Hidden Sparks: A Menachem Daum Film Dialogue Series
The Center for Jewish Studies presents a retrospective of Menachem Daum’s compelling and challenging films, part of its 2026 programming that explores the question of disagreement—its ideal and its reality—in Jewish history and culture. The four-film series begins on Jan. 27 with a screening and discussion of A Life Apart: Hasidism in America, the first in-depth, documentary portrait of the daily life, beliefs, and history of contemporary Hasidic Jews in New York City. It continues with the films Hiding and Seeking on Feb. 3, The Ruins of Lifta on Feb. 9, and Memory Keepers on Feb. 17. Read on for details.