36 Friday, April 28, 1918 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS WSU Archives to Receive Papers of Late Professor Samuel Levin DISCO DISCO IS THE POPULAR WAY TO GO -Wedding-Graduation or Special Event. A Complete Program, including 'Music 'Lighting • Disco Dance Demonstrations cud Disco Dance Lessons By-ART & JAN call early for available open dates 852-8971 or 652-9736 /1674' photography mc- Southfield at 13 Mile Rd. 646-8484 Jeans 'N' Things CAMPING NEEDS Everything Discounted SLEEPING BAG SALE Duffel Bags Ditty Bags Back Packs Laundry Bags Mussette Bags Knapsacks Yucca Bags Canteens Scout Knives Mess Kits Stuff Bags Ponchos Painters Pants Tube Socks Underwear Hooded Sweat Shirts Blue Jeans T Shirts Straps Compasses Bandanas Drinking Cups Flannel Shirts 241 W. 9 Mile 544-1144 Letters and collected works by the late Prof. Samuel Levin will be pre- sented to Wayne State Uni- versity, where he had served as a professor of eco- nomics, 3 p.m. May 5 in the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor History on campus. The collection of the Levin papers will be known as the Prof. Samuel M. Levin Collection and will be housed in the WSU archives in the Reuther Library. Dr. Philip Mason, direc- tor of the archives at WSU, will preside. Addresses will be delivered by Prof. Lawr- ence Seltzer and Philip Slomovitz, editor and pub- . lisher of The Jewish News. A reception will be hosted by Prof. Levin's children: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley (Miriam) Friedman, Dr. and Mrs. Herbert (Marjory) Le- vin, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph (Molly) Levin and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard (Judy) Can- tor. Prior to the an- nouncement of the pre- sentation of the Levin Collection to the univer- sity, it was learned that some letters written by Prof. Levin and his father, Rabbi Judah I. Levin, spiritual leader of the United Orthodox Congregation in Detroit, had been discovered in the WSU archives. 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The contents of the let- ters are described by Rae Goodman, an associate of Bachrach's at the Jewish Center: The letters are all written in Hebrew, both by father and son, the language is scriptural rather than mod- ern. The letters depict the life of a Jewish student in Ann Arbor at the turn of the cen- tury, and the supportive love and encouragement of an Orthodox, yet very pro- gressive father in Detroit. The spirit of love, under- standing, mutual admira- tion and common interests, permeate the letters. The father dated his letters ac- cording to the Jewish calen- dar, and even resorted to "numerology." His excite- ment was evident when he learned that his son has founded the first "Society for Jewish Students" in Ann Arbor, (the only other one being at Harvard). Hp suggested that the club 136 named "Urim v' Tumim" (sacred objects in the cus- tody of the High Priest, used as Oracles), and wrote that "the spirit of the Lord will hover over the Hebrew lan- guage, which will be as an MAGICIAN Available For All Occasions 25 years exp. - ten. MAGICAL MEL 547-2464 OUR EXCITING COLLECTION OF FALL FUR FASHIONS IS NOW READY FOR YOUR INSPECTION M LTER OF HARVARD ROW DESIGNERS OF FINE FURS In Harvard Row Mall 21742 W. 11 Mile Rd. Southfield Mich. 48076 ph. 358-0850 overflowing spring giving life and sustenance to a weary soul." The son evaluated this achievement of founding the first Hebrew Club to be known as the "Menorah Society of Michigan," in much the same light. On March 7, 1910, he wrote his father that the first meeting was held in his quarters, and described the event as: "I have planted the root, and this root will grow a rare flower." In the midst of advising his son to preserve his Jewishness, to adhere to the laws of kashrut, and to put on his tefilin regularly, the father delighted in his son's friendships with non- Jewish American students and advised him to "emu- late their good qualities." The life of a Jewish stu- dent in Ann Arbor in 1908, particularly of one who ob- serves kashrut, was not an easy one, according to the Levin letters. Levin sus- tained himself on cookies when his landlady left for a weekend in Toledo. All stores being closed on Sun- day, he could not even buy himself a loaf of bread. Levin spoke in his letters to his father of "hazing" of the freshmen, of the pre- football rallies, the noise and the music, so loud, "it could split rocks," and the "Yom Kippur" atmosphere which pervaded the campus after the loss of a ball game. The hardships of com- muting between Detroit Ann Arbor are graphically described with humor in a letter of Jan. 6, 1910, written by Levin after a visit to De- troit. A gusty wind, which played havoc with his hat,- a kind lady who re- trieved it, strings holding his packages together that become untied, strewing his belongings in every direction, and finally, -he sadly dis- covered upon arrival in Ann Arbor, the loss of a box of home baked cakes. His father described them, their shape, size, forin and amount of love vested in them by his (the younger Levin's) mother. The letters reveal that the University of Michigan offered four credit-earning courses in Hebrew, as far back as 1908, the Bible being used as the main textbook. The Hebrew Department of the Jewish Center is planning to use some of the material for its students in the advanced classes. Center Hebrew Club Will Meet The Jewish Community Center Hebrew Club will hear Dr. Abraham Hurwitz 3 p.m. Sunday at the 10 Mile Center branch. Dr. Hurwitz will speak on "Excerpts from Modern He- brew Poetry." The public is invited. 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