B'nai B'rith

American  

[buh-ney brith] / bəˈneɪ ˈbrɪθ /

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.

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B'nai B'rith British  

/ bəˈneɪ bəˈriːθ, brɪθ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of B'nai B'rith

From Hebrew bənē bərīth “sons of the covenant”

Example Sentences

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B'nai B'rith

Anti-discrimination worker Edith Brutman was among those killed at the beach, according to her Jewish community service organisation, B'nai B'rith NSW, cited by the Sydney Morning Herald.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

B’nai B’rith International said in a statement that the lodge “represents an important part of the history of our organization in Los Angeles.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

Similar ceremonies are conducted in hundreds of Jewish communities around the world, organized by Yad Vashem and Jewish organizations like B’nai B’rith International, the World Jewish Congress and the World Zionist Organization.

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

The writers are president, chief executive and director of U.N. and intercommunal affairs, respectively, for B’nai B’rith International.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2022

The B’nai B’rith society has also co-operated largely with other Jewish philanthropic organizations in succouring distressed Israelites throughout the world.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various