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Stiefel wrote that by the 1970s the exodus of Jews from the City of Detroit to the suburbs had increased from a "trickle" to a "deluge." [5] There were 80,000 Jews living in Metro Detroit in 1976, of a total population of 4,138,800, and in the metro area there were 34 congregations: 23 Orthodox, 6 Conservative, 4 Reform, and one Humanistic. [10]
Ziel Feldman, founder of real estate development and investment company HFZ Capital Group [43] Irving Mitchell Felt (1910–1994), New York–based developer, known for the new Madison Square Garden [44] John J. Fisher (1961–), majority owner of the Oakland Athletics; Gap Inc. heir [45] Josh Flagg (1985–), Beverly Hills luxury real estate ...
Part of the company's 1950s [15] and 1960s [16] [17] growth [3] was due to competitions in Jewish schools among classes, competing for prizes for selling the most Barton's products. [18] " Generations of Jewish children sold Barton's candies as fundraisers," [ 19 ] which was in part fueled by Klein's involvement with "philanthropic activities ...
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 ...
In 1962, "blockbusting" – real estate profiteering – was nationally exposed by The Saturday Evening Post with the article "Confessions of a Block-Buster," which explained how realtors gained profit by frightening white Americans to sell at a loss, in order to quickly resettle to racially segregated "better neighborhoods."
Marvin Sands (1924–1999), founder of Constellation Brands (now led by his sons, Rob (1958/1959-) and Richard (born 1950/1951)) [106] [107] Russell Weiner (born 1970), founder of Rockstar, Inc. (Rockstar energy drink) [108] [109] Sam Zemurray (1877–1961), Russian-born founder of the Cuyamel Fruit Company (an ancestor of Chiquita Brands ...
Germany will take in descendants of citizens denied their rights by the Nazis during the 1930s and ’40s. Some Jewish Americans are tackling the paperwork for more opportunities.
The Jefferson–Chalmers area continued to thrive through the 1940s and 1950s, but in 1954 the nearby Hudson Motors plant closed, starting a slow decline in economic fortunes. The loss of jobs was exacerbated by the loss of residents, as more people left Detroit for the nearby suburbs. The decline lasted through the 1970s, and into the 1980s.