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mittees. Materials include print, 
photographs, audio/video tapes 
and digital holdings. For more 
information, contact Lauren 
Marcus Johnson at
ljohnson@temple-israel.org or 
(248) 661-5700.

COMMUNITY COLLECTIONS
Leonard N. Simons Jewish 
Community Archives 
(LNSJCA) of the Jewish 
Federation of Metropolitan 
Detroit document the rich 
and varied history of Detroit’
s 
Jewish community. Its holdings 
include more than 60 collec-
tions of organizational records 
and personal and family 
papers. With more than 2 mil-
lion documents, 25,000 pho-
tographs and a growing oral 
history collection, LNSJCA 
is an expansive community 
resource for primary source 
records. Explore the holdings 

at jewishdetroit.org/archives 
or contact Robbie Terman at 
archives@jfmd.org. 
Holocaust Memorial Center 
Zekelman Family Campus 
Library Archive is a research 
and reference collection doc-
umenting the history, back-
ground, aftermath and impact 
of the Holocaust. Its holdings 
include oral histories, records 
of local survivors, maps, pho-
tographs, and many other doc-
uments and artifacts pertain-
ing to the Holocaust, European 
Jewish history, Judeo-Christian 
relations and general Judaica. 
To learn more, or for research 
assistance, call (248) 553-2834.

UNIVERSITY COLLECTIONS
The Bentley Historical Library 
collects materials on the state 
of Michigan and the University 
of Michigan records. It is both 
the repository and host of the 

William Davidson Digital 
Archive of Jewish Detroit 
History, a digital archive 
comprised of the contents of 
the Detroit Jewish News and 
Detroit Jewish Chronicle. To 
explore the Detroit Jewish 
News Archive, visit
djnfoundation.org. 
Walter P. Reuther Library 
of Labor and Urban Affairs’
 
archival collections span 
labor history, urban and 
Metropolitan Detroit and 

the records of Wayne State 
University. In addition to 
housing the Leonard N. 
Simons Jewish Community 
Archives, the Reuther Library 
collections also include other 
Jewish-related materials. View 
the holdings at http://reuther.
wayne.edu. 

Robbie Terman is director of the 
Leonard N. Simons Jewish 
Community Archives and Laura 
Williams is director of cultural 
resources at Temple Beth El.

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Jews in the D

Telegram sent 
to the Jewish 
Federation on 
Feb. 10, 1948, 
requesting $2 
million for 
United Jewish 
Appeal.

COURTESY LEONARD N. SIMONS JEWISH COMMUNITY ARCHIVES.

MJAC Annual Event

Seventy politically conservative Jews gathered to meet Rabbi 
Yitz Tendler at Michigan Jewish Action Council’
s annual 
membership event. Tendler is a young conservative and has 
succeeded in identifying and nurturing future leaders from 
among young Jewish conservatives. Trips he has led to Israel 
have shaped the outlook and skills of current aides to con-
gressmen and ambassadors.
The annual CPAC convention, though not a Jewish event, 
draws conservative Jews from throughout the country. Rabbi 
Tendler has turned it into a Jewish networking opportunity 
by organizing a Shabbaton that runs concurrent with the 
convention. Following up on these meetings, he co-founded 
Young Jewish Conservatives. 

COURTESY OF MJAC

Rabbi Yitz 
Tendler

Jewish Family Service is planning 
its 23rd annual Fall Fix Up on 
Sunday, Nov. 10. The annual event 
serves homebound older adults by 
preparing their homes for winter.
 This year, there are three ways 
to help. Families and people of 
all ages are invited to meet at 
Congregation Shaarey Zedek in 
Southfield for 9:30 a.m. registra-
tion, breakfast and supply pickup.
 Young adults are invited to meet 
at B’
nai David Cemetery, 9535 
Van Dyke in Detroit, at 10 a.m. to 
help clean up the grounds in part-
nership with NEXTGen, Repair 
the World, The Well and Hillel of 
Metro Detroit.
Students in sixth-12th grades 
are invited to meet at Adat Shalom 
Synagogue in Farmington Hills at 
1 p.m. for an afternoon Fall Fix 
Up in partnership with J-Serve. 
Participants will travel to pre-
assigned sites.
Register for any of the three ses-
sions by Nov. 1 at jfsdetroit.org. 

Fall Fix Up Time

Fall Fix Up Time

The children’
s story experts at PJ Library 
expand their engaging offerings for children 
with the launch of the podcast “Have I Got 
a Story for You!” The podcast lifts classic 
Jewish folk tales from the page, gives them 
a modern twist and brings them to life for 
families seeking an entertaining, enriching 
diversion from digital life.
“Have I Got a Story for You!” will initially 
launch with three stories: “Two Sisters,” 
about a pair of siblings who are best friends, 
alike in every way — except that one has 

really bad allergies; “The Truth About Cats 
and Dogs,” which follows the friendship 
between the first of their species in the time 
of Adam and Eve, based on an old story 
from the Middle Ages; and, the hilarious 
“Moon Station One,” which takes place 70 
years in the future on a crowded moon 
base, a story that ultimately teaches children 
about gratitude. Eight more streaming 
episodes will post on Tuesdays throughout 
the fall at pjlibrary.org/podcast. 

PJ Library Launches Podcast

