. Woodward Avenue in downtown
Detroit, 1918.

LINCOLN COE

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Women raising
money, 1931.

Years And Count'

The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
celebrates its centennial with music, food and art.

HARRY KIRSBAUM
Staff Writer

ClI

n Nov. 21, 1899, Rabbi Leo
M. Franklin of Temple Beth
El brought together the pres-
idents of the Jewish commu-
nity's numerous philanthropic organi-
zations to create United Jewish
Charities to serve the 10,000 Jews liv-
ing in Detroit.
When the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit assumed the role

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of central communal organization in
1926, UJCharities became its financial
arm, and in 1992 it became known as
the United Jewish Foundation of
Metropolitan Detroit — the
Federation's partner.
Now affiliated with nearly 20 local
agencies and serving 100,000 Jews,
the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit and the United Jewish
Foundation will hold about a dozen
events with educational, cultural and
social themes to celebrate the 100th

anniversary of organized philanthropy
for Detroit Jewry.
The series' first big event, a "Family
Reunion Picnic," will be held Sunday,
Sept. 27, rain or shine, at the Kahn
Jewish Community Center in West
Bloomfield with free games, rides,
craft booths, a petting zoo, pony rides,
mini golf, a moonwalk and magicians.
Entertainment will include Motown's
The Contours, the Klezmer Fusion
Band, Star Trax, the Mask Puppet
Theatre and Temple Beth El Cantor

Stephen Dubov singing show tunes.
Bring a family photo for the commu-
nity collage. Kosher food will be avail-
able.
Participants can also experience
Jewish Detroit 100 years ago at the
12th Annual "Apples & Honey and
Lots, Lots More" hosted by Jewish
Experiences For Families the same day.
Children can dip candles, decorate
Simchat Torah flags and make Sukkot
wind chimes and shofars. Reservations
will be required for the shofar-making
factory, for children eight years old
and up, and cost $10 per shofar.
Through June 6 next year, concerts,
exhibits and seminars depicting Jewish
life in Detroit are planned.
Itzhak Perlman plays Orchestra
Hall in October, with tiered ticket
pricing to allow benefactors to help
defray the cost of the evening. The Jeff
Haas Trio and Marcus Belgrave will
perform Jewish folk jazz, including an
original Haas piece for the centennial
commissioned by the Michigan
Council for the Arts, at the Gem
Theatre in November.
An exhibit at the Kahn JCC,
"Memory and Vision," an exhibition
chronicling Detroit Jewish life
through the last 100 years curated by
former Henry Ford Museum staffer
Joe Hines, begins in November and
lasts through March. Divided into
seven major sections of artifacts and
photographs, including Immigration
and Resettlement (1899-1926);
Holocaust, War and Rescue (1939-
1947); and A Dream Realized —
around the corner, around the world
(1948-1966), items will include early
sports equipment and the book of
minutes from the first meeting of the
Federation.
"It's a celebration of not only the
federation agencies but the people that
created it," said exhibit chairperson
Cheryl Guyer.
In March, the Detroit Institute of

