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JCA: Benyas Photographic Negatives
Collection
Identifier: UR001749
Abstract
The Benyas Photographic Negative Collection was donated to the JFMD
Jewish Community Archives by photographer Bob Benyas in 1991. Benyas's
photographs, here in negative form, document the activities of the Detroit area
Jewish community, primarily the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and its
many divisions and committees, including events such as annual meetings,
campaign events, dignitary visits, and the Jewish Book Fair. Among the
organizations included are the Jewish Community...
Dates:
1950 - 1996
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
JCA: Jewish Apartments and Services Records
Collection
Identifier: UR002345
Abstract
The Jewish Apartments and Services Records spans the years 1966 through 1999. It reflects the growth and development of the agency that provides residential services for senior adults in seven facilities in the Detroit area. The Prentis and Teitel Apartments are located in Oak Park and the Hechtman and Meer Apartments in West Bloomfield, adjacent to the facilities of the then-extant Jewish Community Centers.The Apartments serve the Jewish community, primarily. However, they are...
Dates:
1966 - 1999
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
JCA: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Video Collection
Collection
Identifier: UR002520
Abstract
This collection of videos includes many JFMD activities and special events from the 1980s through 2013 including annual meetings, board of governors meetings, promotional pieces and interviews. It also includes videos from JFMD’s agency, the Agency for Jewish Education (AJE), including events and teacher conferences from the 1990s through 2006. All contents are videotapes unless otherwise noted (zip disk, DVDs).
Dates:
1977 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2005
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
JCA: Jewish Home for the Aged Records
Collection
Identifier: UR001697
Abstract
Incorporated as the Jewish Old Folks Home in 1907 to provide housing for the homeless and those who no longer could maintain their homes, the Jewish Home for the Aged was at one time a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of the Detroit Jewish community. After expansion to the northwest suburbs with two full-scale nursing homes, financial and management difficulties in the 1980s led to contraction of services. The majority of the records of the Home cover the creation and operation of the...
Dates:
1907 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1990
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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