The Jewish migration from Detroit went from areas like Dexter and Davison to 7 Mile and Schaefer to the suburbs like Oak Park and Southfield.
After a while, there wasn't much of a Jewish population left.
David Sands of Model D reports that the Jewish population has been making a comeback in the city since the late 2000s of folks under 40.
Model D reports:
"The young Jewish community right now is vibrant," says B'Daren "Ariel" Payne, a 25-year-old videographer who belongs to the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (IADS). "There's working stiffs. There's artists. There's rich layabouts. There's philanthropists who live in the burbs but party in Detroit. There's just a little bit of everybody, and it's like Detroit is bringing them in like a moth to a flame."
The Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit estimates between 300 and 500 Jews currently live in the city, 500 (mostly commuters) go to college, and between 2,000 and 3,000 now spend their working hours downtown.
