Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International
Repudiating the Apartheid Slander Against Israel; New B’nai B’rith Report Available Now
(Washington, D.C., May 19, 2022)–B’nai B’rith International today launched the first part of its groundbreaking report, “The Apartheid Slander Against Israel and the Ideological Distortion of Human Rights,” responding to the dangerous and false accusation that Israel is an “apartheid state. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Appreciates Sen. Bob Menendez’s “Dear Colleague Letter” Advocating Funds for Affordable Senior Housing
B’nai B’rith appreciates a “Dear Colleague” letter from U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez on behalf of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) affordable senior housing community advocating for $600 million for new affordable housing construction. Read more » »
77 years to Theresienstadt ghetto liberation: “The Journey of a Torah Scroll”
The Jerusalem Post covered a program co-hosted by B’nai B’rith International commemorating the Czech Jewish community and Czech Holocaust victims at the Theresienstadt concentration camp on May 15, which included the rededication of a Torah Read more » »
American Jewish, American Hellenic Groups Hail Fifth, Three-Country Leadership Mission
(Washington, D.C., May 13, 2022)—A 19-member delegation of leaders of American Jewish and American Hellenic organizations completed a fifth, three-country Leadership Mission to Greece, Cyprus and Israel, to explore the major political, economic and Read more » »
Jewish Groups Condemn Elad Terror Attack
Jewish Journal included our condemnation of the terror attack that took place on May 5—Israel’s Independence Day–in Elad, Israel that resulted in three deaths in its article on Jewish groups’ reactions to the attack. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Remembers Habib Elghanian
Iranian Jewish Leader Executed by Iran in State-Sponsored Killing May 10, 1979(Washington, D.C., May 10, 2022)—B’nai B’rith President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: Today we pause to remember Habib Elghanian, a victim of Iran’s brutal state-sponsored regime, killed on this date in 1979. Read more » »
New B’nai B’rith Essay Contest to Focus on Impact of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism
Writing Contest for 18-22 Year Olds Features Scholarship Prizes (Washington, D.C., May 5, 2022)—B’nai B’rith International President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We are pleased to announce the launch of our 2022 None Shall Be Afraid Essay Contest. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commemorates Yom HaShoah With Virtual And In-Person Events Around The World
(Washington, D.C., April 28, 2022)–B’nai B’rith International marked Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, with virtual and in-person programs across the U.S. and globally. Read more » »
Coverage of the 2022 B’nai B’rith Jewish Rescuers Citation Commemoration Ceremony in Israel
B’nai B’rith International has received coverage for its Jewish Rescuers Citation commemoration ceremony held in the Jerusalem hills. The Times of Israel noted the citation given to Hubert Pollack, who participated in a plan to get thousands of exit visas from Nazi Germany. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Co-Hosts “March of the Living Scroll: A Journey of Remembrance and Renewal” in the Czech Republic
Lost Czech Torah Scroll to be Rededicated in Theresienstadt Concentration Camp (Washington, D.C., April 25, 2022)–B’nai B’rith International will co-host a program commemorating the Czech Jewish community and Czech Holocaust victims at the Theresienstadt concentration camp on May 15. Read more » »
