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Judaism

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Subject Source: Fast

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Antisemitism at Davidson: Then and Now Panel Discussion, 2019 March 14

 Item — Box 2 (OHI Transcripts): Series RG19-08-01; Series RG19-08-02
Identifier: OHI-0248
Scope and Contents Video recording of the Antisemitism at Davidson: Then and Now Panel Discussion, held March 14, 2019 in the Lilly Family Gallery of Chambers Building. Speakers included Professor Ronald Linden, Professor Ruth Ault, alum Joe Pearlman '79, and current student Caroline Black '20. The panelists were asked a series of questions regarding ways Jewish identity at Davidson has changed over time, as well as their experiences with antisemitism. Linden specifically discusses his experiences in 1977 when...
Dates: 2019 March 14

Interview with Arielle Korman '17, 2019 April 12

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Identifier: OHI-0244
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Arielle Korman, Davidson College class of 2017. Arielle Korman discusses her background growing up Jewish in New York, including her synagogue, music, and education. She contrasts the rich religious community she had to her experience of Jewishness at Davidson College, which was more focused on active education, leadership, and community building. Korman talks from her perspective as a former student leader: the events she held, promotion of Jewish student life,...
Dates: 2019 April 12

Interview with Brian Bokor '01, 2019 March 06

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Identifier: OHI-0246
Scope and Contents Oral history interview and transcript with with Brian Bokor conducted on March 6, 2019. Brian Bokor recounts his experiences as Jewish student at Davidson and how it aligned with his experiences as a Jewish man living in the American South. He discusses his experiences as a student athlete and member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Davidson College. He talks about his interfaith relationship with his Catholic wife and discusses Jewish identity’s precarious position in current American...
Dates: 2019 March 06

Interview with Charles Horwitz '08, 2019 April 10

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Identifier: OHI-0239
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Charles Horwitz, Davidson College class of 2008. In the interview, Horwitz discusses the cultural transition from Maryland, where he was raised in a strong Jewish community, to Davidson College where Christianity was more prominent. Horwitz explains how his Davidson experiences impacted his understanding of his own Jewish identity, discusses the founding of Hillel, references his experiences studying abroad in Germany and Israel as a Kelley Scholar, and emphasizes...
Dates: 2019 April 10

Interview with Cintra Pollack '99, 2019 March 09

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Identifier: OHI-0247
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Cintra Pollack, Davidson College class of 1999. Pollack recounts her Jewish background and her experience as a Jewish student at Davidson College. She speaks of the isolation she often felt as one of the few Jewish students on campus. Pollack shares experiences ranging from writing an op-ed addressing Davidson’s exclusionary Board of Trustees policy, finding a Jewish community studying abroad in China, inklings of anti-semitism at local bars, and strengthening...
Dates: 2019 March 09

Interview with Eleanor Diamant '15, 2019 April 02

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Identifier: OHI-0241
Scope and Contents Oral history interview and transcript with Eleanor Diamant '15 conducted on April 2, 2019. Ellie Diamant recounts what her Jewish background was like before Davidson College and how she came to Davidson, including what she knew about Jewish life and perceptions that those at home had of Davidson College. She talks about her involvement in Jewish student life and tells stories about navigating her Jewish identity and educating others about Jewishness, as a student and a leader. Diamant points...
Dates: 2019 April 02

Interview with Frank Goldsmith '67, 2019 March 07

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Identifier: OHI-0243
Scope and Contents Oral history interview and transcript with Frank Goldsmith '67 conducted on March 7, 2019. Frank Goldsmith ’67 reflects on his student years at Davidson, a period of time that preceded his eventual conversion to Judaism. Goldsmith speaks to how conservative a climate Davidson was in the mid-60s, the elimination of mandatory Vesper services, and the way the Religion department fostered critical inquiry about Christianity. A central figure in student activism at Davidson, Goldsmith also...
Dates: 2019 March 07

Interview with Hannah Joy Sachs '16, 2019 March 07

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Identifier: OHI-0245
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Hannah Joy Sachs, Davidson College class of 2016. Sachs discusses how her relationship with Judaism evolved both prior to and after Davidson College, the presence of Hillel and Interfaith Dinner Club events, building community with other Jewish students and other minority student organizations, the advocacy of Dr. Pegelow-Kaplan, working with local synagogues, experiences as an Asian Jewish student, and the mentorship of faculty and staff involved with her thesis...
Dates: 2019 March 07

Interview with Irving Bienstock [interview 1], 2020 May 27

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Identifier: OHI-0287
Scope and Contents Irving Bienstock was born in Dortmund, Germany in 1926. Mr. Bienstock was persecuted by the Nazis and fled to the United States. At the time of the interview, Mr. Bienstock resided in Charlotte, NC where he volunteered with the Butterfly Project to educate children about the Holocaust. In part one of this interview, Irving Bienstock describes his experience in Nazi Germany and his escape from the Nazi government. Funded by the Justice, Equality, Community Grant, the interview took place...
Dates: 2020 May 27

Interview with Irving Bienstock [interview 2], 2020 June 01

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Identifier: OHI-0288
Scope and Contents This is oral history interview part 2 of 6 with Irving Bienstock. Irving Bienstock was born in Dortmund, Germany in 1926. Mr. Bienstock was persecuted by the Nazis and fled to the United States. At the time of the interview, Mr. Bienstock resided in Charlotte, NC where he volunteered with the Butterfly Project to educate children about the Holocaust. Irving Bienstock speaks on his experiences as a Jewish immigrant in the United States. He discusses his service in the United States Military...
Dates: 2020 June 01