Created by American Jewish Historical Society
from an original exhibit at the Library of Congress

May 6 - August 30, 2009
The Detroit Historical Museum
5401 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
Museum hours: Wed.-Fri. 9:30am-3pm; Sat. 10am-5pm;
Sun. noon-5 pm.; closed Mon. & Tues.
Information: 313-833-1805

Honorary chairs: Eugene and Marcia Applebaum, A. Alfred Taubman
Chairpersons: Hannan and Lisa Lis
JHSM Co-presidents: Arnold Collens, Ellen Sue Cole

SYMPOSIUM

  • Scholars Symposium: Jewish Life in America
  • Sunday May 17, 2009. 11:00 am- 12:30 pm
  • Detroit Historical Museum

Co-chairs

  • Judge David Groner
  • Judge Amy Hathaway

Perspectives on Michigan Jewish History in the American Frame. What is distinctive about Michigan Jewish history? What is common in Michigan Jewish history and American Jewish history?

David Weinberg, Director, Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies, Wayne State University - "Reflections on Early Jewish Settlement in Michigan"

Ken Waltzer, Director-Jewish Studies Program, Michigan State University - "Reflections on the Immigrant Era and Uneasy Years"

Deborah Dash Moore, Director, Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, U. of Michigan - "Reflections on the Postwar Years"

RSVP to jhsofmichigan@msn.com or 248-432-5517

Established in 1959, the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan educates, celebrates and promotes
the contributions of the Jews of Michigan.