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The Year in Review, 2008 |
- JCC's Stephen Gottlieb Jewish Musicfest
March 1-9 2008
Klezmer, Broadway, Pop, Yiddish and Jazz. Sun. March 2: JHS sponsors Jazz at the J with the Jeff Haas Trio, featuring saxophone master George Benson.
- Detroit's Classic Radio Voices
March 8 - August 2008
Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave
- Michigan in Perspective
April 4 - 5 2008
Local History Conference.
- JHS Tour of Historic Jewish Detroit
Sunday, April 13 2008
Docent-narrated bus tour of neighborhoods and sites of old Jewish Detroit. Open to the public; 1 p.m. $18 JHS members; $20 non-members. Checks payable to Jewish Historical Society can be sent to JHS of Michigan, 6600 W. Maple Rd., West Bloomfield 48322.
- Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Fest
May 4 - 15 2008
In Commerce Twp., Birmingham, Ann Arbor, Flint, Windsor
- JHS Tour of Ford Field
Sunday, May 18 2008
- Historic Eastern Market District--Touring and Tasting
Thursday, May 8 2008
A docent-led bus and walking tour of the historic Eastern Market District of Detroit will highlight its history and its dynamic current and future development. We'll visit specialty shops, with tastings, and plenty of time for flower and gift shopping (storage space available on bus for your purchases). Lunch on your own (bring or buy).
- JHS 49th Annual Meeting
Tuesday, May 27 2008
Keynote Speaker: A. Alfred Taubman. Presentation of Leonard N. Simons History Award to George ÒMikeÓ Zeltzer. Dessert Reception. 7 pm.
- State History Conference
Sept. 26-28 2008
Presented by the Historical Society of Michigan; hosted and sponsored by the Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI. Awarding of State History Award for Education Programs to JHSM for education bus tours of historic Jewish Detroit, Friday, Sept. 26.
- Jews in Michigan - Challenges of Race and Ethnicity
Friday, Oct. 10 2008
Author and historian Judith Cantor.
- Saving Monticello
Wednesday, Oct. 29 2008
Lecture by historian Marc Leepson. The story of Uriah Phillips Levy, the first Jewish-American Naval war hero.
- Bricks, Mortar...and More
Oct. 31, 2008 - Feb. 4, 2009
Exhibit highlighting the Jewish Community and the growth of Wayne State University. Presented by the Jewish Community Archives; co-sponsored by JHSM. Mondays-Tuesdays, 9-6; Wednesdays-Fridays, 9-4:15; no weekend hours.
- Professor Henry Feingold
Sunday, Nov. 2 2008
"Could Roosevelt Have Rescued European Jewry? A Perspective from History."
- Plucky Pioneers on 2 Peninsulas: Jewish Immigrant Experience
Friday, Nov. 7 2008
Author and historian Judith Cantor.
- Jewish Book Fair, Local Authors Event
Sunday, Nov. 9 2008
Local authors will talk about their works. Book signing and refreshments. Co-sponsored by JHSM.
- Tour of Midtown and Reuther Library Exhibit
Monday, Nov. 17 2008
JHS bus tour of historic Jewish Midtown Detroit, ending at the Reuther Library at Wayne State University to view exhibit highlighting the Jewish Community and the growth of Wayne State University.
- Jewish Ensemble Theatre: "Two by Two"
Sunday, December 28 2008
Enjoy an afternoon of musical comedy with JHSM and an afterglow.
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