Good afternoon! May is Jewish American Heritage Month, and the Detroit Public Library is honoring our city's Jewish history by hosting a virtual discussion with the Joan Meyers Jampel Center for Michigan Jewish Heritage. Please help us spread the word! Title: The First 100 Years of Jewish Detroit: 1850-1950 Date/Time: Wed, May 24, 2023, 6:00 PM Link to Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-first-100-years-of-jewish-detroit-1850-1950... In the span of a century, Detroit’s Jewish population grew from 51 people to more than 80,000. Join Archivists Laura Gottlieb and Robbie Terman from the Joan Meyers Jampel Center for Michigan Jewish Heritage as they explore why Jewish people flocked to Detroit and how they created a thriving community. Robbie Terman is the Director of the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Laura Gottlieb is the Director of Cultural Resources at Temple Beth El where she oversees the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives and Prentis Memorial Library. Both archivists hold a Master of Library and Information Science and Certification in Archival Administration from Wayne State University. As part of the Joan Meyers Jampel Center for Michigan Jewish Heritage, Robbie and Laura team up to bring history to life through engaging events, exhibits, lectures, workshops, and more. To learn more about the Jampel Center, visit mijewishheritage.org. This free event will take place on Zoom. Please register in order to receive an email with the link to join on the day of the program. Best, Megan Summers (she/her) Librarian II Jefferson Branch Detroit Public Library 12350 E. Outer Drive Detroit, MI 48234 (313) 481-1760 msummers@detroitpubliclibrary.org