Summary(0:30) Luz is originally from Guadalajara (Mexico), grew up in California, studied in New York -- (2:00) First time she visited Mexico, felt at home and took forest conservation as her research topic -- (3:50) Luz moved to Brooklyn in 2006. Is co-chair of gender studies for Long Island Universtity and works at Kingsborough Community College -- (5:10) Raised Roman Catholic, she fell in love with Judaism in her twenties, converted to Reform Judaism at Temple Emanu'el in NYC --(9:00) Luz became interested in becoming more observant, became affiliated with Shearith Israel, Spanish and Portuguese synagogue in Manhattan where she converted to orthodox Judaism -- (12:15) Moving to Brooklyn with baby daughter, affliated with Kane Street Synagogue. Daughter Zoe's bat mitzvah. Moved to Bay Ridge, still involved with Kane Street Community -- (17:20) Also goes to Lubavitch Center in Bay Ridge -- (18:50) Luz believes "without doubts" -- (19:20) Luz' parents supported her conversion -- (22:50) Luz said to Zoe : "we are Jewish, we are Mexican, we have amazing traditions" -- (25:00) Luz sees Brooklyn as a strong, multifaceted Jewish community.
NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Audio interview conducted on November 18, 2020 by Ariane Loeb. Collected through the Brooklyn Collection Jewish History Project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is funded by the David Berg Foundation.
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TitleLuz Del Campo family. Oral history interview with Luz Martin del Campo conducted on 2020 November 18.