Monthly Archives: április 2015
Montgomery County community calendar, April 2-9, 2015
April 8 at 10: 31 AM Thursday, April 9 „Jewish Medical Ethics” A lecture by Rabbi James Michaels, director of Pastoral Care at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington. Passover cookies and drinks will be provided. For details, contact Shirley Light. 1 p.m. B’nai Israel Congregation, 6301 Montrose Rd, Rockville. 301-598-6611. Free. Read more » »
Open letter to Kenya
From B’nai B’rith EuropeErika van GelderPresidentTo: Embassy of the Republic of Kenya, Brussels H.E. Johnson Weru, Ambassador Amsterdam, 7/04/ 2015 Excellency, Please accept our condolences in my name and of the organization I represent, for the innocent Christian students, killed in a most cowardly and barbaric way. Read more » »
Jon Stewart defends Trevor Noah on ‘The Daily Show’
(JTA) — Jon Stewart defended his named „Daily Show” successor Trevor Noah against a wave of criticism that found some of his past tweets insensitive toward Jews. Read more » »
San Diego Jewish World authors: Garry Fabian
Editor’s Note: San Diego Jewish World is fortunate to have among its contributors the authors of many books. To acquaint you with them, and their literary output, we will from time to time offer articles by the authors telling of their works. This article is by Garry Fabian, a Holocaust survivor who became active in B’nai B’rith in Australia. Read more » »
Call to action: Please complain to BBC about interview with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal
Dear Eve On the 1st April the BBC aired an interview by Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, titled ‘Hamas leader Meshaal warns of Israeli ‘extremism’ after elections.’ You can view the interview here and read Jeremy Bowen’s analysis below the video. Read more » »
«Personne n’est Kenya?»
Tribune libre de Marc Knobel, Historien, directeur des etudes du CRIF, membre du conseil éditorial de la Revue Civique La ville de Garissa, vous connaissiez? Probablement pas. Read more » »
#JeSuisKenyan
Le B’nai B’rith France condamne fermement l’odieuse attaque terroriste menée jeudi 2 avril contre l’Université kényane de Garissa et qui a fait 148 victimes Un commando islamiste somalien appartenant au groupe Shabab, a pris d’assaut jeudi 2 avril Read more » »
UNESCO launches social media campaign to end „cultural cleansing”
Report from Stéphane TEICHERUNESCO Director General Irina Bokova launched on March 28, in the Faculty of Arts of the Bagdad University, a strong campaign aiming at responding to the cultural cleansing which is spreading in many Middle East countries. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Condemns Horrific Attacks on Kenyan University Students
(Photo: Ben Curtis AP) B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: The horrific murders of 147 people in Kenya, most of them Christian college students, are a frightening reminder of the dangers of Islamic extremism. Read more » »
Changemakers honoured
THE Cricket World Cup final didn’t stop more than 150 people attending B’nai B’rith and JNF’s Jewish Changemakers Awards at the B’nai B’rith Centre on Sunday, March 29. This year saw 78 nominations from NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia vying for awards in the youth and young adult categories. Read more » »
