COLLECTION NAME:
Jews of Color: Histories and Futures
Record
Collection Name:
Jews of Color: Histories and Futures
Title:
Interview with Sage Rosenberg
Title Type:
Devised Title
Name:
Espinola, Rose
Resource Type:
Moving image
Genre:
interviews
Date Created:
2024-10-23
Language Term:
English
Extent:
1 online resource (1 video file, 1 hour, 31 min., 46 sec.)
Form:
digital moving image formats
Abstract:
A recorded zoom interview taken by Kami McDaniel (interviewer) of Sage Rosenberg (interviewee) for the Jews of Color: Histories and Futures oral history project on October 23, 2023. Topics include: immigration to the United States, Hinduism, Unitarianism, Jewish Scholarship, conversion, demographics, interfaith marriage, interracial marriages, racism, and Gaza.
Note:
00:00:00 Kami McDaniel (interviewer) introduces Sage Rosenberg (interviewee) and the Jews of Color: Histories and Futures oral history project. 00:00:23 Rosenberg discusses their family and life growing up touching on topics of interracial marriage and Haredi orthodox Jewish community. 00:01:18 Rosenberg discusses how their brother found the Haredi faith. 00:03:01 Rosenberg discusses how the practice of Judaism in their family has shifted overtime. 00:07:01 Rosenburg discusses their experience encountering other Jews of Color (JOC) growing up and some of the ways in which they experienced racism as one of the only black people in the room in these Jewish communities. 00:11:14 Rosenberg discusses their experiences in school growing up and the racism the experienced. 00:15:23 Rosenberg continues to discuss the racism they experienced in school. 00:19:24 Rosenberg discusses their experiences with racism as an adult and how they navigate in the world now in their religious, personal, and professional life. They discuss their work at Keshet, conversion, and their marriage. 00:23:15 Rosenberg discusses how their mother converted to Jewish orthodoxy. 00:25:52 Rosenberg discusses the relationship they feel between the civil rights movement and blackness and their Judaism. 00:31:00 Rosenberg discusses their work at Keshet. 00:36:37 Rosenberg discusses their favorite program they?ve developed. 00:44:18 Rosenberg discusses their current community and what traditions and rituals they practice. 00:50:27 Rosenberg discusses what food traditions are important to them. 00:53:22 Rosenberg discusses how silliness and humor are a large part of their Jewish practice. 00:57:02 Rosenberg discusses their mother?s side of the family and their reaction to her conversion. 00:59:26 Rosenberg discusses their dad?s side of the family. 01:02:50 Rosenberg discusses they ways in which they have presented differently for different family members. 01:08:04 Rosenberg discusses the nontraditional coming out they had to their extended family. 01:10:02 Rosenberg discusses their coming out to their parents. 01:14:15 Rosenberg discusses their transition and its effect on their work at a variety of synagogues. 01:19:03 Rosenberg discusses tokenization in Jewish spaces. 01:23:27 Rosenberg discusses navigating the larger social media environment. 01:29:27 Rosenberg discusses what it means to them for be a Jew and JOC. 01:31:46 End of recording.
Note Type:
Segment sequence
Subject Topic:
Jews
Subject Topic:
Black LGBTQ+ people
Subject Topic:
Jewish non-binary people
Subject Topic:
Jewish queer people
Subject Topic:
Kosher food
Subject Topic:
Conversion--Judaism
Subject Topic:
Families
Subject Topic:
Racism
Subject Topic:
Biracial people
Subject Topic:
Interracial marriage
Subject Topic:
Black non-binary people
Subject Name:
Keshet
Subject Geographic:
United States (North and Central America) (nation)
Identifier:
narv_jewsofColor_cassell-rosenbergSage_interview.mp4
Physical Location:
University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections
Shelf Locator:
COU: 5093
Date Captured:
2024
Internet Media Type:
audio/mp3
Digital Origin:
born digital
Access Condition:
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