Non-traditional Jewish Life in the San Francisco Bay Area : Collection of Liturgical Material, bulk 1985-2003, 1985-2003

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Summary

Title:
Non-traditional Jewish life in the San Francisco Bay Area : collection of liturgical material,
Dates:
bulk 1985-2003, 1985-2003
Creators:
Kisber, Susie
Extent:
1 linear ft.
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

Non-traditional Jewish life in the San Francisco Bay Area : collection of liturgical material, M1412. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Printed material, primarily liturgies. Compiled and/or created for feminist, Queer, and multicultural Jewish communities in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1982-2000. Consists of three series: Holidays, Shabbat, and Life Cycle Events.

Biographical / historical:

Susie Loveman Kisber, born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1965, completed her doctorate in clinical psychology from CSPP in 1999. Publications include her dissertation, A Comparison of Non-parents, Parents, and Prospective Parents Who are Jewish Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Identified Women: Differences in their Identities, Lifestyle, Families, Social Networks, and Received Social Support; and a chapter in Celebrating the Lives of Jewish Women: Patterns in a Feminist Sampler. In 1995 she co-founded Pardes Rimonim, a Jewish feminist, earth-centered, multicultural ritual community located in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is active in the progressive Queer Jewish community locally and internationally.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Susie Kisber, 2003. Accession 2003-338.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Anna Levia.
Date Prepared:
2004
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Sean Quimby. Machine-readable finding aid derived from FileMaker Pro database. Date of source: 2004.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

Non-traditional Jewish life in the San Francisco Bay Area : collection of liturgical material, M1412. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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