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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]
The assertion that Siri's 1963 election had been set aside after the intervention of the B'nai B'rith was contained in an article written in 1986 by Louis Hubert Remy in the French publication Sous la Bannière and translated into English in 1987 for Dan Jones's newsletter The Sangre de Cristo Newsnotes. [10]
Independent Order of B'nai B'rith; Independent Order of B'rith Sholom - Founded in 1905 to assist Jewish immigrants to the US. As Jewish immigration increased, it became more of a human rights organization. [83] Membership open to Jews and gentiles over 16. Female auxiliary named B'rith Sholom Women. [84] Had 52,596 members in 1917. [85]
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)
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 ...
The first formation of B'nai B'rith was in 1843 by a group of New York Jews of German origin who established a group known as Bundes Bruder (Brothers' League). While the early philanthropic efforts of the group were directed only within the United States, in the early 1880s, in response to the pogroms in Tsarist Russia, efforts were made to establish B'nai B'rith chapters in Europe.
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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.