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December 31, 1999

Tevet 22, 5760

Special Report
A Century Of fewish Detroit
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A Century Of
Jewish Detroit

The history of Detroit Jewry is a
richly woven story of people
fiercely loyal to their hometown
roots, no matter where life's jour-
neys may have taken them.
A native Detroiter whose fami-
ly roots in the Motor City date
back to circa 1910, I've always
been both fascinated and
intrigued by the grit, the caring
and the dreams of our communi-
ty. As spread out as we are geo-
graphically, we're more tightly knit
than many smaller Jewish com-
munities.
And that's no accident. Metro
Detroit is a national model for
religious pluralism because those
of us who call it our home recog-
nize that, in the end, we're all
Jews.
Tapping the knowledge of local
historian Sidney Bolkosky, Story
Development Editor Keri Guten
Cohen and Creative Services
Manager Jeffrey Torok have
assembled a remarkable portrait of
Jewish Detroit over the past cen-
tury (pages 5-26). It wasn't meant
to be all-encompassing but rather
a thoughtful overview.
If you have a chapter of the
Jewish Detroit story you'd like to
share, please keep it to about 300
words and send it to us. We'll
gladly consider it. Meanwhile,
enjoy your journey through
Detroit's Jewish past!

Shabbat Shalom!

Robert A. Sklar
Editor
rsklar@thejewishnews.com

A Michigan Press Association
Newspaper of the Year

This Week

27 Meeting The Need

AJE wins $321,000 to encourage

careers in Jewish education.

30 Quick Thinking

Friendship Circle volunteers survive
carbon monoxide poisoning.

Community

47 At Life's End

Gifts enable Federation
to underwrite Galilee hospices.

Spirituality

68 'Being Human

Staffers at a Catholic center
help ill Jewish co-worker.

its
ertainment

73 Comin' Up Roses

Ron Okum brings Michigan ties
to this year's Tournament of Roses.

Vol. CXVI, No. 19

DEPARTMENTS

Alefbet'cha
Births
Calendar
Community
Crossword
... Answers
Danny Raskin
Editorials
Engagements
Marketplace
Obituaries
Spirituality
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Candlelighting
Friday, Dec. 31
4:52 p.m.

Shabbat ends
Saturday, Jan. 1
5:59 p.m.

Cover: A photographic
collage of a century of Jewish
Detroit as culled from local
archives.
Design by Jeffrey Torok

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