B'nai-B'rith Sister Associations

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The B'nai-B'rith Sisters' Associations were founded in 1897 and were Jewish women's groups within the B'nai-B'rith order , which was founded in 1882. The sister association was a rather exclusive organization, because only women whose husbands were already members of the B'nai-B'rith order could enter. In addition, there were high admission fees that only wealthy women could afford. In contrast to the Jewish Women's Association , which wanted to be independent of male tutelage, the sister association saw itself as part of the B'nai-B'rith order, which itself only accepted men. The B'nai-B'rith Sisters' Association took care of cultural programs and charity work. However , the sister association did not support the fight for more rights for women .

literature

  • Marion A. Kaplan: Jewish bourgeoisie. Woman, family and identity in the empire. (Studies on Jewish history, Vol. 3; translation from the American by Ingrid Strobl), Dölling and Galitz, Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-930802-08-2
  • Marion A. Kaplan: The Jewish women's movement in Germany. Organization and goals of the Jewish Women's Association 1904–1938. (Hamburg Contributions to the History of the German Jews, Vol. 7; translated from the American by Hainer Kober with the assistance of the author), Christians, Hamburg 1981, ISBN 3-7672-0629-3