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On a seemingly ordinary Boro Park night, a terrifying Hasidic nightmare erupts

JL;DR SUMMARY Keith Thomas's horror film, "The Vigil," takes inspiration from Jewish tradition and unfolds in the Hasidic community of Boro Park. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureHolocaust SurvivorYiddishIntergenerational TraumaHasidic CommunityBoro ParkJewish DemonologyHorror FilmMazzikimEthnographic Accuracy

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Boro Park, New York, United States
"In order to capture the neighborhood and its Jewish community, Margules turned to his cousin Adam Margules, an executive-producer of the 2017 cinema verit art-house darling Menashe, based on the life of Hasidic comedian Menashe Lustig."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Menashe Lustig, Dave Davis, Keith Thomas, Malky Goldman, Adam Margules, Raphael Margules and J.D. Lifshitz attend The Vigil photo call during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Ryerson Theatre on September 09, 2019 in Toronto, Canada Image by Getty Images"

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