The Believers: Stories from Jewish Havana (1994)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

How it feels

This short documentary follows several Jewish people living in Havana, Cuba in the early 1990s. It shows how they practice their faith and maintain their community during a time of economic hardship and renewed religious expression.

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What happens

The Believers: Stories From Jewish Havana (1994) is a short documentary film directed by American Bonnie Burt. It explores the lives of a variety of Jews during the early post–Cold War years in the Cuban capital city, a time of material shortages and religious rebirth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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