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 15 Collections and/or Records:
B'nai B'rith 171, circa 1957
Left to right: Governor McNichols, Mandel Berenbaum, and an unidentified man pose behind a Governor McNichols' desk. Mr. Berenbaum and the unidentified man hold a B'nai B'rith poster showing Governor McNichols.
B'nai B'rith Banner, between 1950-1979
B'nai B'rith Membership Drive, 1939 November
Left to right: Col. Al Hirschfeld, Capt. W. Capilo, Capt. Sid Jacobs, Dr. Ed Silverberg, Capt. Sidney Schwartz, Capt Leon Ginsberg, and Col. Sam Schafer pose together in a hallway during a B'nai B'rith membership drive.
B'nai B'rith Membership Drive, 1939 November
Left to right: Col. Al Hirschfeld, Capt. W. Capilo, Capt. S. Jacobs, Dr. Ed Silverberg, Capt. S. Schwartz, Capt L. Ginsberg, and Col. Sam Schafer pose together in a hallway during a B'nai B'rith membership drive.
Charter of B'nai B'rith No. 171 of Denver, Colorado, 1872
B'nai B'rith Denver Lodge No. 171 charter listing the names of applicants. A number of Denver's early prominent Jewish pioneers are listed on the charter, including Julius Londoner, David Kline, Fred Z. Salomon and his brother Hyman, Michael Hattenbach, Louis Anfenger, Philip Trounstine, Edward Pisko and Dr. John Elsner.