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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.
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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 ...
He served for 22 years and oversaw the growth of Beth Yehudah from a 400-student day school (pre-K–12), to a full-service educational institution for more than 850 children and 2,500 adults of the broader Detroit Jewish community. A large portion of Mayerfeld's success is attributed to the great fundraising achievements of businessman Rabbi ...
The Detroit Free Press called the removal "the greatest mass evictions in Detroit's history." [85] Groundbreaking on the Douglass Project occurred on May 5 with Mayor Cobo turning the first shovel. [86] February 2 - Ford Motor put 15,000 workers at its Rouge plant on a six-day work week to meet increased demand for its products. [87]
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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First Jewish American male (Third Judicial Circuit): Harry B. Keidan in 1927 [13] First Jewish American male (Michigan Supreme Court): Henry M. Butzel in 1929 [14] First Greek American male: Emmanuel N, Karay in 1946 [15] First African American male (judge): Charles W. Jones in 1950 (upon his appointment to the Recorder's Court) [16] [17] [18] [19]