Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith Leadership Forum Addresses Campus Anti-Semitism, 2024 Election Issues, and more – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International’s 2024 annual Leadership Forum concluded today in Washington, D.C., with featured speakers throughout addressing topics relevant to the Jewish community, including the global impact of the Israel-Hamas war and the rise of anti-Semitism, as well as a moving Yom HaShoah commemoration at the Austrian Embassy. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Welcomes Passage of Antisemitism Awareness Act – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We welcome the passing of the Antisemitism Awareness Act by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 1 with a decisive 320-91 vote in favor of the measure. This vital bipartisan bill, led by representatives Mike Lawler (R-N. Read more » »
When Anti-Semitism Comes From the Top of Governments – B’nai B’rith International
By Eduardo Kohn, B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs Two days after the rampage of Oct. 7, 2023, Israel and the whole Jewish community were in shock. The rest of the world, if it were at all sensitive, should have been astonished and outraged by the brutal massacre perpetrated by Hamas. Read more » »
2024 Jewish Rescuers Citation Recipients – B’nai B’rith International
Recipients of the Jewish Rescuers Citation at the 2024 Yom Hashoah Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony 1. Dr. Vittorio Emanuele Sacerdoti (1915-2000, Italy) along with two non-Jewish Italian doctors, fabricated a fictitious disease called Syndrome K to keep the SS away from Jews who were hiding in a hospital in Rome. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Presents Endowment Funds for Israeli Youth Impacted by Hamas Terror – B’nai B’rith International
Edith ‘Pat’ Wolfson and Roselle and ‘Benjamin’ Bernard Roseman Fund Aids Children Impacted by Hamas Terror Attack B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Director Alan Schneider travelled to two southern Israeli cities on April 21 to present the Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Appalled at Universities’ Inaction Against Anti-Semitism Amid Campus Protests – 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 distressed by the passive response from universities in addressing the rise of anti-Semitism and intimidation from students and outside protestors on their campuses. Read more » »
Climate scientist Dr. Jim Salinger named New Zealander of the Year – B’nai B’rith International
Dr. Jim Salinger, a long-time B’nai B’rith leader and New Zealand Councilor on B’nai B’rith Australia/New Zealand, has been named as the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year for 2024. Read below for coverage of this wonderful story by Radio New Zealand and 1 News New Zealand. Read on Radio NZ. Read more » »
The History of Yiddish Cinema and Theater in America | Is Yiddish Film Making a Comeback? – B’nai B’rith International
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B’nai B’rith Commends U.S. Veto of Motion to Admit Palestinian “State” to U.N. – 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 commends the United States for vetoing an Algerian-sponsored motion at the United Nations Security Council to back the admission of a Palestinian state to the U.N. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Workshop With UNESCO Addresses Online Anti-Semitism in Latin America – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International, in collaboration with UNESCO, the Institute of Strategic Dialogue, World Jewish Congress and the Latin American Jewish Congress, hosted a virtual capacity-building workshop in Spanish on April 9, “Facing online antisemitism in Latin America: How to deal with online hate speech and Holocaust denial and distortion. Read more » »
