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Moog was a Jew edit

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He was Jewish and is buried in a Jewish cemetery. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?GRid=11592850&page=gr

Even if he was buried in a Jewish cemetery (and Find a Grave is reader-edited, so not considered a reliable source), this would not establish that Moog was a Jew. Such a positive statement can only be added with the backing of a reliable source whgich notes that he was Jewish. RolandR (talk) 22:41, 8 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Added a source from an engineer at Moog confirming Moog was a member of the Jewish community in Asheville North Carolina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAJagbeykds&t=1652s. While not as perfect as, say, a NYTimes article, it does conform to WP:Interviews, specifically "if an interview happens to be the clearest available source for where a person who is already properly established as notable was born, or for where they attended university, or for the fact that they identify as LGBTQ, then the interview can be used to source a statement of that fact."

There are other sources as well, and while they aren't great for Wikipedia, they do solidify his being Jewish. For example: https://archive.org/stream/americanjewishti1994unse/americanjewishti1994unse_djvu.txt "The American Jewish times outlook", where Robert Moog is named as a new member of Beth Israel synagogue in Asheville NC. There is also this book, which is a reliable source, confirming Bob Moog is buried in a Lou Pollack Memorial Park (which is a Jewish cemetery). Additionally, there is this funeral message that went out at the time of his death. https://www.matrixsynth.com/2005/08/bob-has-left-us-august-21-2005.html "Robert Moog took his last breath today, August 21, at 2 pm. We will be paying tribute to his life with a Jewish funeral on Tuesday August 23rd at 4 PM and a Memorial Celebration on Wednesday, August 24th at 12 PM." Not a good source for Wikipedia, but useful in establishing his religion. Drsmoo (talk) 01:11, 10 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

Yes a little bit confusing because the Name Robert and Moog are typical German Origin. 2003:D1:DF09:F400:8CEE:6CA6:AB45:34E5 (talk) 08:51, 10 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

The Glinsky book, Switched On potentially serves as a worthwhile reference for this topic: Moog's mother was Jewish, and his father converted to Judaism before marrying her (page 5). Bob Moog was raised Jewish, was a Boy Scout in Jewish Boy Scout Troop 159 (page 13), but his wedding to Shirleigh was intentionally an Ethical culture ceremony, as neither of them wanted any part of organized religion at that time (page 42). As his relationship with Iliana (who is Jewish) developed, Bob said he'd be happy practicing conservative Judaism with her (page 352), and they were married in a Jewish ceremony (page 356). Finally, he was put to rest via a traditional Jewish burial (page 392-393). However, I'm not sure which, if any, of these details are appropriate for the article, nor how to properly include them, and would welcome other input. synthfiend (talk) 20:23, 1 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

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