Monthly Archives: február 2015

Two Jewish teens honored for leadership

The Lappin Foundation is pleased to announce its inaugural awards for teen leadership and Israel advocacy. Trevor Brown, 18, of Georgetown, has been named the recipient of the 2015 Youth to Israel Jewish Teen Leadership Award. Andrew Jacobson, 17, of Swampscott, will receive the 2015 Youth to Israel Exceptional Teen Israel Advocate Award. Read more » »

J-Wire: B’nai B’rith Welcomes Decision Holding PLO Liable For Terror

Throughout its history, B’nai B’rith has been an unequivocal advocate of justice for the victims of and those that have lost loved ones to terror attacks. Read more » »

Coming Together: DoJAS Reflections From The EU Activism Seminar

The EU Activism Seminar continues to generate attention, as Alex Jakubowski, Executive Director of the Delegation of Jewish American Students (DOJAS), shared his thoughts on the week-long conference. Read more » »

How Bad Is The Rift?

The top professional of a major Jewish organization has expressed confidence that the rift between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have no impact on U.S.-Israel relations. “Our common values will keep us working together,” said Dan Mariaschin, executive vice president of B’nai B’rith International. Read more » »

Jewish disability activists lobby Congress

WASHINGTON (JTA) – Activists from across the country marked Jewish Disability Advocacy Day by lobbying members of Congress to preserve Social Security disability insurance and increase funding for transportation. Read more » »

Le Peuple juif est et restera le Peuple de la vie

Ironie du calendrier, les fêtes de Pourim et de Pessah qui approchent interviennent à un moment particulier pour les juifs de France. Read more » »

US Senate to call for European nations to appoint anti-Semitism envoys

KANSAS CITY – The US Senate will likely soon call on European leaders to appoint national anti-Semitism czars to monitor and combat hate against their countries’ Jewish minorities. That call is included in a bipartisan resolution introduced on Wednesday, which is being co-sponsored by 53 senators. Read more » »

Chabad emissaries face shut doors in Havana

HAVANA (JTA) — On the freshly painted, salmon-colored walls of Alberto and Rebeca Meshulam’s apartment, two portraits of the late Lubavitcher rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, frame the entranceway leading to a wide, airy vestibule. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith’s Rachel Goldberg Talks Jewish Disability Advocacy Day

B’nai B’rith International is the Global Voice of the Jewish Community. The following highlights stories, around the world, where our leadership has been quoted. Op-eds are published with full text… Read more »

Daily Times church events

Congregation Ohev Shalom: Wallingford, welcomes Georgetown University Professor Dr. Ori Z. Soltes as its Scholar in Residence for a series of special programs running March 6-8. Dr. Soltes is an expert on Nazi-plundered art. Read more » »