Historical society is digitizing Jewish, queer life in Bay Area

San Francisco’s GLBT Historical Society is about to get a little more Jewish.

With an $8,500 grant from the S.F.-based Jewish Pride Fund, the GLBT Historical Society is digitizing primary sources on the history of Jewish LGBTQ life in the Bay Area. Though the archives already include a fair amount of content relating to Jewish life, this project will create a dedicated primary source set for existing and future materials.

Kelsi Evans, director of the society archives, said sharing the Jewish LGBTQ experience is something she and her colleagues are passionate about.

“We want to demonstrate to the Jewish LGBTQ community, especially in the Bay Area, that we value this history, we recognize how important it is and how important it is to document and share and to take these really concrete steps to demonstrate that,” Evans said.

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