| Occupation: | Film director, rabbi, game show host |
| Years Active: | 2017–present |
Boruch Perlowitz is an American Orthodox Jewish movie producer, rabbi and game show host known for his contributions to religious Jewish cinema.[1] [2]
Perlowitz released his first movie, The Edge, in 2017, an action thriller film. The plot was based on a book by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer, which portrays a young man named Keith through his journey as a baal teshuva. Keith was played by Gav Hool and Perlowitz himself played a minor part in the film as Chaim, a hospital chaplain who guides Keith in his journey.
Following the success of The Edge, which was seen as unprecedented in the Orthodox Jewish world, he released his second thriller movie The Skull Of A Genius, which is based on a true story involving the Maharal of Prague. It also featured Gav Hool, as well as main actor Dov Lieb.
Perlowitz later released Desperate Measures in 2021.[3] It is set in Lakewood, New Jersey, and follows the story of Yanky Greenberg, a 15-year-old boy. Yanky is played by Yosef Gininger, who also released a song and music video, titled I Need You Now, for the movie. This was followed by its sequel, 2 Desperate, in 2023.
His latest film, The Youngest Partisan, was released in 2024.[4] [5] The plot it set in the time of the Second World War and is based on a true story by Romi Cohen.[6] It features main actor Matan Kalev.
Besides for his film producing, he also works as a rabbi[7] and a game show host.[8] He is also the founder of The Jewish Platform website.[9]
Perlowitz lives with his wife and children in Howell, New Jersey.[10] He previously lived in Israel briefly after he got married.[11]