B'nai B'rith Membership Certificate, 1876. The Independent Order of B'nai B'rith (Hebrew: בני ברית, "Sons of the Covenant") is the oldest continually-operating Jewish service organization in the world. It was founded in New York City by Henry Jones and 11 others on October 13, 1843.[1] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (511x640, 100 KB)Bnai Brith Membership Certificate, 1876. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (511x640, 100 KB)Bnai Brith Membership Certificate, 1876. ...
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Covenant is the customary word used to translate the Hebrew word berith (ברית, Tiberian Hebrew bərîṯ, Standard Hebrew bərit) as it is used in the Hebrew Bible. ...
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is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1843 (MDCCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
The organization is engaged in a wide variety of community service and welfare activities, including the promotion of Jewish rights, assisting hospitals and victims of natural disasters, awarding scholarships to Jewish college students, and opposing anti-Semitism through its Center for Human Rights and Public Policy.[2] The organization's main body is B'nai B'rith International, the entity that works with hundreds of countries around the world to increase the welfare of resident Jews. The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ...
Bnai Brith Membership Certificate, 1876. ...
Besides its welfare activities, B'nai B'rith is also a vocal supporter of Israel. Together with AIPAC, it created in 2002 an initiative called 'BBYO 4 Israel.'[3] U.S. President George W. Bush addresses AIPAC members in Washington on May 18, 2004. ...
Also, until 2001, B'nai B'rith sponsored the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO), which is now BBYO, Inc. BBYO, an organization for high school-age Jewish teens, was founded in 1923, and comprises the boys' order, Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA), and the girls' order, B'nai B'rith Girls (BBG).[4] Bnai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO) is an international, pluralistic Jewish youth group for high school-age teenagers. ...
AZA Menorah The International Order of Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) is the mens Order of Bnai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO), an international youth-led high school fraternity for Jewish teens. ...
BBG Logo Bnai Brith Girls or BBG is the womens order of Bnai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO), an international youth-led high school sorority for Jewish youth. ...
Awards
B'nai B'rith International bestows various recognitions and awards, including its Presidential Gold Medal awarded every few years to honor the recipient's commitment to the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Recipients have included David Ben Gurion, John F. Kennedy, George H.W. Bush, and Golda Meir. In November 2005, the Gold Medal was given to former Austrian chancellor Franz Vranitzky, [5][6] and in May 2006, it was awarded to Australian Prime Minister John Howard.[7][8] ...
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Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born...
Golda Meir (‎, Arabic: , born Golda Mabovitz, May 3, 1898 - December 8, 1978, known as Golda Meyerson from 1917-1956) was one of the founders of the State of Israel. ...
Franz Vranitzky ~1990, Austrian Chancellor 1986-96. ...
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B'nai Brith Canada The Canadian section of B'nai Brith (the Canadian organization uses no apostrophe in "Brith") was founded in 1875 and is the country's oldest Jewish service organization. In recent years it has been a rival to the Canadian Jewish Congress as "the voice" of Canada's Jewish community, and is considered to be the more outspokenly conservative body of the two, particularly in its publication the The Jewish Tribune (compared to the more moderate Canadian Jewish News). B'nai Brith Canada (BBC) is also considered to be closer to the Likud in its views of Israel and Zionism than the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), which is officially non-partisan with regards to Israeli politics. In Canadian politics, although both groups are officially non-partisan, several former senior officials in the CJC, such as former President Irwin Cotler, have run as candidates for the Liberal Party of Canada, while Frank Dimant, executive director of B'nai Brith, considered running as a candidate of the conservative Canadian Alliance in the 2000 federal election. In October 2004, Adam Aptowitzer resigned from his position as the Ontario chairman of B’nai Brith Canada’s Institute for International Affairs after making statements on a television talk show defending the use of "terror" tactics by Israel against Palestinians; B'nai Brith Canada disavowed his opinions.[9] 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
The Canadian Jewish Congress is an umbrella group of Jewish organizations in Canada and constitutes the main lobby group for the Jewish community in the country though it often competes with Bnai Brith Canada in that regard. ...
The Jewish Tribune is a privately owned community-based weekly newspaper published by the Bnai Brith Canada. ...
The Canadian Jewish News is a weekly, English_language tabloid-sized newspaper serving Canadas Jewish community. ...
Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a centre-right political party in Israel. ...
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Adam Aptowitzer is the former Ontario chairman of Bnai Brith Canada’s Institute for International Affairs. ...
Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area...
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In 2007, B'nai Brith Canada faced what was described as an "internal rebellion" by members who felt the organization is not governed responsibly and who object to the groups ties to the Conservative Party of Canada. Henry Gimpel, a former Toronto lodge president told The Forward that "[t]here’s too much of [B’nai Brith Canada] being run by one person.”[10] The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ...
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B'nai Brith Canada has 4,000 full dues paying members. The organization is struggling financially and had to mortgage its head office in January 2007 in order to raise $850,000 to meet expenses.[10]
Location of source materials for research on B'nai B'rith The Western Jewish History Center, of the Judah L. Magnes Museum, in Berkeley, California has a large collection of historical records and papers, membership ledgers, correspondence, reports, and photographs that document the history of B'nai B'rith's Grand District Number Four (which included the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, as well as the Canadian Province of British Columbia) for the years 1963–92. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. ...
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- ^ a b Sheldon Gordon, "B’nai Brith Canada Faces Revolt", The Forward, November 13, 2007
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