Upper Midwest Digital Folklore Archives 
Accession Form (Version 2:  12/1/11)  

Title of Project: Ofek Shalom Co-op	  

Course: 	Communication Arts 522			Instructor: Robert Howard	 		

Year: 2012					Semester: Spring						Fall 
Date material was documented: 10/26/12-

Language: English 
Places mentioned:  Ofek Shalom,  Madison Wisconsin

Summary of Project: The project examined a local student co-op at the University of Wisconsin. It sought to answer the question concerning the act of sharing: Differences and similarities in portions of food taken by members at meals. (Do some members take more than others? Is filling ones plate a conscious process? Does this even matter in a co-op?). While filming I also found it interesting asking questions concerning how the co-op is Jewish. This has become the central focus of my project; discovering how members (Jewish and non Jewish) relate to the Jewish customs and identity of the co-op.

Restrictions, if any, placed on the use of this project by the Student or the Respondent: na 

Keywords:  

 Folk Genre Keywords:Belief, Social Dynamics, Foodways, Ritual	

More Specific Subject Terms:  religion, interpersonal relations, social institutions, social norms, social structure, sustainability, food preparation, food consumption, meals, personal rituals, religious rituals, and ritual meals  

Folk Group Keywords: Jewish adults, University of Wisconsin Undergraduates, Madison area residents

Cultural Practice, Motif, and Issue Keywords not described above: Changes in tradition, maintaining tradition, sharing food, communal living, celebrating shabbat (the jewish sabbath).

About the Student-Researcher:

Name of Student: Elli Smerling

Major/Dept: Communication Arts and Jewish Studies Major		Year in College: Senior  
						 		 
Gender: Female			 Age: 22				 Ethnicities: Eastern European Jewish 		 Birthplace: Cook County, Illinois, USA	Significant places of residence, if different: Deerfield, IL and Madison, WI   				
Religious group affiliations: Jewish				
				
List of Respondent(s):
 (Include the following information for EACH respondent from whom you have collect a consent form.  Copy and Paste a Respondent Information section for each respondent beyond those below.  Leave unused entries blank.  Number consecutively:  “No.4,” “No.5”.  These numbers should match your uploaded consent and release form document numbers (see below)).

Respondent Information 

Name of Respondent No. 1: Rebecca Schwab		
						
Area of Expertise/Explanation of Focus: Jewish house member of Ofek Shalom.
									
Relationship to student:	Friend								
									
Gender: Female							
Age: 20	
Birthplace (town or county, state [spelled out], country): Skokie, IL, USA		
 Significant places of residence , if different than above: 			
		
If relevant, please provide the following:			
Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):	na	
Religious background: Jewish			
Occupation: Student 					
Hobbies: Acapella 				

Name of Respondent No. 2:  Jeremy Levinger		
						
Area of Expertise/Explanation of Focus: Jewish house member of Ofek Shalom.
									
Relationship to student:	Acquaintance   								
									
Gender: Male						
Age: 21	
Birthplace (town or county, state [spelled out], country): Minneapolis, MN, USA			
 Significant places of residence , if different than above:			
		
If relevant, please provide the following:			
Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):	na	
Religious background: Jewish			
Occupation: Student					
Hobbies: Social Justice 				

Name of Respondent No. 3:  Elliot Markman		
						
Area of Expertise/Explanation of Focus: Jewish house member of Ofek Shalom
									
Relationship to student:	Acquaintance   									
									
Gender: Male							
Age: 21	
Birthplace (town or county, state [spelled out], country): St. Louis, MO, USA			
 Significant places of residence , if different than above:			
		
If relevant, please provide the following:			
Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):	na	
Religious background: Jewish			
Occupation: Student					
Hobbies:				

Name of Respondent No. 4:  Allie Gardner	
						
Area of Expertise/Explanation of Focus: Non Jewish member of Ofek Shalom
									
Relationship to student:	Acquaintance   									
									
Gender: Female							
Age: 21	
Birthplace (town or county, state [spelled out], country):Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA			
Significant places of residence , if different than above:			
		
If relevant, please provide the following:			
Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):	na	
Religious background: Catholic			
Occupation: Student					
Hobbies: Social Justice			

List of Documents/Recordings:
 (Include the following information for EACH Document/Recording. List as much relevant information as possible.  Copy and Paste a Document Information section for each document beyond the five below.  Number consecutively:  “No.1,” “No.2”.  These numbers should match your uploaded document number.  This COMPLETED accession form should always be document 1.  You final cut of you video should be document 2.  All other interviews or other audio, photo, video, or text materials should be in separate files following.  There should be at least one audio file per interviewee.  Include relevant B-role etc.  Keep all files at 999 Megs in size or less.  Chunk longer video files in relevant documents of 999 Megs or less.)

