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JSA would often run a falafel stand at Spring Fair, exposing other students to Israeli food and giving Jewish students a kosher option. This was a very popular booth, so much so that when the University scheduled Spring Fair during Passover, the…

The JSA Purim party was the Jewish students' way to "give back" to the Baltimore community which supported them financially. At these Purim parties, there would be a traditional service, as well as festivities with klezmer music. Many students, as…

As Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Yitzhak Rabin visited and gave a lecture at Johns Hopkins. This was facilitated by the University in partnership with the JSA, and even included a visit between University President Steven Muller and…

As a large contingent of students (reportedly 38%) were Jewish in 1972, the University seriously considered a student request to cancel classes on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. While they never cancelled the classes that day, the…

Program for Rosa Ponselle as Violetta in La Traviata at Covent Garden, June 24, 1930 with Vincenzo Bellezza conducting. Cast also includes Inghilleri, Minghetti, Beltacchi, Palmer, Baracchi, Noble, Cilla, and Sampieri.

Program for Rosa Ponselle as Leonora in La Forza del Destino at Covent Garden, June 1, 1931 with Tullio Serafin conducting. Cast also includes Pertile, Franci, Sampieri, Pederzini, Pasero, Badini, Kovaceva, Barracchi, Nessi, and Albu.