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The B'nai B'rith Frankfurt Lodge was founded on January 8, 1888, as the 20th B'nai B'rith Lodge in Germany. The first president was the philanthropist Charles Hallgarten.

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ABOUT US

The B'nai B'rith Frankfurt Lodge was founded on January 8, 1888, as the 20th B'nai B'rith Lodge in Germany. The first president was the philanthropist Charles Hallgarten.

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Since its founding in 1888, our lodge made a great name for itself in Frankfurt until 1938. The members were active and worked for the benefit of the Jewish community. In 1938, the order was banned. Our lodge was re-established in 1961.

Of course, the tasks have changed, but we have always remained true to our ideals and values. We work on a voluntary basis and are a charity in the broadest sense.

B'nai B'rith is the oldest Jewish membership organization in the world. The order was founded 170 years ago by German-Jewish immigrants in New York. Our parent organization, B'nai B'rith International, is headquartered in Washington. B'nai B'rith Europe is the largest district of B'nai B'rith International and is represented in 29 countries.

The history of the Frankfurt Lodge

Written up by Simone Hofmann, Frankfurt am Main

The first B'nai B'rith Lodge in Germany was founded in Berlin in 1882. Ferdinand Gamberg, who was very involved in welfare work, was the driving force. He worked for the establishment of a lodge of the Independent Order B'nai B'rith U. O. B. B. in Frankfurt.

The lodge was to be the focal point for spiritual life and welfare institutions. To strengthen the Jewish community and to work charitably for all citizens of the city, that was the ambition - and this has not changed much until today.

The B'nai B'rith Frankfurt Lodge was founded on January 8, 1888 as the 20th B'nai B'rith Lodge in Germany. Already at that time it was necessary to defend against anti-Jewish ideas and so in 1890 the "Association for the defense against anti-Semitism" was founded.

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Jewish Life in Frankfurt

Published by the City of Frankfurt am Main

David-Sternsche, Kippa and Shabbat sound a bit "Frankfurterish", because Jewish life has been part of our city's identity for at least 900 years. Many of Frankfurt's special qualities, from culture to science to business, are linked to the work of Jewish families - in the past and present.

This also makes Frankfurt the most Jewish city in Germany. We are happy and proud that this is so and that Jewish life continues to shape our Frankfurt after the terrible break of the Holocaust.

To ensure that this remains so, we stand up against all forms of anti-Semitism and stand together as Frankfurters.

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