Treasure Under the Bridge: Pilgrimage to the Hasidic Masters of Ukraine (2015)

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Conservative Rabbi Marc Soloway invites us on his personal journey to modern day Ukraine to visit the graves of the Hasidic Masters as he tries to establish a connection with the famous names that have so long occupied a place in his imagination.

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