Oral history interview with Kate Speizer, 2017

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Speizer, Kate
Title
Oral history interview with Kate Speizer
Dates
2017 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 audio file (WAV format)
Collection Number
6257 (Accession No. 6257-001)
Summary
Oral history of a reform rabbi in Seattle
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users for onsite use only. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Kate Speizer is a rabbi at Temple de Hirsch Sinai working in Adult Engagement and Endless Opportunities in Bellevue and Seattle, Washington. She was born on May 29, 1976 in Santa Clara, California and grew up in Los Gatos, California where she and her family were founding members of the Shir Hidash reform congregation. She attended college at the University of Arizona and studied marketing at the Eller School. She worked briefly in the technology field before pursuing rabbinical training at Hebrew Union College. She served at Cornell University as the first female rabbi before moving to Seattle to serve at Temple de Hirsch Sinai.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Oral history interview conducted by Nancy Blase on July 17, 2017.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Source: Kate Speizer, July 2017

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Jewish religious education--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Jewish women--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Women rabbis--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Speizer, Kate--Interviews

Corporate Names

  • Temple De Hirsch Sinai (Seattle, Wash

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Blase, Nancy,   interviewer (interviewer.)