Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International
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 » »
B’nai B’rith Magazine: The Unfinished Quest for Restitution of Jewish Silver Plundered by the Nazis – B’nai B’rith International
Plus: Inclusion; Jews with Disabilities, Beyond Bagels, the Women Who Built Tel Aviv and More! In 1939, Jews in Germany and Austria were ordered to surrender their jewelry, gold, silver and other precious metals to the Nazis. Many items were purchased by the Bavarian National Museum in Munich. Read more » »
CEO and U.N. Affairs Dir. Op-ed in InsideSources: 75 Years On, the Dead End of Palestinian Grievance – B’nai B’rith International
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B’nai B’rith International Present at the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor Ceremony – B’nai B’rith International
Iton Gadol noted B’nai B’rith’s prescence at the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor ceremony, in which Israeli President Isaac Herzog awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor to his Cypriot counterpart, Nicos Anastasiades. B’nai B’rith-Jerusalem World Center Director Alan Schneider represented B’nai B’rith. Read in Spanish in Iton Gadol. Read more » »
