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by finding a document 
or a picture hidden in 
the archives, then adds 
context around its history 
by bringing in things like 
newspaper articles or other 
items. “I take people on 
this journey with me and 
through the discovery of 
more information,” she says.
In Temple Beth El’s 
archives, Gottlieb says 
there is no shortage of 
interesting stories. With 
about 1,500 linear feet of 
archival material housed 
in hundreds of different 
collections, she’s able to 
comb through rabbinical, 
family, building and affiliate 
group collections, among 
others.
“Our collection expands 
into early Michigan Jewish 
history, not just Temple 
Beth El,” she explains. “It 
has photographs, movie 
reels, audiotapes and oral 
histories.”

EXPANDING OUT OF 
THE BOX WITH ON-THE-
GROUND SEGMENTS
Now, Gottlieb and Temple 
Beth El are partnering with 
Robbie Terman, director 
of the Leonard N. Simons 
Jewish Community Archives 
of the Federation, to expand 
the Out of the Box program.

A new on-the-ground 
segment “Out of the Box: A 
Bisel of History” captures 
short snippets of Metro 
Detroit Jewish history 
around town, which are 
then shared on Facebook 
Live, Instagram and TikTok. 
They’re rotated out every 
other week with traditional 
Out of the Box segments.
Together, Gottlieb and 
Terman work to bring 
Jewish culture to new 
audiences, particularly 
young followers who engage 
with TikTok. So far, they’ve 
gotten more than 300,000 
likes, 2 million views and 
nearly 6,000 followers since 
the TikTok account was 
created two months ago.
“Archives have long been 
thought of as places with 
dusty, old boxes filled with 
dull documents,” Terman 
says. Through Out of the 
Box, she continues, Gottlieb 
has proven otherwise while 
sharing the fascinating, 
surprising and even wacky 
stories that she finds.
“With her creative 
thinking and passion for 
Michigan Jewish history, 
she has found new ways 
to bring stories to the 
public,” Terman says, “as 
well as educate them on the 
importance of archives.” 

Robbie Terman and Laura Gottlieb 

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