Independent Order of B'nai B'rith. Denver Lodge No. 171 (Denver, Colo.)
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 3 Collections and/or Records:
B'nai B'rith 171, between 1950-1970
Back row left to right, Joe Cohen and Mandel Berenbaum with, front row left to right, Al Cohen and Sanford Hertz pose around a poster that reads ''Join B'nai B'rith, World's Oldest and Largest Jewish Service Organization - serving [rest covered by Al Cohn's finger].''
B'nai B'rith 171 Membership Campaign, 1939
1939 B'nai B'rith, Lodge 171, Denver, Colorado Membership Campaign workers, a group of men dressed in suits sit around two tables at a dinner.
B'nai B'rith Membership Campaign, 1934
B'nai B'rith Membership Campaign workers at a meeting. Included in the photograph are Harry J. Pells, Louis A. Hellerstein, Samuel S. Ginsberg, and Isadore Greenblatt.