Jewish culture: arts, media and heritage
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Emma Schaver Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP002185
Abstract
Emma Lazaroff Schaver (March 15, 1905 - February 4, 2003) was best known as a Jewish opera and folk singer and Labor Zionist. She was a member of the first Jewish delegation to the Displaced Persons camps after World War II where she sang to survivors of the Holocaust. She toured the United States, Canada, Europe and South and Central America as a soprano with various opera companies and as a soloist. Along with her husband, Morris Schaver, Emma was respected for promoting Jewish culture in the...
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Emma Schaver Papers
Janice Charach Gallery Records
Collection
Identifier: UR002621
Abstract
The Janice Charach Gallery was established by Natalie and Manny Charach on June 13, 1990 in memory of their daughter Janice Charach, a young and accomplished artist. In the fall of 1990, ground broke on a 7,200 square-foot art wing at the Maple-Drake Jewish Community Center. The Charach Gallery officially opened with its premier exhibition “The Art of Collection: The Jewish Collector’s Experience” in July 1991. In 2015, the gallery celebrated its 25th anniversary.
The Janice Charach Gallery...
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...
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.
JCA: Detroit Jewish Newspapers Microfilm Collection
Collection
Identifier: UR001743
Abstract
The microfilm collection is comprised of The Jewish American (1901-1911), official organ of Temple Beth El in Detroit, and The Jewish Chronicle (1916-1951), forerunner of The Jewish News and The Detroit Jewish News.
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.
JCA: Jewish Community Center Records
Collection
Identifier: UR002619
Abstract
The Jewish Centers Association was formally organized in 1926, located on Melbourne near Woodward Avenue in Detroit. Its purpose was to provide recreational, cultural, and informal educational activities for the Detroit Jewish community.
These records include JCC programming and events at its many locations, from the Fenkell Branch to the West Bloomfield campus, from 1935 to 2005. The materials include meeting minutes from various governing groups and papers from the Jewish Book...
JCA: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Records
Collection
Identifier: UR001491
Abstract
The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit (Federation or JFMD) is an umbrella organization for many Jewish social service agencies in the Detroit metropolitan area that promotes philanthropy and volunteerism in the Detroit Jewish community.
The papers of the Federation document the activities of the organization, its history, and the activities of its member organizations and of organizations with which it has affiliated, including the Council of Jewish Welfare Federations,...
JCA Leonard Simons Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001518
Abstract
Leonard Simons 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 and the Detroit Historical Commission. The papers also show his personal interests, such as travel and book collecting.
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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JCA Leonard Simons Papers
JCA: Philip Slomovitz Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001494
Abstract
Philip Slomovitz, often referred to as the dean of Jewish-American journalists, had a prolific career. He founded The Jewish News in Detroit in 1942 and for almost fifty years used the paper as a vehicle to champion Jewish causes as well as promote amity among diverse peoples. He reported on many history-making events, both locally and internationally, keeping background files to aid him in his writings. It is these files and correspondence that make up the bulk of his papers.
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.
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...
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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JCA: Small Collections
Workmen's Circle Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000048
Abstract
The Workmen's Circle is a Jewish nonprofit organization based heavily in New York City, with a number of branch organizations around the country, including Detroit, Michigan. Workmen's Circle, today, focuses on social justice activism and the promotion of Yiddish culture and education.
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Workmen's Circle Records