1 25 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rainbow History Project Oral History Collection Description An account of the resource Eye-witness accounts of what we’ve seen and experienced provide a valuable resource to researchers and future generations to understand our past and how we arrived where we are today. Each interview in this collection has a narrator telling the story and a documenter guiding the process. Collected since the founding of the RHP, this collection is growing and is open to researchers. All interviews have been digitized and are described in the catalog; only some of them have transcripts available. None of the interviews stream online. To obtain access to an interview, you must request by contacting us directly, providing a brief description of your project and your research interests. Our email address is: info AT rainbowhistory DOT org One of our team will share the file from our Google Drive, and you can listen from home. Please be sure to have "Music Player for Google Drive" enabled on your machine to play the recording. www.driveplayer.com Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. To see all interviews in the collection, click on "Items in the Rainbow History Project Oral History Collection" link below. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rainbow History Project Various narrators per oral history Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview. <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=2&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Bryan+Schwartz">Bryan Schwartz</a> Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=3&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Bob+Saks">Bob Saks</a> Location The location of the interview. University Park, MD Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. Not yet transcribed. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Yes, recording available (.wav, 378 MB) Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:14:51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview with Bob Saks, 1943- Description An account of the resource Bob Saks is a straight rabbi who graduated and was ordained from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1970. In 1972, Saks joined the Rabbinic Association of the Reform Movement. He led the University of Maryland College Park’s Hillel chapter from 1973 to 1991 and, in 1991, he became the first rabbi hired by the LGBT synagogue Bet Mishpachah. Abstract A summary of the resource. The first half of this recording addresses Bob Saks’ education and early work with the Jewish community in and around the DC area. Bob got involved with the LGBT community and Bet Mishpachah through his work with several Hillel students. Founded in 1975, Bet Mishpachah (a congregation of about 150 individuals) was ideologically somewhere between reform and conservative. During his time as the part time rabbi at Bet Mish, Bob engaged in policy work. He defended Roland Pool and Michael Geller against the Boy Scouts before the DC Human Rights Commission and spoke before the board of rabbis as a representative of Bet Mish. Bob’s appearances before the board of rabbis gave Bet Mish a higher profile within the Jewish community. In the early 90s, Bet Mish applied for membership in the Jewish Community Council, an umbrella organization of Jewish congregations. Bob notes (around 22.00) that, while some orthodox congregations objected, nearly every other congregation supported Bet Mish’s application to the JCC. In the second half of this recording, Bob discusses his efforts to advocate for inclusive congregations. In the late 90s or early 2000s, together with several colleagues, Bob developed a document titled “What it means to be a welcoming congregation,” which outlined requirements for an inclusive Jewish congregation. This document sparked a years long dialogue between Bob and a number of local congregations regarding LGBT inclusivity. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=19+August+2018">19 August 2018</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=47&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=The+interview+belongs+to+the+Rainbow+History+Project.+The+RHP+release+form+was+used+and+all+rights+belong+to+RHP.">The interview belongs to the Rainbow History Project. The RHP release form was used and all rights belong to RHP.</a> Community centers interfaith Jewish Judaism Religion Religious facilities university of maryland