Dr. Julian Levinson is the current Samuel Shetzer Professor of American 
Jewish Studies at University of Michigan. His publications include Exiles 
on Main Street: Jewish American Writers and American Literary Culture 
(Indiana University Press; winner of the National Jewish Book Award for 
American Jewish Studies, 2008) and articles about topics such as Yiddish 
modernism, Holocaust representation, and Jewish storytelling. He has 
translated several works of Yiddish literature, including a novel by Isaiah 
Spiegel about the Łódź Ghetto. 

Dreaming in Suburbia:
Jewish Culture in Postwar America

For more information, contact the synagogue office at (248)357-5544.

Generously sponsored by Joy and Allan Nachman
Host Committee: David Broner • Richard J. Burstein • Lynda Giles • Barbra Giles • Wendy Handler • Barbara Kratchman
Susan Kozik Klein • Joy and Allan Nachman • Rusty Rosman • Dottie and Donald Wagner

“My favorite professor at U-M, hands down. A brilliant but humble man, and a truly genuine 
person. He is really funny but is also a super personable guy. He is a bit quirky, but you can 
tell how passionate he is about what he is teaching. He truly loves what he is doing.”

“Professor Levinson is extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic and I could listen to him talk 
all day. I am grateful that I had him as a professor.”

“He's an amazing professor, so funny and passionate about the class and material. Just 
absolutely amazing, he's clear, concise, and engaging.”

 RANKED BY STUDENTS AS 5 OUT OF 5 STARS 

Registration: https://shaareyzedek.shulcloud.com/event/senior-coffee-house

https://www.shaareyzedek.org
27375 Bell Road
Southfield, Michigan 48034

Join us for the first 

10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 
J u n e 1 3 t h
MONDAY

Coffee House: Learning and
Community Program

Cost: $5 a person Includes Kosher Lunch
Registration Required

Congregation Shaarey Zedek
The William Saulson Pavilion under the tent

