Snapshot of History Makes YOU the Star of the Show
Mark your calendars for Sunday, April 26, 2026, and get camera-ready!
The Joan Meyers Jampel Center for Michigan Jewish Heritage is hosting Snapshot of History, an interactive photography exhibit at Temple Beth El. The event is open-house style, open from 12pm-5pm.
Walk through the gallery of beautiful photographs, all from the Jampel Center’s archival collection, that span 175 years of Jewish Detroit history. And then take a time machine to different eras of photo technology, where it is your turn to step in front of the camera.
Attendees can get a vintage-style portrait with a professional photographer, pop into an old-fashioned photo booth, pose for a Polaroid, pop behind a Selfie frame, get their face printed on a cookie in an instant and more!
Plus, ten community partners, whose collections are housed at the Jampel Center, will be on hand to share and engage with you with their history and missions. This includes Farber Hebrew Day School, Hebrew Free Loan, Jarc, Jewish Federation’s NEXTGen and Women’s Philanthropy departments, Jewish Senior Life, Jewish War Veterans Michigan, National Council of Jewish Women Michigan, Tamarack Camps and Temple Beth El Brotherhood and Sisterhood.
All of this is included in the ticket price: $10 (13+), $5 (12 and under), or a $25 Family ticket (2 adults and up to 4 children). Friends of the Jampel Center are free.
There is also an option for an amazing add-on—tintype photography. Tintype is a technique from the 1850s and it puts your photo on a metal backing! We will have Detroit Tintype on site with sessions for just $54 (normally $125)! It is truly a special form of photography to have as a keepsake.
This event is one you won’t want to miss. Come for the fun, leave with beautiful and unique photos of yourself and your family.
Register for Snapshot of History here.
