Associate Director, Frankel Center for Judaic Studies; Samuel Shetzer Professor of American Jewish Studies
js-associatedirector@umich.edu, jlevinso@umich.edu
Office Information:
3144 Angell, 1003
phone: 734.764.2276 / 734.615.8510
Faculty;
Judaic Studies;
Staff;
Jewish Languages;
American Jewish Studies;
European Jewry;
Literary Studies;
Religion;
Jewish-Christian Studies
Education/Degree:
Ph.D., Columbia University
M.A., Columbia University
B.A., Swarthmore College
About
Samuel Shetzer Professor in American Jewish Studies
The endowed chair in American Jewish Studies honors the memory of Samuel Shetzer, a native of Suwalki, Poland, who immigrated to Detroit, Michigan, in the early 1920s. He had an abiding interest in Jewish affairs and a strong commitment to Jewish education. Julian A. Levinson, Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan, is the first incumbent of the Shetzer chair.
Research Areas(s)
- American Jewish Studies and Literature
- Modern Yiddish Culture
- the Bible as Literature
Affiliation(s)
- English Language & Literature
