The motto from the beginning was benevolence. brotherly love. and harmony. and for 120 years Bnai Brith has been true to those ideals. Landmarks in the early history of the order have included the opening of the first Jewish community center and the first Jewish library in the 1850s. the sending of relief to plague victims in Palestine in 1865. and the founding of the Cleveland Jewish Orphans Home in 1868 to take care of Jewish orphans of the War Between the States. Typical services provided by Bnai Brith are citizenship education. assistance in naturalization. and cooperation with governmental agencies. educational institutions and voluntary civic and patriotic groups. Through the Hillel foundations. the education of Jewish youths is enriched and strengthened with the religious and cultural values of Judaism. Vocational services. economic planning and development. labor relations. the training and hiring of the handicapped. combating of antiSemitic and other prejudice through the AntiDefamation League. and the development of the spirit of community responsibility. are all aspects of Bnai Brith activities.
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