The Prisoner (The Hasidic Drug dealer) • Samuel Leibowitz • Full Version

He's a real asset to the community now BH... He works at Indigs and welcomes everyone with a smile.. May Hashem grant him peace in his remaining years... We all can make mistakes in life... Its what we do after that shows true defining character... Never give up on anyone we are all G-ds offspring... Having said that Stamford hill has produced some solids characters over the years... Its a black and white community but where there is colour its like an exploding rainbow... May Moshiach come speedily in our days..

I wonder if he sold LSD. His moniker would have been legendary: "The Acidic Jew"

We need an 2023 update on Samuel!

I was in jail in NYC with a Hasidic. He was so clueless about modern life that he was arrested for trying to sell 300 ecstasy pills on craigslist. People used to clown on him like crazy, and we really did some fucked up pranks on him, but he was a sport...we kinda protected him for the most part. I heard he went right back into jail after he got out for unpaid child support though.

This dude doesn't need a doco. He needs a MOVIE! This dude is bad ass - the fuck around - find out type of guy.

His brother is very sweet and really understands the reality of the situation.

I lived in a rented basement flat in Stamford Hill for a few years in the 80s. The local Hasidic community was very nice and not at all hostile, although they largely kept to their own. they used to buy a lot of family sized Volvos from my husband

I like Samuel alot, nobody likes what his indiscretions were, but his insight is nothing short of remarkable.

This screams Ricky Gervais mockumentary. He’s even got David Earl in a lead role this time! Genius.

The reporter gives the Hasidim a full chance to explain what they do that is different. It is very helpful and makes things clear, rather than seeming strange. It's odd and interesting to hear the Hasidim speaking with a British accent, as I'm used to Yiddish and Brooklyn accent.

This probably the most insightful documentry about hasidic Jews I've seen . A lot of information about customs but also they are not portrayed as so idyllic... there are people who have problems or got lost... that you can find in every other community .

He doesn’t appreciate or even recognise what he’s got. What a shame. It’s virtually impossible to drag oneself from a situation like this without the help & support that he’s had.

First time I've seen the inner workings of a Jewish life and believe me in my opinion they're not missing out on anything living a non-Jewish life.👍

Must be nice to have a life-long community to be a part of.

He definitely saved all that drug money must be living like a king

I learned a lot from this documentary. It's beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.

My lesson: It’s a community. They work with each other. No fancy degree needed. And people are earning their living. I kinda like that.

I grew up in what could best be described as a sort of orthodox Christian community (not Greek Orthodox, just Orthodox (very very observant) Christian). And I can say, and I think any kid who grew up in an orthodox community of any type (Islam, Christian, Jewish, etc) that you have this feeling that you are protected, that the adults really care about you. Our family split away from the orthodox Christian community and became Catholic and I think that was a mistake, not because Catholicism is bad but b/c religion is not so useful if it's practiced 45 min/week. I really miss the life I had as a kid and wish I could find a way back there but I don't know how to go back. But still to this day, I always love to see observant people of any religion and I feel a connection to them. Go to any observant religious community and sure, they will have strange customs, but if you can look beyond that, you will see a decent people willing to endure hardships and lend a hand to the stranger and that's a cool thing to me that I always respect so much

It’s amazing 😂 how the lawyer calls crimes - troubles of life. 😂

I admire his honesty, he knows himself it was wrong, and admits to being an attention seeker, but it is still a shock to see a Hasidic Jewish man turn to drug smuggling. Their society is so close but almost suffocating, it must be really hard to avoid the temptations of a modern city like London. It was a really interesting documentary and a great insight into a much maligned community.