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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 1 Collection or Record:

Label Katz - B'nai B'rith 171, between 1940-1960

 Item
Identifier: B063.04.0004.00047
Abstract

Formal head and shoulders portrait of Label Katz, the International President of B'nai B'rith between 1959-1965.

Dates: between 1940-1960