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ioneers in Michigan
Jewish
tain Jacques de la Motthe
brought his privateer, the St
Charles, up the Hudson River
and deposited 23 Jewish refugee.-3
from Brazil in New Amsterdam
(now New York City.) New Am-
sterdam was then only a small
I Dutch village with a population
of less than 1,000 burghers
But to these hounded Jewish
settlers, it was a haven of ref-
uge.
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They had fled there from the
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Spanish Inquisition, and by the
grace of Dutch tolerance they
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had been guaranteed the free
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practice of their religion "with-
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out investigation of their con-
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science or home " Unfortunately,
this free exercise of religion did
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not last, for in 1654 Portugal de-
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feated the Dutch and recap-
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tured Recife which contained
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the largest Jewish community in
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Brazil.
Threatened once again with
the Inquisition and preferring
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exile to spiritual surrender,
the Jews scattered. For 23 of
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them, America became the
promised land. The refusal of
Letterheads - Cords
these Brazilian Jews to take
Envelopes
their cultural heritage lightly
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paved the way for the 5,000,000
Jews who live in our blessed
1250 First
2120 BELLEVUE
land today, the largest and
freest Jewish community in
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the world.
The first 23 Jewish settlers
on the North American conti-
net sought here the freedom de-
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nied them elsewhere. They had
not counted, however, on the
CITY WINDOW
iron, intolerant hand of Govern-
PEERLESS
or Peter Stuyvesant.
CLEANING
Hatefully finding the Jews
& PAINTING CO.
!CLEANERS & DYERS "repugnant," and unsympathet-
ically fearing lest they "become
446 E. Columbia
a charge this coming winter "
1 2840 Dexter, South of Davison
Stuyvesant wrote to his superi-
ors in Holland that it may be
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deemed useful "to order them
in a friendly way to depart . . .
(in order) that the deceitful
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race .. . be not allowed further
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to infest and trouble this new
colony , . ." The Amsterdam
DAN'S HARDWARE
Chamber of the West India Corn-
Glass - Paint - Took - Toys
pany, which numbered in its
midst a number of Jews, consid-
Plumbing and Variety
ered the matter and' forwarded
Restaurant, Patent Medicines
Daily 8:30 to 7:30
its decision. They would not
F-ri. and Sat..to 9 P. M.
"A Good Place to Eat"
participate in this bigoted inhu-
15926 Puriton at Prevost
manity. The Company ordered,
1452 W. LAFAYETTE
"These people may travel and
Open Sunday
deliver
trade to and in New Netherland
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and live and remain there pro
vided that the pobr among them
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shall not become a burden to
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the Company or to the commu-
nity but be supported by their
MAJOR CLEANERS
own people!"
DON
COUTTS
Prompt Pick-Up and
Stuyvesant swallowed hard.
Delivery Service
Unbelievingly he wrote back, "to
Standard Service
Expert Dye Work
give- liberty to the Jews will oe
Invisible Weaving
Open 24 Hours
detrimental . . . giving them lib-
erty we cannot refuse (the same
13219 JOY RD.
17804 W. McNichols Rd.
to) the Lutherans and Papists."
Undeterred, Stuyvesant plan-
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ned to follow the orders, but to
make life unbearable for th3
n
en,
Jews. He invoked upon them
terrible economic disabilities. He
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arranged to have Jews exempted
from the general training and
MICHAEL
guard duty, and adding insult
MARYGROVE
to this order—in the face of
MACHINE SHOP
constant threats from Indian
SALES CO.
Planer Work — Lucas Boring
attack—he imposed a degrading
5 1- Bullard Turret-30" Lathe
18292 James Couzens Hwy.
tax on every male Jew in lieu
"Precision a Specialty"
of military service.
DI. 1-1893
Asser Levy, one of the impor-
8335 St. Aubir
tant
Jewish leaders, insisted on
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his rights to serve guard duty
Winning this privilege, he peti-
all11111111111111l1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111112g tioned for citizenship. In 1657,
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he gained burgher rights for
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himself and his co-religionists.
DON McKENZIE
F-_-
MICHIGAN
The Jewish community of
grew slowly in the first
CARTAGE CO.
SCRAP IRON
77-- America
100 years. By the time of the
Local Moving—Storage
American Revolution there were
& METAL CO..
l'irinos and Appliance Moving
1. - _ _
- - . no more than 2,500 Jews in the
Job Too Large or Too SEriat.t"
Prompt
Pickup
and
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Office Furniture
- 7 7- 13 colonies.
