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Winette BBG

Collection
Jeannette Jewish Community Papers (2005.0286)
Source
Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
Date
May 8, 1949

A group of young Jewish women from nearby Jeannette, Pa., and Irwin, Pa., formed a chapter of B’nai B’rith Girls called “Winette.” The chapter would host a “Mother’s Day Tea” every year in honor of their mothers.

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