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EXHIBIT: IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: EVERYDAY LIFE ON HASTINGS STREET

Detroit Historical Museum 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit

_Take a walk back in time to Detroit’s first Jewish enclave, 1880-1930, where tradition and innovation rubbed shoulders in surprising ways…_ **Free with DHM admission!** **Exhibit-Related Programs: Free with DHM admission!** * **Opening Reception for $180+ Sponsors:** Thursday, April 18, 6:30 – 8:30 PM * (https://www.jhsmichigan.org/calendar/2024/family-fun-open-house-1.html)Sunday, May 5, 1:00 -3:00 PM * (https://www.jhsmichigan.org/calendar/2024/kosher-meat-riot-catherine-cangany.html) ** ** […]

JHSM Annual Meeting & Election

Detroit Historical Museum 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit

On Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 1:30pm join JHSM for our annual meeting. Location and more information will be announced in early 2024.

YIDDISH FILM NIGHT: “UNCLE MOSES” (1932)

Detroit Historical Museum 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit

**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 […]

YIDDISH FILM NIGHT: “UNCLE MOSES” (1932)

Detroit Historical Museum 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit

Free with Detroit Historical Museum admission! Help us celebrate our ongoing exhibit, “In the Neighborhood,” with the Yiddish film classic, Uncle Moses (1932). 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 his Lower East Side clothing […]

Free with museum admission.

FAMILY PROGRAM OPEN HOUSE: SHOPPING FOR SHABBAT

Detroit Historical Museum 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit

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. […]

FAMILY PROGRAM OPEN HOUSE: SHOPPING FOR SHABBAT

Detroit Historical Museum 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit

Join us for Michigan Jewish family fun for the whole family. 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. Then, visit the neighborhood candy store to buy a special Kosher treat. […]

Free with museum admission!

JULIA DILAURA, “SCHLUSSEL BATHHOUSE ARCHAEOLOGY”

Detroit Historical Museum 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit

**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. […]

JULIA DILAURA, “SCHLUSSEL BATHHOUSE ARCHAEOLOGY”

Detroit Historical Museum 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit

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 […]

Free with museum admission!

PANEL DISCUSSION: IMMIGRATION: PAST & PRESENT

Detroit Historical Museum 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit

**Free with Detroit Historical Museum admission! **Check out our brand-new exhibit, “In the Neighborhood.” Stay for this timely panel discussion on immigration. Our Detroit Historical Museum exhibit, “In the Neighborhood,” is all about the daily lives of newcomers to Detroit. From its 1701 origins through today, Detroit has been enriched by and depended on immigrants. […]

PANEL DISCUSSION: IMMIGRATION: PAST & PRESENT

Detroit Historical Museum 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit

Our Detroit Historical Museum exhibit, “In the Neighborhood,” is all about the daily lives of newcomers to Detroit. From its 1701 origins through today, Detroit has been enriched by and depended on immigrants. In partnership with JCRC/AJC, our panel discussion considers immigration’s continuities and changes over time. You’ll be amazed by what you learn! Doors […]

Free with museum admission!