S2507 Oak Park: History and Revival of a Unique Detroit Suburb
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Oak Park has long been known as Detroit's "Jewish suburb." But few know just how that happened, or how and why the city exploded with vibrance, then declined, and is now on an amazing upswing. Join journalist, historian, and author Jack Lessenberry, who has just completed a book on Oak Park, as he shares the city’s secrets and some of its remarkable and utterly unique history.
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Jack Lessenberry
Jack Lessenberry has been a writer for many publications, including Vanity Fair and The New York Times. He is a contributing editor and columnist for the Toledo Blade and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and is co-author of “The People’s Lawyer: The Life and Times of Frank J. Kelley;” and author of “Reason vs. Racism: A Newspaper Family, Race, and Justice”, and “Thinking About the Other Fella: Avern Cohn’s Life and the Law”. He lives in Huntington Woods and Charlevoix, with Elizabeth and their Australian Shepherds, Rusty and Chet.