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Zum 50 Jaehrigen Bestehen des Ordens Bne Briss in Deutschland. U.O.B.B. 1st ed., 1933, in German - Zum 50 Jaehrigen Bestehen des Ordens Bne Briss in Deutschland. U.O.B.B. 1st ed., 1933, in German [Unabhaengiger Orden Bne Briss] Published in the year of the Nazi-seizure of power in Germany On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Order of Bne Briss in Germany. U.O.B.B. Introd. By Leo Baeck Frankfurt A.M., J. Kauffmann, 1933., IX, 203 pp. name-lists of german lodges and sister-lodges, footnotes. Commemmorates the 50th anniversary of the German Jewish freemasons Lodge 'Bne Briss', U.O.B.B.(Independent order Bne Briss), 1883-1993, published in the year of the Nazi-seizure of power in Germany, incl. a chapter by Rabbi [Dr.] Loewenstamm on the sociology of the Lodge. Orig. grey boards, rectangular red lettered white paper title-label on upper board, size: 23 x 16.5 cm. Condition: some wear and discoloring to cover, spine is missing but binding is tight; light brown endpapers; light foxing to edges; inside good condition. Weight: 440 gr. Leo Baeck (23 May 1873 – 2 November 1956) was a 20th-century German rabbi, scholar, and theologian. He served as leader of Reform Judaism in his native country and internationally, and later represented all German Jews during the Nazi era. After the Second World War, he settled in London, in the United Kingdom, where he served as the chairman of the World Union for Progressive Judaism. In 1955, the Leo Baeck Institute for the study of the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry was established, and Baeck was its first international president. The Leo Baeck Medal has been awarded since 1978 to those who have helped preserve the spirit of German-speaking Jewry in culture, academia, politics, and philanthropy. B'nai B'rith (Hebrew: בְּנֵי בְּרִית Bnej Brīt, German 'Sons of the Covenant', also Bnai Brith) or in German-speaking countries until the Nazi era Independent Order of Bne Briss (U.O.B.B.), also called Bnei Briß in Yiddish, is a Jewish organization. It was founded in 1843 in New York as a secret lodge by twelve Jewish immigrants from Germany and, according to its own description, is dedicated to promoting tolerance, humanity, and welfare. Another goal of B'nai B'rith is to educate people about Judaism and to provide education within Judaism. There are currently around 500,000 organized members in approximately 60 countries, making it one of the largest Jewish international associations. The publication organ is the B’nai B’rith International Jewish Monthly.