Comment on “Menashe” looks, with tenderness and equanimity, at a Hasidic community in Brooklyn

“Menashe” looks, with tenderness and equanimity, at a Hasidic community in Brooklyn

Walking around Borough Park must feel, to some, like time travel. Residents of the southwest Brooklyn neighborhood are predominantly Orthodox Jews, whose 18th-century traditions still govern everything from custody disputes to attire. In “Menashe,” filmmaker Joshua Z Weinstein turns his camera on this community, using non-actors to create a tender portrait of family.

 

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