B'nai B'rith, founded in New York in 1843, is the oldest continually operating Jewish service organization in the world — and was approaching its 150th anniversary at the time of this issue. The Bank of Israel regularly issued commemorative silver pieces tied to anniversary milestones of institutions significant to Jewish diaspora history, and the approaching sesquicentennial made B'nai B'rith a logical subject for the 1992 program.
B'nai B'rith, founded in New York in 1843, is the oldest continually operating Jewish service organization in the world — and was approaching its 150th anniversary at the time of this issue. The Bank of Israel regularly issued commemorative silver pieces tied to anniversary milestones of institutions significant to Jewish diaspora history, and the approaching sesquicentennial made B'nai B'rith a logical subject for the 1992 program.