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B'nai B'rith International (/ b ə ˌ n eɪ ˈ b r ɪ θ / bə-NAY BRITH; [1] from Hebrew: בְּנֵי בְּרִית, romanized: b'né brit, lit. 'Children of the Covenant') [2] is a leading American 501(c)(3) nonprofit [3] Jewish service organization and was formerly a cultural association for German Jewish immigrants to the United States. [4]
Religious Liberty was commissioned by B'nai B'rith and dedicated "to the people of the United States" as an expression of support for the Constitutional guarantee of religious freedom. It was created by Moses Jacob Ezekiel , a B'nai B'rith member and the first American Jewish sculptor to gain international prominence.
B'nai Jacob Synagogue is a historic Conservative synagogue located at the intersection of Nissley and Water Streets, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. History [ edit ]
At Beber's urging, B'nai B'rith took up the issue of officially adopting AZA as its junior auxiliary at their national convention in 1925. Supported by Henry Monsky, who himself was vying for the B'nai B'rith presidency, the convention adopted a committee report affirming its approval of the organization under B'nai B'rith's jurisdiction ...
B'nai Brith Canada (/ b ə ˌ n eɪ ˈ b r ɪ θ / bə-NAY BRITH; BBC; from Hebrew: בני ברית, romanized: b'né brit, lit. 'Children of the Covenant') [2] is a Canadian Jewish service organization and advocacy group. It is the Canadian chapter of B'nai B'rith International and has offices in Toronto, Winnipeg, Montreal, and Vancouver.
B'nai B'rith Israel was founded in 1888 (137 years ago) (), with the Jerusalem Lodge being the first B'nai B'rith lodge in Israel. [2] [1] Among the lodge's early activities was the founding of a public library in Jerusalem in 1892. [3] [4] The library, known as Midrash Abarbanel, was the city's first free public library. [5]
The synagogue was built in 1925 as the Orthodox Congregation B'nai Jacob, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story brick building with Romanesque and Baroque style elements. It features the Star of David on exterior masonry, a rose window, and a domed skylight. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
B'nai Israel Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located in the historic Jonestown neighborhood, near downtown and the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. The synagogue is one of the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States. [6] The spiritual leader of B'nai Israel Synagogue is Rabbi Etan Mintz. [1]