Object ID	2000.09
Object Name	Records
Abstract	The 150th Anniversary Celebration Collection contains materials relating to the Best of Beth El: 150 years, a musical retrospective on May 13, 2000 and documentation of the Gala even on November 11, 2000, both celebrating Temple Beth El's 150th year as a congregation. Materials include correspondence, programs, invitations, program planning notes, reservation cards, photographs and negatives, video tapes, and a shirt. The correspondence represents congratulatory letters sent to Temple Beth El for their 150 anniversary, including letters from President Bill Clinton and Governor John Engler.
Accession#	2000.09,2001.5,
Admin/Biog History	The Best of Beth El: a musical retrospective was a musical event on May 13 and 14, 2000 with a cast of 150 Beth El members at the Bonstelle theater, Beth El's temple from 1903-1922. The musical event included scenes from a historical video, large-screen projections of historical photographs and dozens of Broadway-style production numbers. The materials in the 150th anniversary collection relating to the Gala event were donated by Trudi Wineman and Shelly Cooper, members of the 150th anniversary planning committee. Trudi and Henry Wineman were Committee Co-Chairs and Shelly and Peter Cooper were responsible for the Anniversary program. The Anniversary Celebration took place on November 11, 2000 at the Ritz-Carlton in Dearborn, Michigan. The 150th anniversary celebration was the culmination of a yearlong commemoration of the founding of Michigan's first Jewish congregation, originally called the Bet El Society.
Creator	Shelly Cooper and Trudi Wineman
Catalog date	02/22/2001
Collection	150th Anniversary Celebration Collection
Container	2 MS boxes, 1 oversize
Dates of Accumulation	November 2000 - February 2001
Finding Aids	Finding aid available.
Language	English
Level of description	Fonds
People	Abraham, Spencer/ Archer, Dennis/ Clinton, Bill/ Engler, John/ Johnson, Shirley/ Knollenberg, Joe/ Levin, Carl/ May, Alan/ Weinman, Trudi/ Cooper, Shelly/ Dubov, Stephen/
Home location	Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives Stacks.
Related unit of descrip	For the history of the congregation, see the Temple Beth El History Collection.
Search Terms	Commemorative Event//150th Anniversary/programs/events/ Best of Beth El/ music/
Title	The 150th Anniversary Celebration Collection

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