| Description |
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Note |
Documentary |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2011 |
| Credits |
Edited by Leta Lenik |
| System |
DVD; NTSC; all regions |
| Performers |
Narrator, Mayim Bialik |
| Summary |
"Explores the experiences of agunot, women whose husbands refuse to grant them a Jewish divorce. [The film] exposes 'get-o-nomics' schemes, the connection between domestic violence and get abuse and its impact on children and other family members. Shot in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and Israel, [the film] features illuminating interviews with leading women's rights advocates, rabbis and experts."--Container |
| Language |
Chiefly in English; some dialogue in Hebrew with English subtitles |
| Subject |
Agunahs
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Get (Jewish law)
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Divorce (Jewish law)
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Marriage (Jewish law)
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Marriage -- Annulment (Jewish law)
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Jewish women -- Abuse of
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| Form/Genre |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Academic Subj. |
Jewish Studies
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Women's Studies
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| Alternate Author |
Siegel, Beverly, film director, screenwriter
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Lenik, Leta, film director
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Bialik, Mayim, narrator
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Agunah Project, production company
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National Center for Jewish Film, publisher
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| ISBN |
1585874701 (v. r.) |
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9781585874705 (v. r.) |
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