Monthly Archives: október 2014
Infographic: B’nai B’rith Bagel Brigade Taking A Bite Out Of Hunger
The Bagel Brigade has been in action for two decades, working seven days per week, 365 days a year, collecting bread donated by supermarkets, bagel shops, etc. and distributes it to people in need in Los Angeles.Their primary concern is to see that children do not go to school without breakfast and do not go to bed hungry. Read more » »
Brooklyn Eagle: B’nai B’rith Honors Brooklyn Nets’ Leader
B’nai B’rith International was featured in an article in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle , honoring Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark for his humanitarian efforts with the Distinguished Achievement Award.Read an excerpt from the article, below: [… Read more » »
HFJN: B’nai B’rith Denounces Anti-Semitic I.D.C. Hecklers
B’nai B’rith International spoke unequivocally against those that shouted down Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) while he expressed pro-Israel sentiments at an „In Defense of Christians” (I.D.C.) dinner.The fallout from the speech was covered in an article in the Heritage Florida Jewish News , which referenced B’nai B’rith’s statement. Read more » »
Argentina: B’nai B’rith At 76th Anniversary of Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) in Buenos Aires
B’nai B’rith Argentina’s Commission on Interfaith Dialogue helped organize an interfaith event around the 76th anniversary of the Night of Broken Glass, a pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany and Austria that saw tens of thousands rounded up and sent to concentration camps.The event will be help on Sunday, Nov. Read more » »
Pingpong fan donates table and time for weekly play
For 25 years La Mesa resident Mike Caprio has traveled twice a week to University City to play table tennis with friends. Ahead of a visit last summer from his grandchildren from Texas, the 81-year-old retired Navy captain began thinking about where he could play the game with them in La Mesa. Caprio said he „measured every room” in the Mt. Read more » »
News from the Benè Berith Giovani Rome – Stefano Gaj Tachè Lodge in Italy
The Benè Berith Giovani Rome – Stefano Gaj Tachè Lodge, which President is Mister Angelo M. Di Nepi, regained vitality over the 10 last months and is very active in the field of Tzedakà, training and interfaith dialogue: To encourage the experience of studying and working in the State of Israel, the Lodge promoted a grant of € 500. Read more » »
Former-Nazis Receiving Social Security Payments Through Legal Loophole; B’nai B’rith Advocates For
The Associated Press recently reported that many suspected Nazi war criminals who once lived in the United States and faced investigation by the Justice Department continue to collect Social Security payments through a legal loophole, despite having left the country and renounced their U.S. citizenship. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Condemns Car Attack on Jerusalem Light-Rail Station
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International condemns the attack on a light-rail station in northern Jerusalem by a Palestinian man with Hamas ties that killed an infant and wounded eight others. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Expresses Condolences In Letter To Canadian Prime Minister Harper Following Parliament
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International expressed deep sympathy and condolences in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper following a gunman’s attack on the Canadian parliament and the fatal shooting of a soldier nearby. On the morning of Oct. Read more » »
David Michaels Op-Ed (TOI): Don’t Play Politics With Genocide
B’nai B’rith International Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David J. Michaels responded to recent allegations of genocide hurled at Israel by the likes of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and comedian Russell Brand. Read more » »
