Welcome to the Telling Traditions Home Page!
Welcome to the Telling Traditions Web site! The Telling Traditions
project is an oral history working to uncover, chronicle, and transmit
the legacy of Jewish women in the Ozarks in collaboration with Temple
Israel in Springfield, Missouri and the Ozarks Study Institute (OSI).
This project's goal is to preserve the culture of local Jewish women and
to spread awareness of Jewish traditions. The research for this project
is categorized into three main areas: tradition, education, and work.
These themes help to show the history of Jewish women in the Ozarks by
describing the different ways their tradition are passed down. Within
each theme is pictures, articles, and audio/video clips that help
illustrate the ideas of the different categories.
Financial
assistance for this project has been provided by the
Missouri
Arts Council, a state agency.