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The Year in Review, 2006 |
- Legacy of the Holocaust In Postwar Germany
Tuesday, January 24, 2006; 7 p.m.
"Municipal Memory: Negotiating the Legacy of the Holocaust In Postwar West Germany." Lecture by Prof. Derek Hastings, specialist in modern German history.
Oakland Room, Oakland Center, Oakland University, Rochester
- Franklin Archives Open House - "The Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives: Treasures for All Ages"
Sunday, January 29, 2006; 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Documents, Photographs, artifacts on display and tours of the archives containing over 150 years of local Jewish history.
Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Hills.
- Prairie Jew Companion
Wednesday, March 1, 2006; 3:30 p.m.
"Prairie Jew Companion: Jews on the American, Hungarian and Russian Frontiers," lecture by Howard N. Lupovitch, Colby College. JHS bus tour with narrator/guide of old Jewish neighborhoods, schools and synagogues.
Judaica Resource Center, Wayne State Univ.
- Jewish Summer Camping and Civil Rights
Thursday, March 16, 2006; 7 p.m.
"How Summer Camps Launched a Transformation in American Jewish Culture," lecture by Riv-Ellen Prell, Univ. of Minnesota.
Michigan Room, Michigan League
- Film: "Watermarks"
Tuesday, March 21, 2006; 8 p.m.
Documentary about the champion women swimmers of the Jewish Sports Club of Vienna.
JCC-JPM Bldg.
- The Image of the Jew in Shakespeare
Sunday, March 26, 2006; 2:30 p.m.
Lecture by Phoebe Mainster, Wayne State Univ.
Congregation Beth Ahm
- Local History Conference
Friday & Saturday, April 21-22, 2006; 9 a.m.
48th "Michigan in Perspective" Local History Conference. Speakers, exhibits, seminars.
McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Wayne State University.
- G.I. Jews: How WWII Changed a Generation
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Lecture by author Deborah Dash Moore, Director, Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, Univ. of Michigan. Co-sponsored by JHS and the Institute of Retired Professionals
W. Bloomfield Public Library.
- Tour of Charleston, Savannah, Beaufort
Monday - Friday, May 1-5, 2006
Join our JHS tour to explore the history, culture and Jewish life of three Southern cities, including historic synagogues, gardens, markets and much more. Tour includes round-trip airfare, ground transportation, hotels, breakfasts and 4 dinners, professional guides. Discount for JHS members
- Antiquities from the Holy Land
May 17 - July 13, 2006
Exhibit at the Janice Charach Epstein Gallery, Jewish Community Center, West Bloomfield.
- JHS Annual Meeting
Sunday, June 4, 2006
Jewish Historical Society Annual Meeting and Luncheon. Keynote Speaker: Ed Portnoy, "Cartoons in the Yiddish Press." 10:30 a.m.
Adat Shalom Synagogue
- 2006 Biennial Scholars' Conference on American Jewish History in Charleston, SC
June 5 - 7, 2006
Scholars and students of American Jewish history will convene in Charleston, South Carolina, June 5 - 7, 2006, to explore new developments in this burgeoning field.
In the plenary session, a panel of historians from across the country will discuss the usefulness of the concept of regions for American Jewish history. Other session highlights include:
- Roundtable on the Eldridge Street Project
- "The Jewish Woman in America" after Thirty Years
- City Jews, Country Jews
- Changing American Jewish Identities
A special performance of "Gershwin in Charleston: Selections from 'Porgy and Bess'" will be staged on Monday evening, June 5, at historic Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim.
Tuesday's panels and presentations will conclude with a field trip to Middleton Plantation and a Southern Jewish feast, served with commentary by ethnographers and chefs.
Sponsored by the American Jewish Historical Society, the American Jewish Archives, and the College of Charleston, the 2006 Scholars' Conference coincides with the Spoleto Arts Festival, one of the country's premier celebrations of the performing and visual arts. Participants who arrive on Sunday, June 4, will be treated to "A World of Jewish Culture" -a full program of concerts, performances, and film.
- Exhibit
Thursday, August 10, 2006, 7 p.m.
"Catskills of the Midwest: The Jewish Resort Era of South Haven."
Photos and nostalgic memorabilia from Michigan summer resorts during the first half of the 20th century. On display through September 2006. Bea Kraus, author of "A Time to Remember: A History of the Jewish Community in South Haven" will give a presentation. Light refreshments and a chance to view the exhibit with the author will follow. Free to JHSM and Temple Israel members; $5 nonmembers
Temple Israel Judaic and Archival Museum
- A Sunday at the Heidelberg Project
Sunday, September 17, 2006; 11 a.m.
Tour of the open-air art environment/installation in Detroit,
including documentary film, lunch, transportation. In cooperation
with The American Jewish Committee Metropolitan Detroit Chapter.
Tour leaves from Max M. Fisher Bldg., 6735 Telegraph Road,
Bloomfield Hills.
- Zap! Pow! Bam! The Superhero
The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950
October 19 - December 14, 2006
Exhibit of original comic book art, objects and
memorabilia. Family Opening Day, Oct. 22; many
other events.
Janice Charach Epstein Gallery, JCC West Bloomfield.
- Jewish Book Fair: Janna Malamud Smith
7 p.m. Tuesday, November 7, 2006
55th Annual Jewish Book Fair: Presentation by
Janna Malamud Smith, daughter of Bernard
Malamud, on her memoir "My Father is a Book.
Handleman Hall, JCC West Bloomfield.
- Book Fair: Comedian Harry Shearer
8 p.m. Wednesday, November 8, 2006
55th Annual Jewish Book Fair: Presentation by
Comedian Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, Saturday
Night Live), on his novel "Not Enough Indians."
Handleman Hall, JCC West Bloomfield.
- "A Rosenberg by Any Other Name"
Thursday, November 9, 2006
"Some Thoughts on Name-Changing and Jewish
Identity in the U.S." Lecture by Kirsten
Fermaglich, Michigan State Univ.
Judaica Resource Center, 2311 Faculty Admin. Bldg., 656 Kirby, Wayne State Univ., Detroit.
- Beth El Celebrates!
9 a.m.-noon Sunday, December 3, 2006
Exhibit highlighting history of Temple Beth El's
formal social gatherings, displaying clothing,
accessories, photographs. Contributions to the
exhibit are invited and will be returned to
donor.
Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph Rd., Bloomfield Hills.
- JET Theater: Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
2 p.m. Sunday, December 24, 2006
Join a JHS group for this exciting afternoon of theater and an afterglow with a chance to meet the cast.
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