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“The Henry Ford: Through
a Jewish Lens” runs
3:30-7 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
18, at the Henry Ford in
Dearborn. $18-$54.
(248) 432-5517;
michjewishhistory.org.

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This Rapid Bus, developed
in 1906 by Max and Morris
Grabowsky in Pontiac, was
the first bus in Rockford, Ill.

American
society, he was
suspicious of a lot
of things that happened
to make the modern world [as
he experienced it], and he was attached
to an old-fashioned vision of America.
He found a scapegoat for the things he
didn’t like in the Jewish community in
this country and internationally, and
that’s sad to contemplate.”
Donna Braden, senior curator and
curator of public life at the Henry
Ford, has been working closely with
the JHSM to develop the exhibits. She
believes her background of growing
up in the Cleveland Jewish community
adds to her insights.
“We’re way more than a car muse-
um,” Braden says. “We have holdings
from designers, manufacturers and
collectors. What’s particularly cool and
exciting to me is bringing out items
that rarely see the light of day.
“We’re going to show a collection
of everyday items from the early 20th
century related to Jewish holidays, bar
mitzvahs and cookbooks in addition
to items representing inventors and
manufacturers.”
On display will be a tractor designed

by Henry Dreyfuss (1904-
1972), high-style silver tableware
made by Myer Myers (1723-1795),
early Mattel toys developed under the
leadership of Ruth (1916-2002) and
Elliot Handler (1916-2011) and studio
glass formed by various Jewish artists
over a number of years.
With Detroit talent in mind, there
will be textiles fashioned by Ruth
Adler Schnee, who has been invited to
participate in the event; architectural
materials by Albert Kahn (1869-1942)
with some related to his work on
the Ford Rotunda; and a sightseeing
bus developed by Max and Morris
Grabowsky, who were active in the
early 1900s in establishing the Rapid
Motor Vehicle Co. later bought by
General Motors as the start of the
truck division.
“We are showing a cross-section of
all our collections involving Jewish
people — known and unknown,”
Braden explains. “We did research into
our collections and history and went
through the different curator areas.
People we’ll be talking about were
from all walks of life working in all
areas. We’ve never done anything like
this before.” ■

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A fabric sample designed by Ruth Adler Schnee in 1949 in Detroit

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