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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…

Photograph of Carmela Ponselle as Carmen with headdress and lacy veil holding fan with inscription "To Jaroslar Bures, Cordially Yours, Carmela Ponselle"

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…

Photograph of Carmela Ponselle in Carmen long fringe dress with cigarette with faint writing to Rosa Ponselle: "Carmela Ponselle as Carmen 1940; Blessings sister, Carmela Ponzillo Ponselle, 12/59, 2nd Act of Carmen"

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…