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explained that Rivera want-
ed to depict a German per-
son on the assembly line and
thought that
Glicksman was
a Jewish name.
(Glicksman was
actually born in
Poland.) In the
mural, he wears
a cap typical of
the 1930s but
switched to a
yarmulke when
he left the fac-
tory.
The DIA has benefited
from many generous mem-
bers of Detroit’s Jewish com-

munity who have donated
funds or artwork to the
museum. Albert Kahn, a
German Jewish
immigrant
who became a
world-renown
architect, was
asked to design
a bigger DIA
museum on
Woodward
Avenue during
the 1920s.
According to
Cohn, Kahn
declined the prestigious
commission due to other
work commitments
but served on the Art
Commission that chose Paul
Cret as the architect for the
new building.

Kahn had an extensive
art collection and donated
some artworks to the DIA.
Cohn showed the JHSM
members several examples
including Head of a Saint, a
Spanish limestone sculpture
from the early 13th century.
Kahn also gave two sets of
beautiful silver candlesticks
to the museum; these are
exhibited in glass cases.
Today the DIA has several
galleries named after major
Jewish art collectors and
donors from the Detroit
area.
JHSM is training mem-
bers to be docents for the
Jewish connection art tours
and hopes to begin offering
them in June. Information
will be available at mich-
jewishhistory.org. The
Jewish Historical Society of
Michigan, a nonprofit edu-
cational organization, was
founded in 1959 to interpret
and highlight the history
of Jewish Michigan. JHSM
offers docent-led tours, lec-
tures, classroom materials
and publications.

OPPOSITE PAGE,
LEFT: Barbara Cohn
with Head of a Saint
(shown mounted
on another artwork)
donated by Albert
Kahn.

BELOW: Harry
Glicksman is pic-
tured in the front
row, fourth from left,
in Detroit Industry.

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