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- ↑ "Budget Bureau Recommends $41,000 Now for Dropout Program; Balance of $100,000 Grant Due Later This Year". JTA.org (Jewish Telegraphic Agency). February 2, 1972.
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- 1 2 3 "Young Israel Plans Kosher Fraternity Houses in American Universities". JTA.org (Jewish Telegraphic Agency). February 14, 1957.
- ↑ "Image 17 — New Jersey Jewish News - July 11, 1991". July 11, 1991.
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from 1956 to 1992
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- ↑ "STURM--Rabbi Chaplain Ephraim H." The New York Times . July 7, 2015.
Rabbi Sturm championed the idea that students could practice their religion without hindrance and be able to obtain kosher food at universities
