This film presents the exterior of every synagogue in Manhattan paired with poetic voiceover to explore the ways modern Jews navigate their relationships to their religious and cultural identities, as well as to Manhattan at large.
Norman Finkelstein
Self
Arielle Angel
Self
Scott Bolton
Self
Jonathan Boyarin
Self
Monica Brady
Self
Raven Curtis
Self
Hasia Diner
Self
Heather Miller
Self
This film presents the exterior of every synagogue in Manhattan paired with poetic voiceover to explore the ways modern Jews navigate their relationships to their religious and cultural identities, as well as to Manhattan at large.
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