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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.
History of the Jews in Metro Detroit; B. Bernard Ginsburg House; Temple Beth El (Detroit) Bethel Community Transformation Center; Bonstelle Theatre; D. The Jewish ...
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 ...
Throughout the 1950s and 60s, the school flourished in Detroit, until it moved to its current location, on Lincoln Road in Southfield. Many educators became involved with the yeshiva, including Rabbi S. P. Wohlgelernter, who succeeded his brother as the school's President; Rabbi Leib Bakst, who served as Rosh Yeshiva until 1989; and 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]
Bill Davidson (1922–2009), chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries and owner of NBA's Detroit Pistons [121] Isadore Familian (1911–2002), owner and CEO of Price Pfister [ 122 ] John Farber (1925–2024), chemist and founder of specialty chemical trader ICC Industries [ 123 ] [ 124 ]
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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