Delivery Service
CARRY-OUT SERVICE
It is doubtful whether any
3 Men - $8.50 an Hour
professing Jews had lived as
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permanent settlers in New
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France (now Canada) during
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its occupancy by the French.
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The Jewish settlement in Can-
ada, the fourteenth colony of
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which present day Michigan
was a part, began following
Our Friends and Patrons
the conquest by the English
OLSON BROTHERS
of Quebec (September, 1759)
TOOL &DIE Ca
an6dM on treal (September,
Louis Tile Co.
1760).
Tools - Dies - J igs - Fixture*
Among the first Jewish arriv-
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2580 Beecher
observed, both by Ameridan
By IRVING 1. KATZ
Secretary, Detroit Tercentenary Jewry in particular, and by the
American pc.ople as a whole. In
Committee of 300
every conceivable way the dra-
Editor's Note: Mr. Katz's book o n
Yews in 'Michigan prior to 1850 and the matic story of the Jewish people
History of Temple Beth El was ac- in America, covering 300 years of
cepted for publication by the Wayne
University Press. This is an excerpt immigration, integration and
1
groin his book.
accomplishment, is being evalu-
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The American Jewish Tercen- ated and praised.
tenary year is now being widely
In early September, 1654. Cap-
CARL
HARRISON
A Happy Holiday
Pizza - Spaghetti
THE -
SABIN ROBBINS
PAPER CO.
Phone in Your Orders
Sun. through Thurs. 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Fri. and Sat. 4 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.
Closed Mondays
1 1 28 Dix Rd. in Lincoln Park
Detroit
WA. 8-5524
Holiday Good Cheer
Sincere Holiday Greetings
Plymouth-Evergreen
Service
RINGLER BROTHERS
Pharmacy and Appliance Stores
Standard Oil Products
AAA Road Service
Jerry Stevens, Prop.
Fred A. Ringler
Frank A. Ringler
19840 Plymouth Rd.
18548 Schoolcraft
VE. 7-9816
VE. 6-5366
Best Wishes for a
Happy Holiday
McNamara Food
BOB'S
SPORTING GOODS
Products, Inc.
Cameros - Bicycles
Hobby Supplies
Louis Constan
& Company
Holiday Greetings
to All
Peppina's Drive-In
11739-41 Linwood
Corner Tuxedo
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ROSE-HILL
Insurance Agency
All Kinds of Insurance
10505 W. Seven Mile Rd.
Ave.
UN. 4-3364
TO. 8-9393
Greetings on the Holiday
Greetings on the Holiday
J. V. Sharkey
JOHN CHRISTY
HAT CLEANING
WHOLESALE LUMBER
"We Specialize in
Cleaning Ladies' Hats"
16765 Huntington
206 West Lafayette
KE. 3-0550
WO. 1-3049
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a'a
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E
E- _ Bill & Bob's Service
Dependable Machining
Kellering Co.
Texaco Products
Bumping and Painting
Complete Brake Work
General Repairs
Expert Engine Tune-Up
Marfak Lubrication
Tracer-Controlled
Milling of All Kinds
E.-
7515
20418 Joy Rd.
VE. 5-9671
INTERVALE
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Season's Best Wishes
F.' J. O'TOOLE CO.
D. DELEGATO
REFRIGERATION
SERVICE
Electrical Contractors
Meeting Highest Architectural,
Industrial, Commercial,
Institutional and Engineering
Standards
Philco Refrigeration Service
City-Wide and Suburban
850 W. BALTIMORE
TR. 2-6066
3311 E. DAVISON
FO: 6-4180
Hanukah Greetings
Holiday Greetings
Friendship. Plaster
& Building Supply
Dearborn Gear
& Tool Co.
14395 Schaefer
4300 CABOT
VE. 8-6000
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91.
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TA. 5-8300
Season's Greetings
Happy Holiday Greetings
DARIN BROTHERS
SHEET METAL WORKS
Sales — Service — Guaranteed Work
"We Specialize in
Sheet Metal Work of Any Kind"
Free Estimates — F.H.A. Terms
5221 Allen Rd. in Allen 'Park
DAVIS
IRON .WORKS
19381 JOHN R
TW. 3-7660
WA.' 8-6314
Hanukah Best Wishes
Hanukah Greetings
N & B Kellering
Company
CLAY HEAT
TREATING CO.
-L-- We do all types of Keller workg.
Annealing - Carburizing
Cyaniding - Straightening
Sandblasting - Welding
14500 Schaefer
36—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Office: VE. 8-6050
Res. : VE, 6-1881
Friday, December 17, 1954
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Holiday Good Wishes
1900 CLAY
TR. 1-4370