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In the 1950s Jewish settlement patterns changed from the northwest suburb of Detroit into Jewish spaces. In 1958, one-fifth of all Detroit Jews lived in Oak Park and Huntington Woods. But, some left for the suburbs with a sense of defeat.
1910s–1950s Member of the Chicago Outfit and ran syndicate casinos in Las Vegas during the 1940s and 1950s. [1] [2] [5] Max "Big Maxie" Greenberg: No image available: 1883–1933 Detroit mobster and a member of Egan's Rats. [1] [4] [9] [14] Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik: No image available: 1886–1956 1910s–1950s Financial and legal advisor to ...
The Michigan legislature prohibited the sale of liquor in 1917, three years before national Prohibition was established by a constitutional amendment. [1] [2] Along with temperance supporters, industrialist Henry Ford owned the River Rouge plant and desired a sober workforce, so he backed the Damon Act, [2] a state law that, along with the Wiley Act, prohibited virtually all possession ...
Pages in category "Jews and Judaism in Detroit" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... History of the Jews in Metro Detroit; B. Bernard ...
In 2011, The Detroit Jewish News Foundation was created to digitally archive over 100 years of news involving Detroit's Jewish Community. Through its William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History, is the Michigan Jewish community’s indispensable source of primary information that educates, illuminates and makes relevant the community’s past, strengthens its present and shapes ...
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The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia (The American Midwest, Midwestern History and Culture). Indiana University Press, November 8, 2006. ISBN 0253003490, 9780253003492. Rodríguez, María Elena. Detroit's Mexicantown. Arcadia Publishing, 2011. ISBN 0738578029, 9780738578026. Steifel, Barry. The Jewish Community of Metro Detroit ...
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah is the largest Jewish School system in Michigan, with over 1,000 students. The school includes the Norma Jean & Edward Meer Early Childhood Development Center next to the boys' school. The yeshiva is known locally for its annual fund-raising dinner, held at the Detroit Renaissance Center, which usually features a guest speaker.