American actor whose family comes from Ukraine appears in action film depicting the Ukrainian Robin Hood

By Doug Doyle

Published November 25, 2023 at 3:32 AM EST

Actor Luzer Twersky portray the Baal Shem Tov in the new Ukrainian film Dovbush. He’s seen in character on a poster for the movie.

A new action film focuses on a man who has been described as a Ukrainian Robin Hood. One of the characters in the film is the founder of hasidic Judaism, who was known as the Baal Shem Tov. They both lived in what is now western Ukraine during the 18^th Century.

WBGO’s Jon Kalish caught up with the American actor who portrayed the Baal Shem Tov.

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