is excited about the organization's
growth. In the coming year, he plans
to concentrate on leadership devel-
opment and building the organiza-
tion's endowment.
JHSM's endowment enables the
organization to charge lower-than-
average fees for tours and programs
so that a maximum number of peo-
ple can be involved. Memberships
begin at $36 a year ($20 for stu-
dents) and include discounts to
JHSM tours and programs and a
copy of Michigan Jewish History.
Maddin also sees JHSM expand-
ing its reach to communities beyond
Detroit and further promoting the
organization's speakers' bureau
and "virtual tour" program, which
brings much of the bus tour content
to senior centers without charge.
The 50-minute presentation, From
Hastings to Home, is also available
to congregations and other groups
for a small fee, and will soon include
a seven-minute mini-documentary
about Hastings Street, Detroit's
oldest Jewish neighborhood. The
mini-documentary, funded by the
David-Horodoker Organization, is
a collaboration between JHSM and
the Jewish community archives,
Maddin said.
Work has already begun on
similar programs about the Jewish
neighborhoods of Northwest Detroit
and synagogues in Michigan.
Bice is also looking for oppor-
tunities to showcase the Jewish
Historical Society of Michigan's
Yearbook Collection and
Preservation Project, a collection
of yearbooks, class pictures and
reunion books dating from the early
20th century through the present,
representing schools from through-
out Michigan in which there was/
is a Jewish presence. JHSM has
amassed some 2,000 yearbooks dat-
ing back to 1902.
"We are exploring programs that
will enable us to bring yearbooks to
sites so that people can look at their
yearbook, reminisce and share sto-
ries:' she said.
In September 2016, JHSM will
join the Detroit Historical Museum
to present "Chasing Dreams:' an
exhibit about baseball and the
American dream. The JHSM will
localize the exhibit, originally cre-
ated by the National Museum
of American Jewish History in
Philadelphia. ❑
Tickets to the Jewish Historical Society
of Michigan's annual meeting on May 28
at the Gem Theatre are $45 and include
a strolling supper starting at 5:30 p.m.
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June 8, 2015
at Tam O'Shanter Country Club.
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