Jewish Ann Arbor [Images of America]

Adler, Richard; Adler, Ruth

ISBN 10: 0738540218 / ISBN 13: 9780738540214

Published by Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2006

About this Item

Stiff pictorial wraps. 128 pp., illus. w/ b&w photographs. Original price sticker from the Museum on Main Street (Ann Arbor, MI) affixed to bottom front cover corner, otherwise as issued. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 029618

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jewish Ann Arbor [Images of America]
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738540218
• ISBN 13: 9780738540214
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • American Midwest

About this title

Synopsis

The earliest Jewish settlers arrived in Michigan during the mid-18th century. Primarily traders associated with the burgeoning fur industry, few of these entrepreneurs remained permanently. During the early 1840s, the five Weil
brothers, farmers and tanners from Germany, became the first prominent Jewish settlers in Washtenaw County. By the end of that decade, a Jewish cemetery was established on what is now the site of the Horace Rackham Building on the University of Michigan campus. Though the Weil family
eventually moved west, the cemetery remained as a marker for what was then a miniscule Jewish presence. In the early 20th century, Osias Zwerdling and the Lansky family arrived. In addition to reestablishing a Jewish presence in Ann Arbor, they helped form what became Beth Israel Congregation. Growth of the Ann Arbor Jewish community coincided with the evolution of the university, as well as the city. By the end of the 20th century, a vibrant community representing all facets of Judaism had been established.

About the Author

Richard Adler is a professor of microbiology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Ruth Adler attends Kent State University, majoring in anthropology and geology. The Adlers are members of Beth Israel Congregation, where Ruth was a bat mitzvah in 1997.