Rabbi Cantor Samuel B. Radwine Oral History Interview · IHLC Oral Histories Site · University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Title: Rabbi Cantor Samuel B. Radwine Oral History Interview
Date: August 25, 2023
Narrator: Rabbi Cantor Samuel B. Radwine (1952-)
Interviewer: Dana Miller See all items with this value; Lauren Reed See all items with this value
Summary: Interview conducted by Dana Miller and Lauren Reed on August 25, 2023. Born and raised in Taylorville, Rabbi Cantor Samuel B. Radwine's family attended services at Temple B'rith Sholom in Springfield. After attending Hebrew Union College in Cinncinati, Rabbi Cantor Radwine served congregations in New Jersey, Connecticut, California, Arkansas, and Missouri. He has additionally taught at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles and the Academy for Jewish Religion/California. In this interview, he discussed the Jewish communities of Taylorville, Springfield, Champaign-Urbana, and Decatur; his service as a rabbi cantor; and his experiences as a person who is gay and Jewish.
Language: English
Type: Audio
Extent: 1 file, 30 MB
Jewish Communities: Taylorville (Ill.); Springfield (Ill.); Champaign-Urbana (Ill.); Decatur (Ill.)
Subjects: Temple B'rith Sholom (Springfield, Ill.); Sinai Temple (Champaign, Ill.); Temple B'nai Abraham (Decatur, Ill.); Jewish businesses; Education; Yiddish; Holidays; Youth groups; Hillel; LGBTQ; Interfaith relations
Transcript: Transcript_Samuel-Radwine.pdf
Interview recording: Interview_Rabbi-Cantor-Samuel-Radwine.mp3
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