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Menashe Lustig

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Menashe Lustig · Arts & Literature

What

Hasidic actor who starred in the film Menashe.

When

1978, New Square, New York, United States

Where

United States · United Kingdom

Biography

Menashe Lustig is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Hasidic actor who starred in the film Menashe.

How & why

Menashe Lustig is a Hasidic Jewish actor and Yiddish comic performer from the insular Skverer Hasidic community of New Square, New York. Discovered through comedic YouTube videos, he starred in the semi-autobiographical Yiddish-language film Menashe (2017), a Sundance favorite drawn from his own life as a widowed father. His performance brought rare mainstream attention to Hasidic life on screen.

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Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)

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Hasidic actor who starred in the film Menashe.

Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)