JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF
MICHIGAN ARCHIVES
Donations
Stanley Morganstern has given the War Veterans’ Archives memorabilia related to his service as a B-26 Marauder aircraft pilot during WWII. Included are photographs of Stan behind the controls of his plane, and aerial images of his Bombardment Group’s air strikes. Stan has also promised to participate in an oral history interview relating to his war time experiences.
Alan Nathan, Commander of the Joseph Bale Post JWV #474, coordinated the donation of materials belonging to Dr. Douglas Shiffman. Those items detailed the service of Ben Shiffman who enlisted in the Army at the age of 16, and at the time of his death was the last known military survivor of the Spanish-American War. Among the collection are newspaper clippings, photographs, certificates, scrapbooks, and discharge papers.
War veterans, Leon Bleifeld and Alton Rohan, have also donated photographs and other memorabilia, and each has been interviewed as part of the JWV’s oral history project.
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Aaron |
Louis |
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Alpern |
J. Gordon |
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Apple |
Albert |
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Bader |
Peter |
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Bale |
Joseph |
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bernstein |
Philip |
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Blumberg |
Robert |
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Brenner |
Albert |
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Brody |
Albert |
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Canner |
Bernard |
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Cohen |
Hyman |
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Davis |
Jack |
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Davis |
Leo |
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Edelman |
Joseph |
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Eisen |
Sam |
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Emery |
Allan |
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Faudem |
Frank |
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Geller |
Herbert |
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Green |
Roy |
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Greenbaum |
Charles |
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Greenberg |
David |
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Grossman |
Mordecai |
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Gurvis |
Milton |
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Herzberg |
Lawrence |
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Jacobson |
Rodney |
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Kadish |
Abraham |
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Karbelnick |
Albert |
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Katzen |
Lester |
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Korinsky |
Sol |
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Koss |
Frederic |
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Kritt |
Joseph |
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Labovitz |
Alex |
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Leibovitz |
Sidney |
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Levine |
Irving |
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Lofman |
Alexander |
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Mandeberg |
Eugene |
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Mandell |
Irving |
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Moldawsky |
Sol |
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Moritz |
Sigmund |
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Neshkes |
Leo |
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Netzorg |
David |
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Newmark |
Edward |
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Oberstein |
Lawrence |
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Passerman |
Victor |
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Pokart |
Sidney |
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Rosenfield |
Kenneth |
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Ross |
Philip |
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Rosenthal |
Myron |
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Sampson |
William |
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Sapperstein |
Melvin |
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Schechter |
Herman |
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Seymour |
William |
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Shapiro |
Charles |
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Shaw |
Lloyd |
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Shiffman |
Harold |
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Silverman |
Morton |
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Simon |
Lewis |
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Sirotkin |
Marvin |
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Stern |
Saul |
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Sturmack |
Don |
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Taub |
Morris |
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Weil |
Max |
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Weiner |
Norman |
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Wienner |
Robert |
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Winokur |
Jack |
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Zelby |
Samuel |
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Zussman |
Raymond |
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The Friends of the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives is a group of committed contributors and supporters dedicated to maintaining and preserving the rich, historic collections of manuscripts, photographs, audiovisual materials, architectural drawings and rare books found within the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives.
As a Friend of the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives, your contribution will help promote a greater understanding and appreciation of the Archives, support its operation and growth and increase access to the Archives through unique and interesting programming.
Membership Levels:
$36 Friend
$72 Family
$150 Corporation/Foundation
$250 Future Generation
$___ Other
Please make checks payable to and mail to:
The Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives
7400 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
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 VETERANS
THE FRANKLIN ARCHIVES WANTS YOUR:
PHOTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, DIARIES UNIFORMS, MEDALS, OR ANY OTHER MILITARY MEMORABILIA
To preserve your cherished memories contact:
Jan Durecki, Archivist
Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives
Temple Beth El, 248-851-1100, ext. 3137
Where were you during World War II?
By Jan Durecki, Archivist
I am collecting stories and photographs relating to the manner in which Jewish Detroiters coped with the effects of the Second World War. These reminiscences will be incorporated into World War II, the USO and Jewish Detroit’s Response to the War Effort, the second presentation of the Jewish History Detectives’ Lecture Series September 10. These stories of home-front sacrifices and activities are being gathered from Temple members as well as from the local Jewish community.
I am interested in highlighting the everyday experiences that individually, and in their totality, contributed to the Allies’ victory. Were you a young wife and mother during the war? If so, how did your family deal with rationing? Did you belong to a Boy Scout or Girl Scout troop during the war years? Did you and your fellow scouts visit VA hospitals or correspond with GIs? Were you a Civil Defense warden or a Rosie the Riveter defense worker? Did you frequent the USO or other recreation centers that catered to visiting service personnel? These are but a few examples of the many efforts that drew the Jewish community together during the War and merit sharing with the TBE community.
The Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives is committed to collecting Jewish Detroit’s social history. Your personal stories of war-related activities will further our collective knowledge of the Jewish patriotism and solidarity with the War effort. Contact Archivist Jan Durecki at 248-851-1100, ext. 3137.
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Temple Beth El, Michigan's first Jewish Congregation, was founded in 1850 when twelve German immigrant families drew together in the home of Isaac and Sarah Cozens to form the Beth El Society.
Temple Beth El is home to one of the most comprehensive congregational archives in the nation and the largest such collection in Michigan. The archives is named in memory of Dr. Leo M. Franklin, Temple Beth El's beloved rabbi from 1899-1941 and one of the leading voices of the Reform Movement nationwide. The Archives was founded in 1981 using materials collected by Leo M. Franklin and Irving Katz, noted Jewish Historian and Temple Executive Secretary from 1939 until his death in 1979. It was maintained by congregants Miriam and Aid Kushner until 1997 when the first full-time professional Archivist was hired. The Archives continues to be strengthened by donations of materials and monetary contributions from individuals and foundations.
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THE GENERATIONS PROJECT
The Archives announces the launch of its Generations Project. Keren Alpert, Director of Education, will assign this online project to her 6th grade students. By completing the Personal History Questionnaire, they will have an opportunity to “speak” to future generations, and provide an insight into their family’s history. It is hoped that the project will spark intergenerational discussions between students, parents and grandparents. The resulting information will be shared via the Generations Project with the greater Beth El community. The project can be accessed through the Archives’ section of Temple Beth El’s home page. A “hard copy” of the Gift Agreement, outlining any restrictions on the terms and conditions of use questionnaire, will be signed and sent to the Archives. The Personal History Questionnaire can be completed online, and emailed to the Archives via the “submit” link at the bottom of the form. The Gift Agreement and the Personal History Questionnaire will be preserved in the Archives’ Family Files Collection. This Project is not limited to the religious school students. All members of the congregation are invited to participate.
I would like to thank TBE member, Jon Haber, and Grif Haber, from The Temple in Nashville, Tennessee, for their support, advice and assistance with the Generations Project. The Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives is also indebted to Miriam Kelman, a former Archives’ intern, who designed the Project’s web page.
What is the Generations Project?
As the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives’ Director, I have frequently heard researchers wish that they could have had an opportunity to speak firsthand with their ancestors. Had they been able to do so, their family’s history would have been strengthened, and nettlesome family questions would have been answered. The Generations Project is your unique opportunity to “speak” directly to future generations, and provide them with first hand information about your life and that of your ancestors. By giving them your family’s names, dates, and places of birth and death you teach them about their origins. Through this information they can understand that how they live and where they live are the result of the labors and risks taken by the family members who preceded them.
Jan Durecki, Director
Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives
CLICK HERE TO CONNECT TO The Generations Project's Page
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