Raising Awareness About Jewish Conversion In Kentucky

I am raising awareness and understanding about the process of conversion to Judaism. My exhibit is centered around interviewees who are associated with the Lexington and Louisivlle, KY Jewish community. These members have volunteered their time and effort to explain how conversion has influenced their lives within the Jewish community of Kentucky. The exhibit centers around specific audio clips of members that mention conversion in their Oral History Interviews. There is also archived material from the Temple Adath Israel Records from the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center that exemplify data about conversion and interfaith marriage. 

I became interested in Jewish conversion because I question religion quite often. Converts Kathy Grossman and Karen Petrone mention their conversion based on pesonal beleif and feminism- two major components of their reasoning to convert to Judaism. The Jewish faith does not seek converts and those wanting to convert must study on their own time and with a Rabbi in order to fully undertand Judaism. The interviews I have in my exhibit center around a handful of couples whose partners have converted to obtain a united religious forefont for their future.