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Records of the Menorah Society board, along with that of the later Zionist Society, give us an idea of the Jewish leaders on campus at that time. Several of Baltimore's leading families were involved with the organizations-- in this case including…

Jewish students at Hopkins have had a long tradition of putting on a Purim party. In the 1960s, there was one community-oriented party with traditional Jewish music and a reading of themegillah, or Scroll of Esther. In later years, two parties were…

Ketzev is Hopkins' Jewish a cappella group

The JSA and the Progressive Student Union at times clashed regarding Israel and the Middle East. This took place in person and through the News-Letter, but ultimately the campus supported Israel and maintained the JSA.

This is the first time JSA had a page in the yearbook; however, there were people who listed it as an activity since 1958. For the past sixty years, the JSA has served as the major organization for Jewish life, partnering with the Baltimore Jewish…

There had been other fraternities which had accepted Jews--notably the honor societies (e.g., Phi Beta Kappa) and Phi Alpha. The latter was a fraternity which was often grouped with the honorary and professional fraternities, but some accounts speak…

This early description of the Zionist Society indicates its high level of activity in the Baltimore and national Zionist communities. Notably, it mentions the publication of Kadimahfrom the IZAA, which had been previously edited by Hopkins Professor…

With many of the University's students coming from Baltimore at this time, the Menorah Society, like many other early Jewish organizations, serviced several other Baltimore campuses. This helped maintain a unified Baltimore Jewish community among…