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| LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Fonds |
| No.: | PR1279 |
| TITLE: | Edmonton B'nai B'rith Lodge No. 732 fonds |
| CREATOR: | Edmonton B'nai B'rith Lodge No. 732 |
| DATE RANGE: | 1920-1973, predominant 1920-1964 |
| EXTENT: | 0.27 m of textual records. - 12 photographs. - 1 negative |
| ADMINISTRATIVE |
| HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Edmonton Lodge Number (No.) 732, Independent Order of B'nai B'rith (IOBB) was formed in Edmonton, Alberta in March 1913. It was affiliated with the District Grand Lodge No. 6 in Chicago, Illinois, and later the Northwest Council of B'nai B'rith and B'nai B'rith Canada. On April 27, 1930, by action of the Constitution Grand Lodge Convention under District Grand Lodge No. 6, the words "Independent Order" were removed from the title of the organization and the Edmonton Lodge No. 732, IOBBwas known as Edmonton B'nai B'rith Lodge No. 732. The lodge opened a curling club in 1949, which closed in 1952, and was succeed by the Menorah Curling Club the same year. The purpose of the club was to reunify Jewish families in a new land, regardless of wealth, social status or country of origin, and to provide fellowship and a social outlet for its membership. The lodge was involved in fund raising and other activities in the Jewish and greater Edmonton communities and absorbed Alberta B'nai B'rith Lodge No. 2062 of Edmonton in 1956. |
| CUSTODIAL HISTORY: | Mrs. Eve Pascoe, of the Jewish Historical and Archives Committee of Edmonton, deposited these records in the Provincial Archives of Alberta in 1976 on behalf of Doctor (Dr.) David Mintz. Dr. Mintz's relationship with the Edmonton B'nai B'rith Lodge No. 732 is unknown. |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT: | The fonds consists of administrative records, including correspondence. |
| ARRANGEMENT NOTE: | Some records from this fonds were removed in 1976 and sent to the Hillcrest Foundation in care of Dr. Bill Meloff. |
| ASSOCIATED MATERIAL: | Other records pertaining to the B'nai B'rith organization can be found in the Northwest Council of B'nai B'rith Canada fonds, Edmonton B'nai B'rith Lodge No. 732 fonds and Camp B'nai B'rith (Ribeck) fonds, all located at the Jewish Archives and Historical Society of Edmonton and Northern Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, and in the B'nai B'rith Lodge No. 1506 Medicine Hat fonds located at the Medicine Hat Museum and Gallery in Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| RELATED RECORDS: | Other records related to the B'nai B'rith organization can be found in accession PR1975.0405 |
| GENERAL NOTE: | Reference prints of photographs from this fonds can be found in A File under location numbers A.18,444-A.18,454.
Information for the administrative history was taken from the records and from the administrative history provided for the Edmonton B'nai B'rith Lodge No. 732 fonds, located at the Jewish Archives and Historical Society of Edmonton and Northern Alberta.
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