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This reply to a request to fund the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society indicates, that the University did in fact support early Jewish institutes. As evidence of this, President Goodnow cites the University's support of Hebrew University of…

Although it is not mentioned here that Aaron Ember ('01) was Jewish, it is noted later, as he would go on to teach Semitics at Hopkins. He was one of the first Jews to come from outside the Baltimore community and showcases the level of acceptance…

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…

By 1943, there was clearly enough interest in Jewish services that the YMCA facilitated Friday night services for those service men who could not go on Saturday. This suggests that there was a moderate level of observance-- students who would go to…

The Hopkins Christian Fellowship wrote this apology letter after a Jews for Jesus brochure was on their booktable. While this indicates that some students were insensitive to Jewish students, the quick and sincere apology shows an ethos of…