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November 27 • 2008
iven the high esteem in
which Jewish culture holds
higher education, it may be
difficult to imagine the exhilaration
of seeing the name of a parent, grand-
parent or even great-grandparent
prominently displayed on the campus
of a major urban research university.
Many who know firsthand attended
the Oct. 30 opening of "Bricks, Mortar
and More: The Jewish Community and
the Growth of Wayne State University"
at Wayne State's Walter P. Reuther
Library of Labor and Urban Affairs in
Detroit.
"Our family is very proud to be
an important part of Wayne State
University and have our great-
grandfather's name continue to be a
landmark on campus and serve as
the president's home said Joel Jacob,
president and CEO of the Bottle Crew.
"For a community that started in this
area of Detroit and continued to move
north and west, it's not often that a
family can go back and see the home
their great-grandparents lived in."
The Max Jacob House, a restored
home originally built in 1915, is the
oldest of the structures highlighted
in the exhibit and home to current
Wayne State University President
Jay Noren. Other featured build-
ings include the Helen L. DeRoy
Auditorium, the Leonard M. Simons
Building (home to Wayne State
University Press) and the soon-
to-be dedicated Marvin I. Danto
Engineering Development Center, a
state-of-the art, high-tech research
center.
Jacob believes it is rare for the home
of a university president to be named
after a Jewish community leader, given
the symbolism of the office. Calling it
a "privilege" to be able to come back
to Wayne State with his children, he
added, "This exhibition highlights
the vitality of the Jewish community
and the entrepreneurship that it dem-
onstrated during both good and bad
economic times. It is a legacy we hope
will continue in the future'
A crowd of more than 135 assem-
bled at the Reuther Library to learn
about the honored benefactors and
understand the history and signifi-
cance of the buildings for which they
are named. Remarks were given by
Noren; Mike Smith, Reuther Library
director; Robert Kaplow, Jewish
Archives director; and Eugene Driker,
chair of WSU's board of governors.
Smith noted that the Reuther Library
has housed the Detroit Jewish com-
munity's archives for 17 years.
Aimee Argus, director of the Jewish
Historical Society of Michigan, said,
"The fact that the Jewish Community
Archives is here at the Reuther at
Wayne State is really important. The
community began in Detroit and has
grown from here. These buildings are
an important part of who we are and
where we came from." ❑