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B'nai B'rith (bənā` brĭth) [Heb.,= Sons of the Covenant], oldest and largest Jewish service organization in the world, founded (1843) in New York by American Jews "to provide service to their own people and to humanity at large." The organization has branches throughout the world. Its divisions include the Hillel Foundation (for Jewish college students), the Anti-Defamation League (a civil-rights organization), and B'nai B'rith Women. B'nai B'rith has about 500,000 members in 58 countries. The national office, located in Washington, D.C., publishes the International Jewish Monthly and other periodicals. B'nai B'rith(Hebrew: “Sons of the Covenant”) Oldest and largest Jewish service organization. Founded in New York City in 1843, it now has men's lodges, women's chapters, and youth organizations around the world. Its goals include defending human rights, aiding Jewish college students (mainly through the Hillel Foundation), sponsoring educational programs for adult and youth groups, helping victims of natural disasters, supporting hospitals and philanthropic institutions, and promoting the welfare of Israel. In 1913 it established the Anti-Defamation League to combat anti-Semitism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Caption: Carl Weisbrod, president, Real Estate Division for Trinity Church, spoke on The Downtown Market and The World Trade Center at the B'nai B'rith Real Estate Unit monthly luncheon meeting at the Cornell Club in New York. Halpern was a delegate from the Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations to the 4th United Nations World Conference on Women's Rights in 1995 in Beijing, and from 1998 to 2002 chaired the United Nations Advisory Council of B'nai B'rith International. The International Leadership Training Conference (ILTC) is a two-week summer leadership camp held every August on the premises of the B'nai B'rith Perlman Camp located in Starlight, Pennsylvania. |
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