crown heights (new york, n.y.)

The author draws from her experiences in the Lubavitch community of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to examine the lives of Hasidic girls ages thirteen to twenty-three, discussing their hopes, thoughts, values, and feelings about religious life.

After spending a year living as an observer in the Lubavitcher community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the author profiles seven girls from the community ages thirteen to twenty-three about their adolescent concerns and their experience at Lubavitch.

Asher Lev, born into a devout Jewish family and community, struggles to reconcile his burning need to create art with the restrictions and expectations placed on him by his faith and his people.

Features a collection of performance pieces based on interviews conducted with people involved in the riots that erupted in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in 1991.

Asher Lev, born into a devout Jewish family and community, struggles to reconcile his burning need to create art with the restrictions and expectations placed on him by his faith and his people.

A collection of performance pieces based on interviews conducted with people involved in the riots that erupted in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in 1991.