George and Annemarie Roeper fled Germany in 1937. In 1941 they founded The Roeper School, one of Michigan's best-known independent schools. Its purpose: to develop human beings who want to build a better world. January 24, 2021
Join JHSM Executive Director Catherine Cangany, PhD for a look at the enduring popularity of the Dearborn Independent's hate speech. January 19, 2021
Former curator Louis Miller showcases highlights from the William L. Clements Library's Judaica collection, including collections related to two soldiers. January 12, 2021
Back by popular demand, Prof. Marc Dollinger (San Francisco State University) returns to discuss the history of Jews and racism. December 14, 2020
Join Yiddishist Mikhl Yashinshy for an in-depth study and performance of Yiddish theater in Detroit and New York City. December 3, 2020
A terrific, 7-minute clip from our documentary, From Hastings to Home
Looking for more information on J-Cycle 10's automotive-themed stops?
Barbara Lewis, "The Legacy of Meyer L. Prentis," Michigan Jewish History 53 (2013): 4-13.
"Significant Residents of the Boston-Edison Historic District"
Neil Baldwin, Henry Ford and the Jews: The Mass Production of Hate (2001)
Steven Watts, The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century (2005)
Milton Marwil, "The True Story of the Cemetery in the General Motors Parking Lot," Michigan Jewish History 33 (1992): 30-2
Beth Olem Cemetery website: https://www.cloverhillpark.org/beth-olam-cemetery
Randall Fogelman and Lisa E. Rush, Detroit’s Historic Eastern Market (2013)
Diane Pomish, “Detroit’s Food Distribution Markets: Eastern Market, Gratiot Central Market and the Jewish Families Who Helped Shape These Centers of Commerce,” Michigan Jewish History 45 (2005): 3-14.
“Best Place to Practice Aerial in Eastern Market: Detroit Flyhouse Circus School,” Detroit Metro Times, September 29, 2015
Stephanie Steinberg, “New Murals Light up Eastern Market,” Detroit News, September 23, 2016
Unable to attend our wildly popular bicycle tour of Jewish Detroit? Our route below gives you a taste of what you missed. This map is made possible by a grant from MotorCities National Heritage Area. We appreciate their support!
• American Jewish History, Journal of the American Jewish Historical Society. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
• Applebaum, Phillip. The Wetsmans: Odyssey of an American Family. William Morse Davidson, 1994.
• Berman, Lila Corwin. Metropolitan Jews: Politics, Race, and Religion in Postwar Detroit. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015.
• Bolkosky, Sidney. Harmony and Dissonance, Voices of Jewish Identity in Detroit, 1914-1967. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1991.
• Cantor, Judith Levin. Jews in Michigan. (Discovering the Peoples of Michigan). East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2001.
• Cohen, Irwin. Jewish Detroit: A Pictorial History. Arcadia Press, 2002.
• Demetriou, Karen Kritz, & Fran Rubin Weinstein. Temple B’nai Israel, 100 Years: Saginaw, Michigan, 1890-1990. Saginaw: Golden Jubilee, 1942.
• Devlin, Dennis S. Muskegon’s Jewish Community: A Centennial History, 1888-1988. Muskegon: Dana Corp., 1988.
• Edgar, Dr. Irving I. A History of Early Jewish Physicians in the State of Michigan. New York: Philosophical Library, 1982.
• Friedlander, Alex. From Suwalki to St. Ignace: A History of the Rosenthal, Reinhertz, Blumrosen, Winkelman, and Related Families. Brooklyn, NY: Breakaway Productions, 2003.
• Grad, Eli, and Bette Roth. Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 5622-5742, 1861-1981. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1982.
• Katz, Irving I., and Dr. Jacob Marcus. The Beth El Story. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1955.
• Kraus, Bea. A Time to Remember: A History of the Jewish Community in South Haven. Allegan Forest, MI: The Priscilla Press, 1999.
(Available at First Hebrew Congregation, 263 Broadway, South Haven, MI 49090)
• Michigan History, Journal of the Historical Society of Michigan. 1305 Abbott Rd., Lansing, MI 48823.
• Michigan Jewish History, JHSM's annual journal. West Bloomfield, MI.
Contact us to find out how you can receive a copy of the current issue. Browse our online archive of past issues.
• Rockaway, Robert. The Jews of Detroit, From the Beginning, 1762-1914. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1986.
• Slobin, Dan. From the Pale of Settlement to Michigan: Stories of My Grandparents and Their Families. Berkeley: Dan I. Slobin, 2016, 2021.
Links to some digitized content provided by our friends at the Center for Jewish History.
Museum of Jewish Michigan
Centers for Engagement
General Donation
Tribute Donation
Michigan Women Who Made A Difference
Joshua Society