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 169 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin M. Blumberg Papers
Bery Fruness, circa 1910
Studio portrait of Bery Fruness a member of Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, Denver Lodge No. 171.
Blazing the Trail: An Early History of Denver’s Jewish Community, 2009
Brief description of several early Jewish leaders of commerce, philanthropy, religion, and community as well as several Jewish lawyers, doctors, merchants, and politicians in Colorado.
B'nai B'rith 171, between 1930-1960
Formal head and shoulder portrait of Marvin D. who was associated with B'nai B'rith, Lodge 171, Denver, Colorado.
B'nai B'rith 171, between 1930-1960
Formal head and shoulder portrait of Sidney K., a member of B'nai B'rith, Lodge 171, Denver, Colorado.
B'nai B'rith 171, between 1940-1960
A group of men and boys sit around the edges of a large room with a high ceiling and hard wood floors at the B'nai B'rith Building in Denver, Colorado. A man stands on one of three mats lying on the floor in the middle of the room.
B'nai B'rith 171, between 1940-1960
A group of men and boys sit around the edges of a large room with a high ceiling and hard wood floors at the B'nai B'rith Building in Denver, Colorado. A man on stilts stands next to a ladder and in front of a square trampoline.
B'nai B'rith 171, 1959 February 17
Several men sit at tables in a large room at the B'nai B'rith Building during a membership dinner and induction. Eight men are standing at the front of the room holding a rope. A speaker stands on a stage with two men sitting on either side of him.
B'nai B'rith 171, between 1950-1965
Left to right: An unidentified man and Judge Saul Pinchick stand in front of a door looking at a document.
B'nai B'rith 171, between 1950-1965
Left to right: Judge Charles Rosenbaum, Rabbi Charles Kauvar, Joe Mosko, and Mickey Freed pose together at a B'nai B'rith event. Mickey Freed holds a plaque that says, ''B'nai B'rith Supreme Lodge, Citation of Service to Judge Charles Rosenbaum.'' The remainder of the plaque including the signatures are illegible.