B’nai B’rith announced today that the organization’s first lodge on the subcontinent of India has been chartered in Bombay. This expands the number of countries where B’nai B’rith affiliates exist to 45.
Hans Spitz, of Melbourne, Australia, international vice-president of B’nai B’rith and the president of its Australia-New Zealand district, installed the new unit in Bombay. Its 32 charter members include Americans, Britons, Israelis, Germans and native Indians.
Reporting the stories that define our era. When history unfolds in real-time, the Jewish world turns to JTA. Your support ensures we can document the complexities of war and the resilience of Jewish communities with integrity.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
