Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith Condemns U.N. General Assembly Vote on Palestinian Statehood – 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 condemns the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA)’s passage of a resolution endorsing Palestinian full membership in the organization and giving enhanced privileges to the Palestinian delegation. Read more » »
Coverage of 2024 Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony Honoring Jewish Rescuers During the Shoah – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International has received significant news coverage of its joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony with Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) on Yom HaShoah, dedicated annually to honoring the heroism of Jews who rescued fellow Jews during the Holocaust. Read more » »
Why is this Yom HaShoah different from all others? – B’nai B’rith International
Written by Alan Schneider, Director, B’nai B’rith World Center–Jerusalem Even in Israel, which has been tempered by a century of Arab aggression, the horrors of Oct. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Dismayed by “Global Anti-Apartheid Conference On Palestine” Set to Open in South Africa – B’nai B’rith International
Demonization, Delegitimization and Annihilation of Israel Clearly Define the Scope of the Meeting B’nai B’rith President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith World Center and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael Celebrate Heroism of Jewish Rescuers During Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony – B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) held on May 6—for the 22nd consecutive year—a joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony on Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). Read more » »
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 » »
