Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International
Five Young Professionals Earn Prestigious B’nai B’rith Leadership Award – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International bestowed the 2025 Label A. Katz Young Leadership Award to five distinguished young leaders during its Triennial Meeting on Jan. 12 in Washington, D.C. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Concludes Triennial Meeting With Election of New President and Officers – B’nai B’rith International
Discussions on the Middle East and U.S. Elections B’nai B’rith International concluded its Triennial Meeting of the B’nai B’rith Board of Governors today in Washington, D.C. Read more » »
Robert Spitzer of Mercer Island, Washington, Elected President of B’nai B’rith International – B’nai B’rith International
Robert Spitzer of Mercer Island, Washington, was elected president of B’nai B’rith International by the organization’s International Board of Governors during its Triennial meeting. Spitzer immediately begins a three-year term leading the world’s oldest and most widely known Jewish humanitarian, human rights and advocacy organization. Read more » »
Submission Process Opens For 2025 B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage – B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem announced that the submission process for its Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage for 2025 is open. Deadline for submission: February 28, 2025. For entry form click here. Read more » »
Support line for released hostages and families is launched by NATAL, Kamim Foundation – B’nai B’rith International
The Jerusalem Post reported on the creation of a dedicated phone line to support released hostages and their families, launched with significant funding from B’nai B’rith International. Read about this vital initiative in the Jerusalem Post. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Opens Emergency Relief Fund for Victims of California Wildfires – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International has opened a Disaster and Emergency Relief Fund to aid victims of the California Wildfires that are spreading rapidly across Los Angeles. Los Angeles is in a state of emergency as five wildfires, fueled by a destructive windstorm that began Tuesday, continue to burn out of control. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Expresses Concern Over Pope’s Comments That Obscure Key Gaza Facts and Risk Fueling Hostility – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International is troubled—particularly during a holiday season that should unite the world’s religious communities and renew Read more » »
Blood Libels Are Back: The Politicization of Anti-Semitism since October 7
In an article for JUSTICE Magazine, B’nai B’rith International CEO Dan Mariaschin writes about the resurgence of anti-Semitic tropes—particularly modern blood libels falsely accusing Israel of genocide and war crimes—as a widespread political tool since the October 7 Hamas attacks. Read the article in the No. 72 edition of JUSTICE Magazine here. Read more » »
Kamim Foundation and NATAL Launch Hostage Support Line – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International Provides Significant Funding In a new collaboration between the Kamim Foundation and NATAL (Israel’s Trauma and Resiliency Center), a telephone line dedicated specifically to support released hostages and hostage families will launch this week, with significant funding from B’nai B’rith International. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith calls World Council of Churches Syria response ‘deplorable’ – B’nai B’rith International
JNS highlighted B’nai B’rith International’s condemnation of the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) anti-Israel messaging included in the WCC’s response to the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. Read the article at JNS.org. Read more » »
