JULIA DILAURA, “SCHLUSSEL BATHHOUSE ARCHAEOLOGY”
June 30 @ 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
**Free with Detroit Historical Museum admission! **Dig into a fascinating
piece of our Detroit Historical Museum exhibit, “In the Neighborhood!” In 1907
Louis Schlussel opened a bathhouse at the corner of Alfred and St. Antoine
streets, featuring Detroit’s first documented mikveh (Jewish ritual bath).
Come learn about the 2019 archaeological dig that recovered bathhouse
artifacts. Following the lecture, attendees are invited to view the artifacts
on display in “In the Neighborhood” and chat with lecturer and archaeologist
Julia DiLaura, who was heavily involved in recovering and caring for them.
Organized by: Jewish Historical Society of Michigan
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