Jewish Community Archives (JCA)

The Jewish Community Archives documents the rich and varied history of the Detroit Jewish community. Its mission is to collect, preserve and make available for research the records of the Jewish Federation, United Jewish Foundation, Federation member agencies and local community leaders and organizations.

Collections are housed at the Reuther Library and the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Collections Spotlight: Max M. Fisher PapersBlog entry
Collections Spotlight: “Out of the House: Detroit Women’s Organizations in the 20th Century”Blog entry
Exhibit — Bricks, Mortar and MoreBlog entry
Exhibit: "25 Years, 25 Treasures" from the Jewish Community ArchivesBlog entry
Jewish Community Archives Moving November 2022Blog entry
Records of Jewish Community Council Reveal Mid-Century Concerns and Actions on Social and Racial JusticeBlog entry
Subject focus: Jewish Detroit ExperienceBlog entry
Subject Focus: The Purple GangBlog entry
The Jewish Community Archives at the Reuther Library: Additions and RevisionsBlog entry
(11648) Purple Gang, Collingwood Massacre Trial, 1931Image
(11649) Purple Gang, Collingwood Massacre Trial, 1930sImage
(11650) Purple Gang, Collingwood Massacre Trial, 1931Image
(12497) Purple Gang, Arrests, Axler, 1927Image
(12504) Purple Gang, Members, AxlerImage
(12768) Purple Gang, Arrests, Sam BernsteinImage
(13031) Purple Gang, Arrests, Sylvan Bernstein, 1935Image
(4030) Purple Gang, Arrests, Feldman, 1939Image
(4036) Purple Gang, Arrests, Drapkin 1950Image
(4043) Purple Gang, Arrests, Jacobs 1954Image
(4044) Purple Gang, Arrests, Levine Image
(4308) Purple Gang, Purple Gang Trial, Axler with Lawyer, 1931Image
(4314) Purple Gang, Arrests, Millman, 1958Image
(4321) Purple Gang, Arrests, Burnstein, 1940Image
(4322) Purple Gang, Arrests, Burnstein, 1940Image
(4555) Purple Gang, Arrests, Burnstein, 1940Image
(4570) Purple Gang, Arrests, Joe "Little Joey" Burnstein 1940s Image
(4585) Purple Gang, Arrests, Raymond Burnstein, 1926Image
(4601) Purple Gang, Arrests, AxlerImage
(4613) Purple Gang, Arrests, BuddImage
(4619) Purple Gang, Trials, Joe "Little Joey" BurnsteinImage
(4626) Purple Gang, Arrests, Fingerprints, Joe Burnstein, 1940Image
(4629) Purple Gang, Arrests, Abramowitz, 1928Image
(4651) Purple Gang, Arrests, Altman, 1935Image
(4657) Purple Gang, Trials, AuerbachImage
Fresh Air Society, Camp Tamarack, Belle Isle, 1902Image
Max M. Fisher and Gerald R. FordImage
Michael O. SmithImage
(4576) Purple Gang, Arrests, Joe "Little Joey" BurnsteinImage
(4587) Purple Gang, Arrests, Isadore "Izzy" BurnsteinImage
(4600) Purple Gang, Arrests, Isadore "Izzy" BurnsteinImage
(4656) Purple Gang, Arrests, Altman, 1950Image
(33760) DeRoy Memorial, Groundbreaking, Jewish Community Center, Detroit, 1939Image
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