Luzer Twersky

Luzer Twersky (born July 26, 1985) is an American film and television actor.

[4] Born and raised in Brooklyn as a Hasidic Jew, Twersky left the community in 2008, after struggling with his faith.

[7] In September 2017, he appeared as one of the main characters in the Netflix documentary One of Us, where directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady follow him years after he leaves his Hasidic community in Brooklyn, New York, and how he deals with his ostracization.

[8] In 2023, Twersky played the role of Hasidic Judaism founder, holy man Baal Shem Tov (the Besht) in Ukrainian film «Dovbush»[9] directed by Oles Sanin.

[10] Twersky is a cousin of rabbi and transgender activist Abby Stein.