The campaign to save 1,000 interviews for the My Encounter with the Rebbe oral history project is in full swing, with people around the world donating and promoting the project.

To date, 366 people of diverse backgrounds have been interviewed about their encounters with the Rebbe. But there’s still so much more to learn!

Fast Facts from the My Encounter with the Rebbe Project

The campaign to save 1,000 interviews for the My Encounter with the Rebbe oral history project is in full swing, with people around the world donating and promoting the project.

To date, 366 people of diverse backgrounds have been interviewed about their encounters with the Rebbe. But there’s still so much more to learn!

Some items discovered from past testimonies are the Rebbe’s involvement in:

# The launch of the USDA’s WIC program
# The US Sixth fleet’s establishing a base in Haifa, Israel
# Young Israel’s campus Kosher Clubs
# Underground work with the Mossad in Moscow
# Foretelling stem cell research
# Extraterrestrial exploration
# A view on the Hippie movement
# A US State Department letter to the Soviets

The interviews are not just done in the US in English. The My Encounter team travels to locations around the world to document these stories.

Thanks to the leads provided by viewers from far and wide, JEM currently has a list of over 400 critical ‘Tier One’ interviewees that must be conducted. But they need your help in making sure these testimonies don’t get lost!

Some people wonder about the costs of an interview. “All you need to do is get a video camera and set up an interview. Why so much?” But running a project of this scale and quality is quite ambitious. To do a high quality project, befitting the Rebbe’s stature taken time, forethought, and financial investment.

Until Gimmel Tammuz this year, a generous sponsor has pledged to match each dollar raised. Instead of costing $1,500 for an interview, an interview can be funded for $750. You can even choose to have someone specific interviewed – such as your parents, grandparents or someone you know of!

Please get involved at 1000Encounters.com. Do it for yourself, for your children, and for all of Klal Yisroel.