The Goodman Family Museum Committee and Women of Temple Israel are pleased to invite you to a guided tour of the Detroit Institute of Arts, exploring their collection through a Jewish lens. From Nazi-looted art, to Jewish artists’ influence in their pieces, this tour in partnership with the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan is sure […]
Let’s come together for an intergenerational Jewish Senior Prom celebration at the former Durfee Middle School! a predominantly Jewish school in Detroit from the 40s-80s that has been repurposed into a community hub for non-profits (including Repair the World!). On _June 9th from 2-4pm_ we will welcome residents from Jewish Senior Life to nosh, dance, […]
**Free with Detroit Historical Museum admission! **Help us celebrate our ongoing exhibit, “In the Neighborhood,” with the Yiddish film classic, _Uncle Moses _(1932). **Includes brand-new English subtitles. ** When poverty and persecution compel his Polish _landsmen_ to leave their shtetl, “Uncle” Moses, the crude and lusty former butcher, welcomes them to the promised land of […]
Help us celebrate our brand-new exhibit, **”In the Neighborhood,”** with Michigan Jewish history fun for the whole family! ** (Free with museum admission.)** Outfit the dinner table before sunset! Explore the exhibit to find all of the supplies needed for Shabbat dinner. Hurry to the Streets of Old Detroit to make your own Shabbat candles. […]
**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. […]