Jews in Michigan
Jews in Michigan

Author: Judith Levin Cantor

Publisher: Discovering the Peoples of Mic

Published: 2001-06-30

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. Opportunities and Challenges -- II. A Statewide Presence -- III. The New Era of Industry -- IV. World War I and Its Aftermath -- V. The Second World War and Its Legacy -- Sidebars -- The Bridge at Mackinac -- Myra Wolfgang -- A Tribute to Hank Greenberg -- Medal of Honor -- Notes -- For Further Reference -- Index.

Jewish Detroit
Jewish Detroit

Author: Irwin J. Cohen

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780738519968

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In 1762, Chapman Abraham became the first Jew to set foot in Detroit, and the Jewish community has played a significant role in Detroit's history ever since. Sarah and Isaac Cozens formed the Beth El Society in 1850, when the census showed 51 Jewish adults living in Detroit. The cholera epidemic of 1854 claimed the life of the rabbi of Detroit's only Jewish congregation. But the community continued to grow, and to serve. Two-hundred and ten Jewish soldiers from Michigan served in the Civil War-more than one per family. Jewish Detroit chronicles in photographs the history of this remarkable community in Detroit, from its growth within the city to its migration to the suburbs, from its battles against anti-Semitism at the hands of Henry Ford and others to celebrating its own heroes like Hank Greenberg, the all-star first baseman of the Detroit Tigers.