And the year is . . . 1968!
This photo shows Sharon and volunteer Janet Indenbaum assisting a club member, and it is part of the JCC photograph collection. Overall, the Simons holds more than 25,000 photographs documenting our community organizations and Jewish Detroiters. And that is just one piece of its holdings. As part of the Joan Meyers Jampel Center for Michigan Jewish Heritage, the Simons has partnered with the Franklin Archives at Temple Beth El to collect, preserve, and provide access to the most comprehensive collection of Detroit Jewish history under one roof. See what you can discover on our digital database!
October is American Archives Month, and we are celebrating at the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives (Simons). In honor of all things archives, each clue in this month’s Guess the Year will have an archival connection. See how well you know the Archives (and Jewish Detroit!) history!
Here were the clues to this month’s photo:
- The lovely lady on the far left is Sharon Alterman. When this photo was taken, she worked at the Jewish Community Center on Curtis and Meyers. Twenty-three years later, she was the founding director of the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives.
- At the time, Sharon was staffing the JCC’s Thursday Night Social Club for people with developmental disabilities, a catalyst to the formation of JARC, one year after this photo was taken. And by the way, the Simons holds the JARC Archives.
- The Simons also holds the records of the Jewish Community Center. This photo is just a hop, skip, and seven years to the dedication of the JCC in West Bloomfield.
Image: Jewish Community Center Photograph Collection, JCC.76, Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives.
