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Jeffrey Veidlinger has been named
the
first baseman-outfielder for the
Detroit Tigers. For much of his life,
Tellem has been close friends with
Hank
Stephen.
Jewish Detroit will also gain
a proud Jew when Arn Herschel
Tellem arrives. "I'm looking for-
ward to joining the Jewish com
Greenberg's
munity
a
in
son,
new
director of the Jean & Samuel
Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the
University of Michigan.
Veidlinger, who is U-M's Joseph
Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History
and Judaic Studies, will succeed
Deborah Dash Moore, Frankel Center
director for the past decade.
"Jeff's appoint
bring a
ment will
.
wonderful blend of
vision and energy
Detroit, which is also
historical
community:' he said.
that will take the
proud that there are incred
ible people that have come out of
the Detroit Jewish community who
"I'm
center to
heights
have contributed to the greater
good in the community. You can
Jeffrey
Veidlinger
that, whether it's the Davidson
family or Sen. Carl Levin, who I've
humanities:' Dash Moore said.
known for years,
Sander Levin:'
or
research, includ-
ing such important
areas as
of Russian and Eastern European
Jewish history. He is the author of the
award-winning books
on
the Soviet Stage
Empire (2009).
is based
on
and
the national board of Seeds
of Peace.
They plan belong
Congregation Shaarey Zedek in
to
to
Southfield.
Among all the lessons he's
through the years, some of
the most valuable to him today are
learned
rooted in the time he spent with his
grandfather, Ellis, who came to the
United States from Lithuania in the
1890s. Ellis comforted Tellem when
right before his bar
provided the context
his father died
mitzvah and
of meaning: from tikkun olam and
having kindness for others to help
ing the needy and being a person of
integrity.
The Pistons have a long way to
go until they are a championship
contending team, although the ups
and downs of sporting franchises
are an exciting part of the business.
Take Israel's
Hapoel Jerusalem bas
ketball team. Arn Tellem became a
part -owner of the business just two
years ago; a week ago, Hapoel won
the first league title in its team his
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hundreds of interviews
conducted with Yiddish speakers in
Eastern Europe. Videos of those con
versations
are
included in the Archives
of Historical and Ethnographic
Yiddish Memories
(aheym.org), which
Veidlinger established. He now is work
ing on a book about the pogroms in
during the Russian Civil War.
Veidlinger earned his Ph.D. in his
tory from Georgetown University in
Washington, D.C.
"Jeffrey Veidlinger is a national
leader on research into marginalized
Jewish populations, and his work
Ukraine
with the Archives of Historical and
Ethnographic Yiddish Memories
project has created a groundbreak
ing, publicly accessible oral history:'
said Andrew D. Martin, dean of D-Ms
College of Literature, Science and the
Arts. 'M
a
an
esteemed historian and
Jewish stud
former director of the
ies program at Indiana University, he
is ideally suited to lead the Frankel
Center's
important work:'
Veidlinger is associate chair of the
Academic Advisory Council of the
Center for
Jewish History, a member of
the Academic Committee of the United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum
and a member of the Executive
Committee of the Association for
Jewish Studies.
He is married to
Rebecca Leitman Veidlinger, who is
originally from Bloomfield Hills. They
have two
2015
His most recent book,
In the Shadow of the Shtetl: Small- Town
Jewish Life in Soviet Ukraine (2013),
friendship
cooperation
through sports.
The Tellems currently serve
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Public Culture in the Late Russian
Fund, Seeds of Peace and Peace
Players International, the group
tance,
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The Moscow
State Yiddish Theater: Jewish Culture
Working with the Jewish National
conducted sports clinics for youth
in the region, promoting accep
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Veidlinger is a renowned scholar
Congressman
When Gilad Shalit visited
America, Tellem helped make the
visit possible and was able to offer
him the experience of attending the
NBA All-Star Game. Three years
ago, the Tellems led a mission to
Israel with professional athletes.
aspects
of teaching and
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