The past year has been a year of steady progress for the Columbia
Menorah Society and of increasing interest in its activities. At the
first meeting of the year the members were greatly stimulated by an
address by Dr. H. G. Enelow on the work of Menorah Societies. At other
meetings held during the year, Mr. Samuel Strauss spoke on "Some
Delusions Now in the Testing," Professor Talcott Williams, dean of the
School of Journalism, on "The War and Race Prejudice," Rabbi Rudolph
I. Coffee, of Pittsburg, Pa., on "The College Graduate in Jewish
Affairs," Professor Israel Friedlaender, on "Jewry, East and West." At
a smoker given in February, Rev. Dr. Jacob Kohn spoke on "Jewish
Ceremonialism," Mr. Henry Hurwitz spoke on the work of other Menorah
Societies, and Mr. M. David Hoffman, the Representative of the
Columbia Society in the Administrative Council of the Intercollegiate
Association, presented an interesting report of the Menorah Convention
of Cincinnati.
Although the Society is not satisfied with the number of its members,
that number is one which would probably be deemed large at many
another university. The Society is becoming more and more active and
acquiring ever greater prestige among the Jewish students, as well as
in the University in general. It has aroused interest on the part of
not a few who have heretofore been indifferent to Jewish affairs.