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Guests of Honor: Art of Faith from the Jewish Museum, New York

  • Detroit Institute of Arts
  • December 9, 2025
Guests of Honor: Art of Faith from the Jewish Museum, New York presents a selection of Jewish ceremonial objects, dating
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Motown Museum expansion space gets a name: Details revealed at star-studded private event

  • Detroit Free Press
  • October 20, 2025
An eventful Sunday downtown capped a yearlong 40th anniversary celebration for the Motown Museum — and offered some key updates
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Nearly $20M in grants to support Detroit neighborhoods, Joe Louis Greenway, tech economy

  • Crain's Detroit Business
  • September 8, 2025
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is expanding its grant-making in Detroit’s neighborhoods with a new $19.8
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Detroit Homecoming: Family brought 2 metro Detroit natives back to their roots

  • Crain's Detroit Business
  • September 14, 2022
Motown Museum Chair and CEO Robin Terry and Ethan Davidson, a folk musician and director for the William Davidson

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Michigan Opera Theatre receives $5 million grant, largest donation in its 50-year history

  • Detroit Free Press
  • November 18, 2021
Michigan Opera Theatre revealed Thursday that it has received a $5 million grant from the William Davidson Foundation. The

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Sport facility on Detroit riverfront to be named for former Pistons, Shock owner

  • The Detroit News
  • September 13, 2021
Detroit — A structure being built on the Detroit riverfront will be named for a former owner of the Detroit Pistons

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Future Detroit Riverfront Park Sport House to be Named after Team Owner & Businessman William “Bill” Davidson

  • DETROIT RIVERFRONT CONSERVANCY
  • September 13, 2021
William Davidson Foundation Offers Updates on Commitments to Southeast Michigan Region DETROIT – (September 13, 2021) – The William

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22-acre park on Detroit’s west riverfront honors NFL exec Ralph Wilson

  • The Detroit News
  • May 10, 2022
Detroit — City leaders broke ground Tuesday on a 22-acre park located along Detroit’s west riverfront in memory of a local entrepreneur

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William Davidson Foundation Honors the Legacy of Dorothy and Byron Gerson

  • THE JEWISH NEWS
  • FEB 24, 2022
The late Dorothy and Byron Gerson were devoted to Detroit’s Jewish community and to Israel, a commitment shared by

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William Davidson Foundation awards $6.5 million in grants to DIA, DSO

  • Crain's Detroit Business
  • February 24, 2022
William Davidson Foundation Announces New Grants to Jewish Federation, Israel Museum in Memory of Byron and Dorothy Gerson DETROIT –

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Future Detroit Riverfront Park Sport House to be Named after Team Owner & Businessman William “Bill” Davidson

  • CRAINS DETROIT
  • September 13, 2021
The William Davidson Foundation and the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy announce that a new Sport House on Detroit’s West Riverfront

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Downtown Synagogue Plans $4.5 Million Renovation

  • THE JEWISH NEWS
  • JULY 15, 2021
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue announces major building renovation plans designed to serve a multi-generational Jewish population for many years

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