No. 1	Accession Form

No. 2	Name of Document: Researcher Release Form
	
	Material Type:  Text
Date Collected:12/15/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Upper Midwestern Digital Folklore Archives - Researcher Release Form for Archival and Web Use - Signed by Elli 	Smerling
	Social and/or Cultural Context: na

No. 3	Name of Document: Respondent Release Form 1

	Material Type:  Text
Date Collected:12/6/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Upper Midwestern Digital Folklore Archives - Respondent Release Form for Archival and Web Use Signed By 		Rebbecca Schwab
	Social and/or Cultural Context: na

No. 4	Name of Document: Respondent Release Form 2

	Material Type:  Text
Date Collected:12/6/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Upper Midwestern Digital Folklore Archives - Respondent Release Form for Archival and Web Use from Jeremy 		Levinger.
	Social and/or Cultural Context: na

No. 5	Name of Document: Respondent Release Form 3

	Material Type:  Text
Date Collected:12/5/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Upper Midwestern Digital Folklore Archives - Respondent Release Form for Archival and Web Use from Allie 		Gardner.
	Social and/or Cultural Context: na

No. 6	Name of Document: Respondent Release Form 4

	Material Type:  Text
Date Collected:12/4/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Upper Midwestern Digital Folklore Archives - Respondent Release Form for Archival and Web Use from Elliot 		Markman.
	Social and/or Cultural Context: na

No. 7	Name of Document: Informed Consent Form 1
	
	Material Type:  Text
Date Collected:11/18/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Consent from Rebecca Schwab to Participate in Upper Midwestern Digital Folklore Archives.
	Social and/or Cultural Context: na

No. 8	Name of Document:  Informed Consent Form 2
	
	Material Type:  Text
Date Collected:11/18/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Consent from Jeremy Levinger to Participate in Upper Midwestern Digital Folklore Archives.
	Social and/or Cultural Context: na

No. 9	Name of Document:  Informed Consent Form 3

	Material Type:  Text
Date Collected:11/18/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Consent from Allie Gardner to Participate in Upper Midwestern Digital Folklore Archives.
	Social and/or Cultural Context: na

No. 10	Name of Document:  Informed Consent Form 4

	Material Type:  Text
Date Collected:11/18/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Consent from Elliot Markman to Participate in Upper Midwestern Digital Folklore Archives.
	Social and/or Cultural Context: na

No. 11	Name of Document: Rebecca Schwab Interview Part1
	
	Material Type:  Digital Video Recording
Date Collected:11/18/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Interview of Rebecca Schwab at Ofek Shalom about Ofek Shalom.
	Social and/or Cultural Context: Formal interview

No. 12	Name of Document: Rebecca Schwab Interview Part2
	
	Material Type:  Digital Video Recording
Date Collected:11/18/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Interview of Rebecca Schwab at Ofek Shalom about Ofek Shalom.
	Social and/or Cultural Context: Formal interview

No. 13	Name of Document: Jeremy Levinger Interview 
	
	Material Type:  Digital Video Recording
Date Collected:11/18/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Interview of Jeremy Levinger at Ofek Shalom about Ofek Shalom.
	Social and/or Cultural Context: Formal interview

No. 14	Name of Document: Allie Gardner Interview
	
	Material Type:  Digital Video Recording
Date Collected:11/18/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Interview of Allie Gardner at Ofek Shalom about Ofek Shalom.
	Social and/or Cultural Context: Formal interview

No. 15	Name of Document: Elliot Markman Interview
	
	Material Type:  Digital Video Recording
Date Collected:11/18/12
Places where material was collected: Ofek Shalom Co-op, 122 N Bassett St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2516 United States 
Description: Interview of Elliot Markman at Ofek Shalom about Ofek Shalom.
	Social and/or Cultural Context: Formal interview

No. 16	Your Video Documentary Title: Ofek Shalom
	H.264 Quicktime format 

No. 17	Your Video Documentary Title: Ofek Shalom
	Compressed MPEG-4 format 

Consent and Release Forms
(Upload all consent and release forms that will be housed at “UW Archives.” Upload these AFTER all other documents are uploaded.  If there is a problem or you are in doubt, send all the .pdfs of the forms as an email attachment to the instructor and list the location of the forms as “with instructor.” Call them “Consent Form 1” and so on when you upload. If the respondents requested to be anonymous or had other restrictions, be sure to note that as you upload.)

Number of Consent Forms: 4 

Number of Release Forms: 4

Number of Researcher Release Forums: 1