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U of M HiIle!

1429 Hill St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 769-0500
Fax: (734) 769-1934
E-Mail: umhillel@umich.edu
Website: www.umich.edu/—umhillel
Contact Person: Shani Lasin

A foundation for Jewish campus life that encourages
and assists students, faculty, campus professionals and
communi:y leaders in creating rich, social, intellectual,
activist and spiritual experiences for the Jewish
community.

Western Michigan University HiIle!

1304 Faunce Student Bldg
WMU Box 191
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
(616) 387-2089
(616) 384-6643 Gillian Beaty
Contact Person: Gillian Beaty

Services for students attending both WVU and
Kalamazoo College. Activities include social and
religious programs, monthly Shabbat dinners and
services.

HISTORY

Documenting and publicizing of Michigan Jewish history.
Journal once a year, exhibits, programs and tours.

Jewish Genealogical Society
of Michigan

P.O. Box 251693

West Bloomfield, MI 48325-1693
(248) 661-0668
Fax: (248) 661-2306
E-Mail: mdmcousal@aol.com
Website: http://www.jgsmi.org
Contact Person: Marc D. Manson

Workshops, lectures, field trips, seminars, information
exchange. Learn research techniques. Library resources
provide world-wide research opportunities.

Jewish Historical Society
of Michigan

6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322-3003
(248) 661-7706
Contact Person: Joan Braun, president

Leonard N. Simons
Jewish Community Archives

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
6735 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301
(248) 642-4260
Contact Person: Heidi Christein

Collects, inventories, preserves and makes available for
research the historical record of the Jewish Federation,
United Jewish Foundation, Federation's member
agencies, local organizations and individuals. Includes
photographic and biographical collection.

Michigan Historical Museum

717 W. Allegan
Lansing, MI 48918
(517) 373-3559
(517) 373-2353 tours
Fax: (517) 373-0851

Jewish contributions to Michigan History on permanent
display. Tours offered. Call to schedule.

DETROIT JEWISH
HISTORY TIMELINE

ome historical milestones in the
Detroit Jewish experience are
highlighted here. They represent
events and trends that had lasting impact.
For more information, refer to "The
Jews of Detroit" by Robert Rockaway
and "Harmony & Dissonance: Voices
of Jewish Identity in Detroit, 1914-
1.967" by Sidney Bolkosky. Both books
form the basis for this timeline with
additional help from Heidi Christein,
director of the Leonard N. Simons
Jewish Community Archives; the
Temple Beth El archives; Judith Levin
Cantor, past president of the Jewish
Historical Society of Michigan; and
David Gad-Harf and Allan Gale of the
Jewish Community Council.
Suzanne Chessler

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SOURCEBOOK 2000 • JN

1850: Bet El Society, the
first Jewish congregatio
in Michigan, is formed

1850s and 1860s ew
begin to establish
significant businesses
and enter civic an
political offices.

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1762: First-known
Jewish settler arrives
in Detroit and, over
the decades, is
followed mostly by
German Jewish
immigrants.

1857: B'nai B'rith
organizes first
local chapter.

1861: Shaarey
Zedek Society
is established.