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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

B'nai B'rith 171, between 1950-1970

 Item
Identifier: B063.04.0004.00057
Abstract

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].''

Dates: between 1950-1970

B'nai B'rith 171 Membership Campaign, 1939

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Identifier: B063.04.0004.00053
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1939

B'nai B'rith Membership Campaign, 1934

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Identifier: B063.04.0004.00010
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1934