Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International

Director of U.N. Affairs Op-ed in Times of Israel: Miloon Kothari’s “Apology” Is Inadequate; Prejudiced Commissioners Must Go – B’nai B’rith International

Read the op-ed by our Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs in the Times of Israel. Fifteen international Jewish organizations have written to the United Nations Human Rights Council president, Federico Villegas, demanding that he remove members of a “Commission of Inquiry” on Israel guilty of bigoted statements on Jews and the Jewish state. Read more » »

Pioneering Israeli Biotech for 21st Century Global Challenges: Pluri CEO Yaky Yanay – B’nai B’rith International

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Digitizing a Century-Old Archive Puts the Spotlight Back on Yiddish Culture – B’nai B’rith International

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After Human Rights Council President Cites Stigmatization of Jews, Jewish Groups Urge Removal of „Prejudiced” U.N. Commissioners – B’nai B’rith International

Jewish organizations on multiple continents have written to the United Nations Human Rights Council president, urging him to remove members of a Commission of Inquiry on Israel found to have made offensive statements on Jews and the Jewish state. Read more » »

Podcast Episode: The 28-Year-Old Amplifying the Music of the Borscht Belt – B’nai B’rith International

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JBS Coverage of B’nai B’rith Statement Calling for Dismissal of Anti-Israel U.N. ‘Commission’ After Odious Remarks – B’nai B’rith International

In its coverage of Jewish organizations responding to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of sovereign Ukraine, JBS highlighted our message of profound dismay, as well as our support (along with B’nai B’rith UK and B’nai B’rith Italy) of Ukrainian Jewish communities through our Ukraine Assistance Fund. View the coverage here (beginning at 1: 36) or below. Read more » »

Seniors and Suicide: A Cause for Serious Concern – B’nai B’rith International

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B’nai B’rith Appalled by WCC’s Dismissal of „False Media Reporting” on Bigotry; Incoming Leader Labels Jewish Criticism „Mischievous” – B’nai B’rith International

B’nai B’rith International President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement:   B’nai B’rith International, which has expressed alarm over the election by the World Council of Churches of a leader who has Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Calls for Dismissal of Anti-Israel U.N. ‘Commission’ After Odious Remarks – B’nai B’rith International

B’nai B’rith International is calling for the dismissal of members of the United Nations’ latest anti-Israel “Commission of Inquiry” after odious remarks by its members and other blatant violations of its own sweeping terms and the U.N.’s operating principles. Read more » »

Director of U.N. Affairs in Real Clear Religion: World Council of Churches Regresses on Antisemitism – B’nai B’rith International

Read the op-ed by our Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels in Real Clear Religion. Last month, the World Council of Churches elected the Rev. Dr. Jerry Pillay as its next general secretary, and his record of bigoted rhetoric on Israel and Jews threatens to further deepen the WCC’s already troubled history on these themes. Read more » »