B'nai B'rith

[ buh-ney-brith ]

noun
  1. an international Jewish organization, founded in New York City in 1843, which institutes and administers programs designed to promote the social, educational, and cultural betterment of Jews and of the public at large.

Origin of B'nai B'rith

1
From Hebrew bənē bərīth “sons of the covenant”

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B'nai B'rith

/ (bəˈneɪ bəˈriːθ, brɪθ) /


noun
  1. a Jewish fraternal organization founded in New York in 1843, having moral, philanthropic, social, educational, and political aims

Origin of B'nai B'rith

1
from Hebrew benē brīth sons of the covenant

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