Monthly Archives: május 2016
B’nai B’rith Deeply Troubled by Israel Views of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Nominees to Democratic …
image via Gage Skidmore B’nai B’rith International is troubled by particular nominees of presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders to the Democratic convention platform panel. Read more » »
Michael J. Dowling
What will you be doing this Memorial Day Weekend?Like most Americans, you’ll probably go to the beach for early season tanning, enjoy a good sale at your favorite store, or just spend a relaxing weekend with your family and friends.For 22 million veterans, however, the day means something… Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Is Appalled As World Health Organization Singles Out Israel For Condemnation
B’nai B’rith International is appalled that the World Health Organization (WHO) will investigate Israel, a solitary beacon of humanitarian values in the Middle East, for supposed „mental, physical and environmental health” violations. Read more » »
Remembering East Bay community pillar Rob Ruby
, j. staffRobert Ruby didn’t have to work at being a mensch. Those who knew him best say he had an instinct for it. „If he could do the right thing,” said his wife, Eileen Ruby, „he would.”The Piedmont resident died May 17 at Stanford Hospital due to complications from a heart infection. He was 67. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith World Center Announces Winners Of 2016 Award For Journalism Recognizing Excellence In
Ya’akov Ahimeir The winners of the 2016 B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportaģe in memory of Wolf and Hilda Matsdorf were announced on May 26 in Jerusalem. The winners are Amanda Borschel-Dan, the Times of Israel’s Jewish World editor and Allison Kaplan Sommer, staff writer at Ha’aretz. Read more » »
Times of Israel editor wins B’nai B’rith journalism award
The B’nai B’rith World Center on Thursday named Times of Israel Jewish World editor Amanda Borschel-Dan as one of two reporters honored for their coverage of Jewish life around the globe.Borschel-Dan, along with Haaretz reporter Allison Kaplan Sommer, were the winners of the 2016 Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage. Read more » »
New test for VCE literature sparks censorship concerns
Cast of the play, Tales of A City by the Sea, when it premiered in 2014. Photo: The AgeBooks, plays and films studied for VCE will soon be screened to ensure they don’t offend religious and cultural groups. Read more » »
Haaretz Columnist Wins Excellence in Journalism Award
Home > Israel News The B’nai B’rith World Center Award is the most prestigious prize in its field in Israel. Haaretz columnist Allison Kaplan Sommer was awarded the B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportaģe on… subscribe now to get the full story Haaretz unlimited. Read more » »
Israel’s UN envoy seeks to empower students to ‘fight and win’ against BDS
By Shalle’ McDonald/JNS.orgThe Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel might be garnering the most headlines when it comes to college campuses and the business world, but representatives from the Israeli government and advocacy organizations are taking the battle against BDS to the United Nations. Read more » »
Searching for Sgt. Kauffman
Kauffman Memorial Dedication, Montebello Hills, 1919. Photo courtesy Workman and Temple Family Homestead MuseumSitting on a recent day in the light filtering through a large multi-paned, stained-glass window of the Memorial Library — a branch of the Los Angeles Public Library located on Olympic Boulevard across from L.A. Read more » »
