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Book Tells History of Detroit Jewish Welfare Agencies; is First of Kind

April 28, 1941
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A 200-page history of Jewish welfare institutions, agencies and activities in Detroit, written by S. D. Weinberg, has been published here by the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit.

The book, in Yiddish, is the first comprehensive historical and current account of the social services of a Jewish community in America. It contains a statement by Isidore Sobeloff, Executive Director of the Federation, in which the book is termed “a document of great usefulness to the student, the research worker, the educator, and the interested public, not only for the present but also in the future.” Sobeloff expresses the hope that other Jewish communities in America will emulate the example of Detroit.

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