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 140 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, between 1950-1970
Left to right: Les Asarch, an unidentified man, Joe Cohen, and Al Cohen posed together. The unidentified man and Joe Cohen are shaking hands and Joe Cohen is holding two boxes the size and shape of jewelry boxes.
B'nai B'rith 171 - Alta Cohen's Installation as President of B'nai B'rith Women, between 1950-1970
Members of B'nai B'rith and B'nai B'rith Women gathered at the B'nai B'rith building in Denver, Colorado for the installation of Alta Cohen as president of B'nai B'rith Women.
B'nai B'rith 171 Blood Bank Committee, between 1950-1980
Left to right: Jack Gelt, president Mile High Lodge #1783; Lloyd Kahn, chairman Blood Bank Committee Mile High Lodge; Myron Miller (Mickey) president Lodge 171; and David E. Harlem, chairman Blood Bank Committee of the Chest Disease Center pose together while making plans for the Blood Bank Program at National Jewish Hospital.
B'nai B'rith 171 Dinner, between 1940-1960
Max Hayutin and three unidentified men pose together at a B'nai B'rith, Lodge 171, Denver, Colorado dinner.
B'nai B'rith 171 Dinner, between 1950-1970
Back row left to right, Joe Cohen and Saul Pinchick and, front row left to right, Hy Goodstein and an unidentified man pose together at a B'nai B'rith, Lodge 171, Denver, Colorado dinner.
B'nai B'rith 171 Hillel Night, between 1950-1970
Members of B'nai B'rith and B'nai B'rith women seated on the stage at the B'nai B'rith building in Denver, Colorado behind Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld who is standing at a speaker's podium. Seated left to right are Ben Blumberg, Ruby Sunshine Barter, an unidentified woman, Hyman Coggan, an unidentified man, and Vic Rose.
B'nai B'rith 171 Installation, between 1940-1949
Several men and women at the B'nai B'rith building in Denver, Colorado for the installation of B'nai B'rith and B'nai B'rith Women.
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.
Bruce Salomon, circa 1910
Studio portrait of Bruce Salomon a member of Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, Denver Lodge No. 171.