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Independent Order of B'nai B'rith. Denver Lodge No. 171 (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

B'nai B'rith is the oldest and largest of the national Jewish service organizations in the United States. The Charter for the Denver Chapter states that the (Independent Order of B’nai B’rith Charter for a Lodge to be known by the name, style and title of Denver Lodge No. 171 to hold its sessions in the city of Denver, Col. seventh day of April, 1872 (5632)). Through a national effort, the organization raised enough money to open National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives in 1899.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

B'nai B'rith 171 A.B. Cowan Contest Winners, 1965

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Identifier: B063.06.0006.00059
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Six winners of the B'nai B'rith Lodge #171 A.B. Cowan Essay Contest.

Dates: 1965

B'nai B'rith 171 A.B. Cowan Contest Winners, between 1960-1979

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Identifier: B063.06.0006.00058
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Winners of the B'nai B'rith Lodge #171 A.B. Cowan Essay Contest. Left to right winners Joseph Litvak, David Kay, Sally Raub, Sharon Katchen, Judy Hecht, Jeff Kazzaz, Ruth Fortus, and John Goodman with Max Frankel and President Gerald Mellman handing an award to John Goodman.

Dates: between 1960-1979

B'nai B'rith 171 A.B.Cowan Contest Winners, between 1960-1979

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Identifier: B063.04.0012.00027
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Max Frankel stands to the left of the nine students who are B'nai B'rith Lodge 171 A.B. Cowan Contest Winners. The students are back row left to right, Pam Kamlet, Allah Gladstone, Larry Rose, and Barry Auerbach, and front row left to right, Cynthia Miller, Brenda Goorian, Marv Segall, Anne Hermann, and Susan Freeman.

Dates: between 1960-1979

Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012

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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00011
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Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.

Dates: 2012