From its 1701 origins through today, Detroit has been enriched by and depended on immigrants. In partnership with JCRC/AJC, our panel discussion considers immigration’s continuities and changes over time. You’ll be amazed by what you learn! Before the discussion, visit In the Neighborhood: Everyday Life on Hastings Street, Jewish Historical Society of Michigan’s exhibition located in the Robert and Mary Ann Bury Community Gallery (2nd floor).
Moderator:
Ruby Robinson is supervising attorney at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center. He focuses primarily on immigration relief available to victims of domestic violence and crime. Previously he worked as a staff attorney at Lakeshore Legal Aid's Counsel & Advocacy Law Line and at LA VIDA, a partnership of Lakeshore Legal Aid and Community Health and Social Services Center, Inc.
Panelists:
Maya Barak, PhD is an associate professor of criminology and criminal justice, and an affiliate of women's and gender studies and Arab American studies, at the University of Michigan - Dearborn. She is also board vice chair of Immigration Law & Justice-Michigan (ILJ-MI), a nonprofit that welcomes and supports low-income immigrants with free legal services and public advocacy.
Howard Lupovitch, PhD is a fourth-generation Detroiter and a graduate of Hillel Day School, the University of Michigan, and Columbia University, where he earned a PhD in History. He is currently a professor of history and the director of the Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University.
Martin Manna is president of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce and the Chaldean Community Foundation. He is also co-publisher of the Chaldean News and co-founder of the Bank of Michigan, a subsidiary of Capitol Bancorp. He holds an MBA from Wayne State University.
Presented by Jewish Historical Society of Michigan.
Admission is free courtesy of the William Davidson Foundation.