Great piece, really interesting. Unrelated to your main point, the Orthodox Union which is probably the largest flagship org of American Orthodox Judaism has a very large annual fair dedicated to showcasing these communities https://www.ou.org/fair/. On a grassroots level, the communities themselves invest a lot of money and put up signifigant financial incentives trying to get others to move which they present at the fair (ie free tuition, rent & mortgage assistance, Jewish dating app subscriptions ofc, etc).
One of Tulsa's biggest challenges is national perception. Many across the country have a comically caricaturized idea of what a city in Oklahoma is like, while others may be a bit more accurate, their thinking might be outdated by multiple decades. I believe this is the underlying central bet that programs like this and Tulsa Remote are banking on. There are likely huge numbers of relatively successful and educated people currently struggling in high cost of living cities, when they might otherwise have the potential to thrive in a city like Tulsa. Just considering that if some of these people were to move to Tulsa, both their lives and the city as a whole would be in a net benefit.
We need to discover significantly more efficient ways of conveying what a city is actually like to live in. Tulsa is not a travel destination and its benefits for living there might not be immediately apparent. In contrast, the idea of living in NYC after a quick vacation is likely much more exciting than the constant struggle it becomes in real life.
I'm glad you came to visit Tulsa! It is an easy place to live. I do hope these efforts will work out. One concerning thing is that of my Jewish friends growing up. Maybe only two or three out of the ten are still in Tulsa. Most are in the big cities after attending Ivy League schools, so our brain drain is pretty high without the ability to get most of them back.
There was a massacre of black residents in Tulsa in 1921. Was this brought up on your visit? Did you notice any lasting effects on the city from this event?
I had a zoom call with them today. They said that you were lying about the garaunteed job and VC investment thing, so... do you know why they might have said that? Because either we talked to the wrong person, or your account of this trip is wildly inaccurate. And I would really like it if it was the 1st one of those possibilties, because I quite wanted that job and my wife quite wanted that VC funding.
I love this article! I work for BOK Financial and I’m all about diversity in this place they call a Bible Belt. My sig other lived with me a bit but now is back on the West coast where I’d love to b but it’s so expensive. However, I did send this to my bf Nathan (who is Jewish). It’s not Hollywood here and trust me I wanna b n Cali, but Nathan is very talented and smart. He could do very well, and then we might could afford a house n Cali. If he ever were to want to marry me I would covert. I’m trying to learn more bc I’m ignorant to the Jewish faith and culture from growing up not even in Tulsa but the heart of republican small town Oklahoma. I was actually a minority n my town being Catholic which I don’t practice anymore anyway. So pray that my love gives me his last name one day and we can live and love free.
Chabbad wouldn't consider you a "bastard." They just only recognize matrilineal descent. This translates to dad Jewish but not mom= 0% Jewish, mom Jewish but not dad = 100% Jewish. So they'd take a harder line tack on the guy dating a non-Jewish woman than a a Jewish woman dating a non-Jewish guy.
Great piece, really interesting. Unrelated to your main point, the Orthodox Union which is probably the largest flagship org of American Orthodox Judaism has a very large annual fair dedicated to showcasing these communities https://www.ou.org/fair/. On a grassroots level, the communities themselves invest a lot of money and put up signifigant financial incentives trying to get others to move which they present at the fair (ie free tuition, rent & mortgage assistance, Jewish dating app subscriptions ofc, etc).
One of Tulsa's biggest challenges is national perception. Many across the country have a comically caricaturized idea of what a city in Oklahoma is like, while others may be a bit more accurate, their thinking might be outdated by multiple decades. I believe this is the underlying central bet that programs like this and Tulsa Remote are banking on. There are likely huge numbers of relatively successful and educated people currently struggling in high cost of living cities, when they might otherwise have the potential to thrive in a city like Tulsa. Just considering that if some of these people were to move to Tulsa, both their lives and the city as a whole would be in a net benefit.
We need to discover significantly more efficient ways of conveying what a city is actually like to live in. Tulsa is not a travel destination and its benefits for living there might not be immediately apparent. In contrast, the idea of living in NYC after a quick vacation is likely much more exciting than the constant struggle it becomes in real life.
I'm glad you came to visit Tulsa! It is an easy place to live. I do hope these efforts will work out. One concerning thing is that of my Jewish friends growing up. Maybe only two or three out of the ten are still in Tulsa. Most are in the big cities after attending Ivy League schools, so our brain drain is pretty high without the ability to get most of them back.
There was a massacre of black residents in Tulsa in 1921. Was this brought up on your visit? Did you notice any lasting effects on the city from this event?
Do you think there are programming job's their?
I had a zoom call with them today. They said that you were lying about the garaunteed job and VC investment thing, so... do you know why they might have said that? Because either we talked to the wrong person, or your account of this trip is wildly inaccurate. And I would really like it if it was the 1st one of those possibilties, because I quite wanted that job and my wife quite wanted that VC funding.
I love this article! I work for BOK Financial and I’m all about diversity in this place they call a Bible Belt. My sig other lived with me a bit but now is back on the West coast where I’d love to b but it’s so expensive. However, I did send this to my bf Nathan (who is Jewish). It’s not Hollywood here and trust me I wanna b n Cali, but Nathan is very talented and smart. He could do very well, and then we might could afford a house n Cali. If he ever were to want to marry me I would covert. I’m trying to learn more bc I’m ignorant to the Jewish faith and culture from growing up not even in Tulsa but the heart of republican small town Oklahoma. I was actually a minority n my town being Catholic which I don’t practice anymore anyway. So pray that my love gives me his last name one day and we can live and love free.
Chabbad wouldn't consider you a "bastard." They just only recognize matrilineal descent. This translates to dad Jewish but not mom= 0% Jewish, mom Jewish but not dad = 100% Jewish. So they'd take a harder line tack on the guy dating a non-Jewish woman than a a Jewish woman dating a non-Jewish guy.
I saw the Tulsa stray at a gas station. It was disconcerting.
Hi Trevor,
Interested to know more about this programme. Can I get in touch with you directly for questions please?
Adam
what's the tornado situation like in Tulsa?