A Century of Jewish Detroit

1920-1930

Rabbis at the first
national meeting of
the United
Orthodox Rabbis o
America, convene
by Rabbi Judah
Levin, pose on the

steps of Congregation

Shaarey Zedek at
Brush and Willis
streets, circa 1920.

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• 1920-1930: In 1920, Rabbi

Judah Levin convened the first

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Fred Butzel, success
liaison between Jewish
constituencies and
between Jews and
non-Jews, was the
city's premier philan-

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national meeting of the United

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Orthodox Rabbis of

powerful assertion of religious

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thropist beginning in

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identity to begin the decade. They

met at Congregation Shaarey

Zedek on Brush and Willis streets.

Fred Butzel was- the engine dri-

ving the formation of the Jewish

Hastings Street, a thriving Jewish business dis-
trict between Kirby and Fredericks streets in
Detroit, 1922.

the 1920s and contin-
uing through the war
years. He also was
instrumental in start-
ing the Jewish Welfare
Federation.

Welfare Federation in 1926

Morris Waldman was its first

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executive director. Agencies like

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Hebrew Free Loan and Jewish

Family Service grew stronger, but

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Federation always would main-

tain its independence while coor-

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dinating its members. The

Depression began in 1929, and

struck indiscriminately — affect-

ing Jews and non-Jews.

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Crowek at
Tom's Marke
forerunner o
Farmer Jac
Markets,

14406 Gii41
Detroit,

12/31
1999

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