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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 Family Service Records
Collection
Identifier: UR002349
Abstract
Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit (JFS) is a social service organization for the Detroit area Jewish community. Founded in 1928, the organization was created from the joining of the Hebrew Ladies Sewing Circle and the Self Help Circle. JFS mostly aided Jewish families new to America until the aftermath of the WWII. After the war, JFS worked towards the resettlement of Holocaust survivors and Jewish refugees displaced by the Soviet Union. Today, JFS performs a variety of social...
Dates:
1918 - 2000
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Sam Sweet Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000841
Abstract
An activist in the early labor movement, Sam Sweet aided in the organization of the Flint General Motors workers and the Briggs workers in Detroit, and served as Education Director for United Auto Workers (UAW) Locals 155, 51, and 742. Granted citizenship in 1946, Mr. Sweet faced repeated government attempts to revoke his citizenship due to alleged Communist affiliation.Part I of Mr. Sweet’s papers primarily relate to his activities as Education Director of various UAW locals and as...
Dates:
1938 - 1989
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
SEIU Retired Members Department Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001890
Abstract
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) was founded in 1921 as a union of flat
janitors. Over the years it has grown in size and scope, now comprising three divisions:
healthcare, property services, and public services. With the number of retired SEIU members growing, SEIU developed a series of four workshops to address the needs of this population. The creation of the Retired Members Department soon followed. The Retired Members Department Records provide insight into these initial...
Dates:
979 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1979 - 1980
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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