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By J.T. Lambrou, May 3, 2021
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1 Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Downtown Detroit — L516 — First Jewish Religious Services
Near this site, in 1850, a small group of German-Jewish immigrants gathered at the home of Isaac and Sarah Cozens and formed the Bet El Society. Here Marcus Cohen, a layman, conducted the first Jewish religious service in Detroit. The following . . . Map (db m174196) HM
2 Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Eastside Historic Cemetery District — 241 — Michigan's Oldest Jewish Cemetery
Beth El, the first Jewish congregation in Michigan, was organized in Detroit on September 22, 1850, by 12 families. This half-acre cemetery, dedicated on January 1, 1851, was known then as “The Champlain Street Cemetery of Temple Beth El” because . . . Map (db m180884) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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