Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
The first page of the Portland Lodge #218 I.O.B.B. minutes book lists the names of petitioners for memberships in the organization that became B'nai B'rith, a Jewish service organization founded in New York City.
B'nai B'rith means "children of the covenant."
Among other activities, the Portland Lodge purchased the land that became the Smith Street Cemetery in Portland.
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About This Item
- Title: Portland Lodge 218 IOBB minutes, 1874
- Creation Date: 1874-07-19
- Subject Date: 1874-07-19
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2526, Box 14A/1
- Collection: Wolf and Waterman family collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- B'nai B'rith. Lodge No. 218 (Portland, Me.)--Records and correspondence
- Clubs--Maine--Portland
- Jews--United States--Maine
- Organizations--Maine--Portland
People
- Aaronson, Barnard
- Abrahams, A. W.
- Abrahams, Isaac
- Abrahams, S. C.
- Barman, Scheyer
- Boas, R.
- Cohen, Joseph
- Degroot, Samuel
- Gallert, David
- Gallert, Marks
- Grossman, Isaac
- Harris, Lewis
- Herzberg, H.
- Hirsshson, Zorach
- Indleson, Jacob
- Isaacson, Isaac W.
- Kahn, Samuel
- Levy, Joseph
- Mathias, Solomon
- Newhouse, Oscar
- Pendeca, Moses
- Rubin, Solomon
- Schigue, William
- Schryver, Solomon
- Stearns, Morris
- Strench, Ludwig
- Sulky, William
- Waterman, Julius
- Weiler, J.
- Woolf, Joseph
- Woolf, Morris
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