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 263 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 171, between 1940-1960
Four men, all members of B'nai B'rith Lodge 171 Denver, Colorado, pose together around a page of newsprint. Left to right: Sam Frazin, Hy Coggan, unidentified, and Judge Charles Rosenbaum.
B'nai B'rith 171, between 1940-1960
Four men and a woman pose behind a desk. Bob Gamzey, Mandel Winter, and Lou Gelt stand left to right behind Governor Dan Thornton and Mary Hyman who sit holding a page.
B'nai B'rith 171, between 1940-1960
Four men at a dinner for B'nai B'rith, Lodge 171, Denver, Colorado. Back row left to right Sol Flax and Ben Geller. Seated in front Bill Billet and Mr. Samuels.
B'nai B'rith 171, between 1940-1960
Left to right: Sanford Hertz, Sid (Sidney) Grazi, Governor Stephen McNichols, and Norman Grey pose together in front of a mural. Sid Grazi and Governor McNichols hold a document. There are printer marks on the front of the photograph.
B'nai B'rith 171, between 1940-1960
Left to right: Jimmy Radetsky, Jack Capito, an unidentified man, and Al Cohen, all members of B'nai B'rith, Lodge 171, Denver, Colorado, pose behind a desk holding a copy of the American Bar Association Journal.
B'nai B'rith 171, between 1940-1960
Left to right: An unidentified public official sits at the governor's holding a pen as Judge Saul Pinchick stands beside him with a hand on his shoulder. They are reading a document that has a seal on the bottom but is illegible in the photo.
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.