Sunday, May 10, 2026 from 10am – 1pm
Street parking at 9535 Van Dyke Detroit, MI.
Just two miles from the storied Beth Olem cemetery, B’nai David dates back to 1898 when the founding fathers of the then Beth David Synagogue bought a 1.6 acre plot of land in what was then Hamtramck Township for $1,800.
Please contact Ann Zaron ann.zaron@att.net for more information.
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Beth Olem Cemetery is scheduled to be open on Sunday, April 12, 2026 from 10AM to 1PM.
Beth Olem is the oldest Jewish cemetery in Michigan, with graves dating from the 1880s through World War I. It is located on the grounds of the GM Poletown plant in Hamtramck, Michigan, between Smith and Clay Streets. Visitors are allowed only two times per year, around Rosh Hashanah and Passover.
More information about Beth Olem can be found at the following sites:
Call Clover Hill Park Cemetery for additional information: 248-723-8884.
If you plan to attend you can reach out to Jim Grey for more info or directions. He will be there in person.
Email: gentrex@aol.com
Cell: 248-739-9070
This is not a JGSMI program.
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 11:00 am
Soul Cafe
5586 Drake Road (south of Walnut Lake)
West Bloomfield, MI
If you plan to attend you can reach out to Jim Grey for more info or directions.
Email: gentrex@aol.com
Cell: 248-739-9070
Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 10am
Free
Please join David Goldman along and Jim Grey for an interactive visit to the historic B’nai David Cemetery. Just two miles from the storied Beth Olem cemetery, B’nai David dates back to 1898 when the founding fathers of the then Beth David Synagogue bought a 1.6 acre plot of land in what was then Hamtramck Township for $1,800.
Read more about David Goldman’s urban garden project from the the Jewish News.
We hope you’ll attend. Rain or shine. Street parking at 9535 Van Dyke Detroit, MI.
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In A Yiddish World Remembered, the story of Jewish life in Eastern Europe is brought to life again by some of the remaining eyewitnesses. Narrated by Academy Award nominated actor Elliott Gould and accompanied by never-before-seen archival films, vintage photographs, and, of course, traditional Klezmer and cantorial music, the documentary takes a realistic and enlightening look at this unique and all-but-vanished way of life.
For those in rural communities, there was often no running water or electricity. For many, anti-Semitism was a part of daily life. But for everyone, crowded conditions and poverty seemed to prevail. Despite these trials, through the eyes of the individuals interviewed, we learn that Jewish communities were close-knit and often even joyous places to live. This television special explores everything from the fascinating language of Yiddish to the Rabbis and Rebbes that often ran the communities to the powerful Jewish movements of Khasidism, Bundism and Zionism.
Information taken from http://www.twocatstv.com/yiddish-world/
Location: Holocaust Memorial Center. Register below.
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