Subject: Jewish Fraternal Organizations

Newspaper clipping from the *American Socialist*, published in Oneida, New York, on February 13, 1879. The clipping features an article about the B'nai B'rith, a Jewish fraternal organization. The clipping is part of the Oneida Community papers.

Printed menu commemorating the 40th anniversary of Mordecai Lodge No. 57, I.O.B.B. (Independent Order of B'nai B'rith), held at the Murray Hill Lyceum in New York, New York on January 1, 1904. The menu is printed on aluminum.

Manuscript by-laws of Ahaveth Sholem Lodge No. 160 of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, Benevolence, Brotherly Love & Harmony. Article VI is presented, written on organizational letterhead by J. Berliner, Secretary, on August 31, 1890, in Corry, Pennsylvania.

Certificate of membership to the New Boston Lodge of the Independent Order Brith Abraham, framed in a carved frame with Jewish motifs. Created circa 1890s in Boston, Massachusetts.

Printed receipt (hand-filled) for dues payment to the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, Ahavath Sholem Lodge No. 160, on December 8, 1872. The receipt shows an embossed mark from the lodge, incorporated in 1871. The reverse side contains accounting for dues of other members. The lodge operated in Oil City and Corry, Pennsylvania.

Letter written on organizational letterhead to the president, officers, and members of District Grand Lodge No. 3, I.O.B.B. (Independent Order B'nai B'rith), regarding the opening of two new lodge branches in Philadelphia and Newark. Dated April 10, 1890.

Letter from M. K. Cohen, Secretary of District Grand Lodge No. 3, Independent Order B'nai B'rith, to the secretaries of the lodges in District No. 3, requesting quarterly and annual reports. Written on organizational letterhead, the letter emphasizes the legal requirement for annual report submission. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 1, 1890.

Membership certificate issued to Jacob Goldberg by Roscoe Conkling Lodge No. 364 of the Independent Order Brith Abraham on November 1, 1904. The certificate is printed in black and green and indicates that the lodge was founded in New York City on February 13, 1887, as a mutual aid society.

Printed receipt for membership dues issued to Jacob Berliner by Ahaveth Sholem Lodge No. 160 of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith (I.O.B.B.) in Corry, Pennsylvania on July 1, 1873. The receipt is signed by the financial secretary and includes accounting for dues of other members on the reverse.

Receipt issued to Jacob Berliner on October 1, 1871, for membership dues to the Ahaveth Sholem Lodge No. 160 of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith in Corry, Pennsylvania. The receipt features an embossed B'nai B'rith Ahaveth Sholem Lodge No. 160, I.O.B.B. marking and is signed by the financial secretary. The reverse side contains accounting for dues of other members. The lodge was incorporated in 1871.