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Photograph of Rosa Ponselle with Grete Stueckgold, Nino Martini, and Andre Kostelanetz in living room. Back with press release from Columbia Broadcasting System.

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle with Grete Stueckgold, Nino Martini, and Andre Kostelanetz on terrace in NYC.

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle in black dress in front of NBC microphone. Typed notation "From General Motors Corporation, Broadway at 57th Street, New York City. A new and exclusive General Motors Concerts photograph of Rosa Ponselle, soprano of the…

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle with microphone in cap and pearls and striped sleeves. Clipping on reverse announces the first 1928 radio concert presented by the Victor Talking Machine Company.

Operation Understanding was an event co-sponsored by the Hopkins Jewish League and the Black Student Union. It was designed to increase dialogue between Jewish and Black students, who often were at odds over the Israeli-Arab conflict.

This is an example of one of many JSA social events which had the goal of bringing Jewish students together. These were very successful during this time period, and facilitated a popular JSA.

On several occasions, the JSA or other Jewish student organizations would screen movies about Israel. Although there was occasional pushback from progressive political student groups, many students were in favor of these films, and also supported…