Bobover, Ger, Lubavitch, Satmar, Spinka, and Stolin subgroups (or courts). This information has been indexed for OCM Category 170.

HRAF PubDate

1996

Region

North America

Sub Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Types

Artisan

Photographer

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 1995

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

variable

Coverage Place

Brooklyn, N.Y., United States

Notes

Yale Strom

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197)

LCCN

93009329

LCSH

Jews