Religions United in Action for Community (RUAC)
was an interfaith ministerial group organized in 1969 to address social
issues in St. Petersburg. Topics discussed and evaluated included school
desegregation, busing to achieve racial integration, availability of health
care, and the community displacement that would result from the construction
of Interstate Highway 275 through St. Petersburg. Other concens included
casino gambling, pornography, and the emergence of the Moral Majority movement.
The papers were donated by Rabbi David Susskind, the first rabbi of the
Congregation of Liberal Judaism in Orlando, and longtime rabbi at Temple
Beth-El in St. Petersburg.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of five document boxes
containing organizational records covering the years from 1969 through
1981. Materials occupy 2.25 linear feet of shelf space and
include RUAC's bylaws, corporate records, meeting minutes, membership lists,
treasurers' reports, correspondence, and other miscellaneous documents.
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