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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]
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.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), formerly known as the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, [a] is a New York-based international non-governmental organization that was founded to combat antisemitism, as well as other forms of bigotry and discrimination. [4] ADL is also known for its pro-Israel advocacy.
The B'nai B'rith Lodge on South Union Avenue in Westlake served as a hub for the Jewish community and later as the heart of the labor movement in L.A. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times)
AZA's sister organization, for teenage girls, is the B'nai B'rith Girls. The connection between AZA and B'nai B'rith dates back to AZA's earliest days when Sam Beber was simultaneously serving as the AZA advisor and as the vice president of the B'nai B'rith lodge in Omaha. Soon thereafter, the new organization was able to secure funding from ...
B'nai B'rith Israel was founded in 1888 as a regional division of B'nai B'rith International, a Jewish social service organization. It has been active in the State of Israel throughout the 20th Century and to the present day.
The organisation rapidly began to grow and by April 1925 there were 7 chapters. Sam Beber approached the B'nai B'rith National Convention for support and AZA was adopted as B'nai B'rith primary youth programme. At the same time, small sororities began to spring up across North America, some using the B'nai B'rith Girls name.