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The Federation-sponsored "Population Study" of 1992 noted the Jewish population in Detroit had risen to 96,000, of whom an estimat- ed 7 percent were Orthodox, 38 per- cent were Conservative and 34 per- cent Reform. It noted, too, an alarm- ingly dramatic increase in intermar- riage: in 1960, both partners were Jewish in 93 percent of Jewish mar- riages; the number declined to 70 percent in the 1970s and to 56 per- cent in the '80s. This prompted a concern for "Jewish survival" that continues to grow in intensity. This could explain, a surprising turn toward religious Orthodoxy among young people that would affect Jewish life in concrete ways, such as demographic patterns. Earlier surveys, in the '40s and '60s, had identified specifics about the neigh- borhoods: the smells of Jewish deli- catessens like Sammy's or Liebermann's or Boesky's, and of bakeries like Rosen's on 12th Street. In 1992, the study focused instead on what its compilers saw as impending crises, like the increase in intermarriage. Despite the Jewish community's continued, near-mythic movement farther northwest — from lower to upper Hastings, to Oakland, 12th and Dexter, to Oak Park, Southfield, Farmington Hills and West Bloomfield — Oak Park and Southfield still appeared as "the center of the Orthodox population," under- scoring the Orthodox community's commitment to the area. One reason seemed to be that Federation and its agencies began sponsoring the Neighborhood Project in 1989, offering interest-free loans to Jewish homebuyers to maintain the Jewish population of Oak Park and Southfield. Another reason was the construction of three freeway overpass parks, a cooperative effort that helped keep the Jewish community there physically linked. Young Orthodox families continue to benefit from The Neighborhood Project. Congregation B'nai Moshe, following its con- stituency, moved from Oak Park to West Bloomfield, but first sold its old building to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, an Orthodox day school. Religious insti- tutions seemed to be digging in their JEWISH DETROIT on page 26 Project Contributors Sidney Bolkosky is William E. Stirton Professor in the Social Sciences and a profes- sor of history at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He the author o Harmony & Dissonance: Voices of Jewish Identity in Detroit, 1914-1967; Life Unworthy of Life: A Holocaust Curriculum; and numerous journal articles. Keri Guten Cohen, Story Development Editor, coordinated this project. Earlier this year, she served as editor of the Jewish News SourceBook. She joined the editorial staff in late summer, but has written off and on for the paper since moving to West Bloomfield in 1996 A journalist for more than 20 _years, Keri also writes a weekly column on visual art for the Detroit Free Press. Jeffrey Torok, Creative Services Manager, was responsible for the design of this project. He has 15 year of publishing expe- rience, including work on both consumer and trade publications. Jeff joined the Jewish News staff last January after moving to Novi. Esther Allweiss Tschirhart copy edited this project. A former copy editor at the Detroit Free Press, she joined the Jewish News as copy editor in 1998. Special thanks go to Alan Kandel, who gathered historical photographs from many locations; Judith Levin Cantor, archivist at Congregation Shaarey Zedek and past president of the Jewish Historical Society; Heidi Christein, archivist at the Leonard N Simons Jewish Community Archives; Beverly Yost, community liason at of the Jewish Community Council; Leslie Cowan, archivist at Temple Beth El; and Zina Bahrou, Seymour Manello and Carla Schwartz of the Jewish News. .