The American University ZBT brothers helped save one brother’s business, chipped in to buy a car for another and created a scholarship for students in need.
ZBT was founded in 1898, and despite being the world’s first Jewish fraternity, the Beta Psi chapter welcomed people of all faiths and backgrounds. The chapter closed down and was later restored, and still operates at the school — though the current fraternity is not affiliated with the original members.
When one member’s small bookstore in Lenox, Mass., was on the brink of bankruptcy, the fraternity — along with members of the local community — rallied to save it. The story became the subject of a“When times come up that the group needs to support someone, there’s no shying away,” Hill said. The group has funded educational programs elsewhere, too. When one brother, Harry Lehrer, died in 2004 at age 57, the brothers arranged an annual golf event in his memory. They have been raising funds for a school in Ecuador — where Lehrer’s daughter worked as a teacher.Additionally, the brothers have helped one another with serious personal matters over the years — including the loss of children and spouses, as well as health challenges, financial woes and legal issues.
Saturday’s event was one of many gatherings the brothers have had since college, though the regular reunions didn’t start until long after they left the university. The gathering was such a hit, Nissenbaum said, that not long after, “I started getting calls from the guys saying we want to have another one.”
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