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1949 Jewish fraternity and sorority gathering in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, U.S. This is a list of historically Jewish fraternities and sororities in the United States and Canada. [1] [2] These organizations exemplify (or exemplified) a range of "Jewishness"; some are historically Jewish in origin but later became strictly secular. Some ...
The Independent Order Brith Sholom (Hebrew: "Covenant of Peace") is a Jewish fraternal organization, [1] founded in 1905 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the Jewish Communal Register of New York City, 1917-1918 , in that year, Brith Sholom had 378 lodges nationwide that included 52,596 members, and had 88 lodges in ...
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]
The Knights of the Maccabees was founded in London, Ontario by members of the Order of the Foresters.They based their name, ceremonies and rituals on the Maccabees, a group of Jewish rebels against the Seleucid Empire whose exploits are described in the Books of the Maccabees, considered part of the Biblical canon in Catholicism, but apocryphal in Judaism and Protestant Christianity.
The Grand Order of the Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA or אצא) is an international youth-led fraternal organization for Jewish teenagers. It was founded in 1924 as the male wing of BBYO Inc., an independent non-profit organization. It is for teens starting in 8th grade, through 12th grade.
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Estee Chandler, a Jewish supporter of Palestinian equality, was at UCLA on April 28, where she witnessed threats and taunting from pro-Israel protestors wearing stars of David and necklaces with ...
Philip was a founder of the Mendelssohnian Society, a forerunner of the Jewish fraternal order B'nai B'rith. [3] In 1846, Bruckman had the idea to form a female counterpart to B'nai B'rith to support Jewish women in the city. She approached several women from Congregation Emanu-El with her proposal, and convened a informal meeting at her house.