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JCA: Adat Shalom Synagogue Records
Collection
Identifier: UR001692
Abstract
Adat Shalom Synagogue was founded as the Northwest Hebrew Congregation and Center in 1944. The Adat Shalom papers reflect the activities of the congregation and its member organizations. Included in the collection are the papers of Rabbi Jacob Segal and the papers of the office of the congregation's Executive Director.
Dates:
1934 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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: Birmingham Temple Records
Collection
Identifier: UR001827
Abstract
Birmingham Temple was founded by Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine and chartered in 1963. The temple's records reflect its activities and contain items relating to the Jewish community in metropolitan Detroit.
Dates:
1960 - 2013
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
JCA: Detroit Mizrachi Records
Collection
Identifier: UR001696
Abstract
The Detroit Mizrachi Records documents the activities of the Zionist organization, Detroit Mizrachi. Primarily composed of correspondence, the papers relate to national and Detroit community Zionist efforts and Jewish youth camps.
Dates:
1936 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1975
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
JCA: Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah Records
Collection
Identifier: UR002790
Abstract
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, was founded in 1912 by Henrietta Szold in New York City with a mission to provide health care to the people living in Palestine. In 1916, Szold visited Detroit and helped start a local Hadassah chapter. Through its fundraising efforts Hadassah supports local, charitable projects as well as healthcare, research, education and social services programs in Israel.
Dates:
1916 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1990
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
JCA: Jewish Community Council Records
Collection
Identifier: UR001726
Abstract
The Jewish Community Council was established in 1937 as an umbrella organization to serve as a unifying force for Jewish organizations of metropolitan Detroit.The records of the Council document the organization's operational activities, programming, and publications, and the interests of the organization as related to issues such as anti-Semitism, discrimination and the civil rights movement, church-state relations and education, Israeli and Middle Eastern affairs, Zionism, and the...
Dates:
1937 - 1984
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: Leonard N. Simons Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001518
Abstract
Leonard N. Simons (1904-1995) was a business man active in the Detroit secular and Jewish communities. His papers reflect his work with many civic and charitable organizations such Wayne State University, Wayne State University Press, Sinai Hospital of Detroit, the Detroit Historical Commission and the Detroit Historical Society. The papers also show his personal interests, such as travel and book collecting.
Dates:
1872 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1949 - 1986
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
JCA: Sholem Aleichem Institute Records
Collection
Identifier: UR001691
Abstract
Sholem Aleichem Institute was created in 1926 to provide an independent, nonpartisan Jewish school in Detroit. It has engaged in numerous educational, cultural and social pursuits, striving to provide for its members a sense of belonging to the Jewish people through meaningful activities. One of its major aims has been to perpetuate use of the Yiddish language.
Dates:
1926 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1989
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
JCA: Small Collections
Collection
Identifier: UR001812
Abstract
Jewish Community Archives: Small Collections is comprised of records, papers, photos, scrapbooks and artifacts, ranging in size from one item to a couple of boxes, of various individuals, families and organizations within the Jewish community of the Detroit area from the 19th century to the 1990. Individuals include Sarah Friedman, Meyer Prentis, Emma Lazaroff Schaver and Judge Charles C. Simons. Families include the Butzels and the Flayers. Organizations include the Alpha Omega dental...
Dates:
1867 - 2003
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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