Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International
CEO and U.N. Affairs Dir. Op-ed in JPost: Discrimination, Demonization and Delegitimization Has No Place at the U.N. – B’nai B’rith International
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Putting it in Writing – B’nai B’rith International
These past months I have been going through files in preparation for my retirement at the end of December. As there is sand at the beach, there is B’nai B’rith in almost every piece of paper that I have reviewed. Read more » »
Social Security COLA Hopes to Ease Burden on Seniors – B’nai B’rith International
In October the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that, starting in January 2023, recipients will receive an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Over the past 20 years, the COLA has increased benefits about 2.5% a year. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commends Removal of Iran from U.N. Commission on Status of Women – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International, whose dedicated Office of United Nations Affairs has led Jewish communal engagement with the U.N. for decades, strongly commends the world body’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for removing Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for the remainder of a term that was to continue until 2026. Read more » »
15 Jewish Holocaust Rescuers to be Recognized with the Jewish Rescuers Citation – B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith World Center and the Committee to Recognize the Heroism of Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust have announced that they will bestow their joint Jewish Rescuers Citation on 15 nominees, all of them posthumously. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Leadership Forum Focuses on Anti-Semitism and Resilience – B’nai B’rith International
U.S. Anti-Semitism Envoy Deborah Lipstadt Featured Speaker Global anti-Semitism, Israel on the world stage, disaster relief efforts, mental health and aging, and domestic and international policy priorities in the next year were the focus of discussions at the B’nai B’rith International 2022 Leadership Forum, held virtually Dec. 11-12. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Welcomes First Report from Virginia Commission to Combat Anti-Semitism – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith welcomes the report of Virginia’s Commission to Combat Anti-Semitism, announced by Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week. The document includes important recommendations in areas such as education, law enforcement, data collection, protecting Jewish students and confronting anti-Israel hatred. Read more » »
Students Share Ideas to Stop Anti-Semitism; B’nai B’rith International Announces Winners of 2022 None Shall Be Afraid Essay Contest – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022 None Shall Be Afraid Essay Contest, held to encourage young people to offer suggestions on how a community can identify and stop incidents of anti-Semitism. The three winners are Adrian Weiss, Jennifer Karlan and Daniel Evans. Read more » »
Jewish Artists in the News This Autumn – B’nai B’rith International
Discoveries in the visual arts held the spotlight during the past several months, much of it focused on news about Jewish painters whose works are being reevaluated by prominent individuals in the art world. Read more » »
Members of European Parliament to Visit Israel with B’nai B’rith, Building on Strengthened EU-Israel Ties – B’nai B’rith International
In a delegation headed by B’nai B’rith International and the B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem, members of the European Parliament are set to visit Israel to strengthen EU-Israel ties, building on recent breakthroughs in the relationship and exposing the MEPs to realities in the country and the region, ahead of the formation of a new government. Read more » »
