| 单词 |
B'nai B'rith |
| 释义 |
B'nai B'rith, n.|bəˈneɪ brɪθ|
[ad. Heb. bĕnē bĕrīṯ sons of the covenant.]
An international Jewish benevolent organization, founded in New York City in 1843.
1862Jewish Chron. 17 Oct. 6/3 The Order of B'Nai Berith has taken upon itself the task of uniting the Israelites of the United States in such a manner as to soonest further the development of the highest interests of Judaism among..its professors. 1868N.Y. Times 22 July 5/5 The Order of B'Nai B'Rith, a Jewish organization, founded to alleviate the wants of the destitute, [etc.]. 1879Chicago Tribune 13 May 6/1 (heading) B'nai B'rith. 1932L. Golding Magnolia St. i. x. 181 He was..a Freemason and a member of the Independent Order of B'nei Brith [sic]. 1948Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 23 Apr. 10/1 He helped to organize the B'nai B'rith fraternal group here. 1957Encycl. Brit. III. 761/1 B'nai B'rith..is the oldest and largest Jewish service organization in the world, with men's lodges, women's chapters and youth chapters in about 35 countries by the latter 1950s. Ibid. XIII. 63d/1 The Anti-Defamation league of the B'nai B'rith (1913)..spoke for middle-class Jewry. 1968Guardian 10 Sept. 9/2 The Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates happened to be in Washington laying down their proposed policies before a convention of B'Nai B'Rith. 1986H. Engel City called July i. 6 He was a big wheel in the local chapter of B'nai Brith. |
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