Sans their bowling shoes, these members of B'nai B'rith women's bowling league proudly display their hardware. Left to right: Sally Orenstein, Mary Effress, Ethel Frank, Rae Davis, Jessie Swatez, Kathy Sigel.
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Members of the Duluth Wildcats bowling team holding trophies. Bowling was a popular form of social recreation. B'nai Brith sponsored many bowling teams.
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Five men stand for a photograph at the National B'nai Brith Bowling Tournament. Bowling was a popular form of recreation for men and women sponsored by B'nai Brith.
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Members of the Lucky Strike bowling team stand, holding their bowling balls, behind a table which is exhibiting a banner. B'nai Brith is a national Jewish philanthropic and service organization that was founded in the United States in the mid-1800s.In addition to advancing the welfare of Jews in secular society, B.B. provides social and recreational opportunities for men and women by sponsoring sports teams, typified by the popular bowling leagues of the 1950s and 1960s. American bowling has Jewish roots: Louis B. Stein (1858-1949) helped organize the American Bowling Congress in 1895. An outstanding bowler, Stein established 300 as the score in tenpin bowling and determined that the weight of the ball should be 16 pounds, setting standards that continue to the present day.
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