. ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁a ▁City ▁Pl anning ▁Commission , ▁a ▁role ▁he ▁would ▁play ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁after ▁ret iring ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁council . ▁An ▁active ▁trade ▁union ist , ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Labor ▁Party ▁and ▁later ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Central ▁Labor ▁Council , ▁international ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Jew el ry ▁Work ers ' ▁Union , ▁( a ▁role ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁continued ▁while ▁in ▁public ▁office ) ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁State ▁Labor ▁News . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Federal ▁Sav ings ▁& ▁Lo an ▁Association .< ref >" Le v ine ▁N amed ▁As ▁Director ", ▁Seattle ▁Daily ▁Journal ▁of ▁Com merce , ▁[ Dec ember ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Page ▁un ident ified : ▁from ▁the ▁cli pping ▁file ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Municipal ▁Reference ▁Library , ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Room ▁of ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁Seattle ▁Public ▁Library .</ ref > ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Fre em ason , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Star ▁and ▁the ▁El ks ▁Club , ▁and ▁of ▁Temple ▁de ▁Hir sch , ▁a ▁Reform ▁Jewish ▁con greg ation . ▁Despite ▁his ▁membership ▁in ▁a ▁Reform ▁con greg ation , ▁he ▁often ▁attended ▁an ▁Orth odox ▁syn agog ue ▁on ▁the ▁High ▁Holy