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The Jewish Historical Society of
Michigan has published the 40th vol-
ume of its journal Michigan Jewish
History, including 80 pages of articles,
photographs and book reviews.
Accompanying the volume is a compre-
hensive index of all past issues of the
journal, from 1960 through 1999.
Michigan Jewish History is the oldest
continuously published journal of local
Jewish history in the U.S. It circulates to
Historical Society members, institutions
and libraries around the country. Under
Editor Aimee Ergas, contributors include
historians, writers and scholars.
In the latest volume, Prof. Zvi
Gitelman of the University of Michigan
previews his oral history project with
World War II Russian veterans who now
live in Michigan. A five-part article
reviews the history of Detroit's Sinai
Hospital, with contributions from for-
mer hospital staff members Dr. Julien
Priver and Dr. Piero Foa.
An unusual perspective on pre-World
War II Japan is presented in the diary of
the late Detroit leader Benjamin Laiken,
translated by his daughter, historian
Judith Laiken Elkin. Stroh's archivist
Peter Blum focuses on Detroit's Jewish
brewers. Other articles highlight the late
labor leader Harold Shapiro and impor-
tant contributors to the Detroit arts
scene, Harriet and Irving Berg.
Historical events and anniversaries cel-
ebrated in the past year are noted in the
Celebrities and Celebrations section,
including Michigan's Jewish delegation
to Cuba, Aviva Kempner's documentary
on Detroit Tigers slugger Hank
Greenberg and the 150th anniversary of

Temple Beth El. Five recently published
books of interest to Michiganians and
Jewish historians are reviewed. Four indi-
viduals with connections to the JHSM
who passed_ away are commemorated:
Walter Field, Joseph Kramer, Sarah
Friedman and Norman Drachler.
A grant from Auburn Hills-based
Guardian Industries Inc. makes possible
the increased size of this year's journal, as
well as for future modifications and
improvements.
The journal's accompanying index is
its most comprehensive ever, covering
the 39 previous volumes of Michigan
Jewish History, 1960-1999. The index —
organized by subject areas, authors and
books reviewed — makes possible quick
access to the wealth of material con-
tained in past journals. Dr. Bernard
Goldman, former director of Wayne
State University Press, compiled the
index, which was partially funded by a
grant from the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit's Max M. Fisher
Jewish Community Foundation.
The foundation also has provided a
grant for start-up of the Jewish
Historical Society of Michigan's Web
site (wvvw.michjewishhistory.org ).
Over the next few months, JHS will
be bringing the journal online and
eventually plans to make all past issues
of the journal accessible. A regularly
updated index will be found on the
site as well as information about JHS
and its activities. The Web site will
enable the historical society to be
accessible to a wider audience of histo-
rians, researchers and others interested
in local Michigan history.

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Project Friendship

National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Detroit Section volunteers recently met
at Kadima to plan year-long activities for Project Friendship with Kadima, a semi-
monthly Sunday brunch program. Pictured are Myra Gross; Meryl Taback; Julie
Zussman; Geta Richman, Kadima clinical director; Shirleyanne Schlang and Kyle
Glasgow, Kadima staff

