Description: This is a rare opportunity to own a beautiful B'nai B'rith certificate from 1876. It has many beautiful scenes well integrated into the art. The original plate is from 1876 and has been fully restored. This is a highly detailed piece of art that is printed on high quality acid-free 12 x 18 bond paper. It is NOT black ink and NOT printed on an inkjet but a combination of high quality black, blue and red that gives the certificate a very unique and antique appearance. Supplies are limited. The document will be shipped in a sturdy TUBE and will NOT be folded for shipping. You will receive it in perfect condition with no folds or creases! I DO NOT charge handling, only the priority mail stamp! Look at my feedback, see what others have said and bid with confidence. The Independent Order of B'nai B'rith was founded in New York City by Henry Jones and 11 others on October 13, 1843[2] as a Jewish fraternal order. It was one of the many fraternities that were founded in the United States during that period.[3] B'nai B'rith essentially began as a social and mutual-aid association for men; a parallel women's group, the Order of True Sisters, was established in New York some years later.[4] The new group's purpose, as described in its constitution, called for the traditional functions performed by Jewish societies in Europe: "Visiting and attending the sick" and "protecting and assisting the widow and the orphan." Its founders had hoped that it soon would encompass all Jews in the United States, but this did not happen, since other Jewish organizations also were forming around the same time.[3] Despite its fraternal beginnings, B'nai B'rith spoke out for Jewish rights early in its history and used its national chain of lodges as a way to exercise political influence on behalf of world Jewry. In 1851, for example, it circulated petitions urging Secretary of State Daniel Webster to demand the end of Jewish disabilities in Switzerland, during on-going trade negotiations. Into the 1920s the B'nai B'rith continued in its political work by joining in Jewish delegations and lobbying efforts through which American Jews sought to influence public policy, both domestic and foreign. B'nai B'rith also played a crucial role in transnational Jewish politics. The spread of the organization around the world, first to Germany in 1882 and then to Palestine, Romania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, France, England and elsewhere, made it a nerve center of intra-Jewish communication and mutual endeavor.[5] In 1913 it founded the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), in direct response to the recent trial and lynching of Leo Frank, a B'nai Brith member. The ADL's original mission statement was "to stop, by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. Its ultimate purpose is to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike and to put an end forever to unjust and unfair discrimination against and ridicule of any sect or body of citizens."[6] One of the most well known member of B'nai B'rith was Sigmund Freud who stayed a member throughout his entire life.
Price: 5.99 USD
Location: State College, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-01-14T14:12:31.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.37 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Features: Unframed
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Subject: Events
Originality: Reprint
Date of Creation: 1950-1969
Artist: Unknown
Style: Vintage
Color: Multi-Color
