Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith World Center and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael to Celebrate Heroism of Jews Who Rescued Fellow Jews During April 28 Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony
(Jerusalem, April 21, 2022)—The B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) will hold on Thursday, April 28, for the 19th consecutive year, a joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony on Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). Read more » »
B’NAI B’RITH WORLD CENTER-JERUSALEM ANNOUNCES WINNER OF 2022 DIASPORA REPORTING AWARD
Award winner: Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom)Certificate of Merit: Yisrael Katzover (Hamodia)Shlomo Nakdimon to Receive a Lifetime Achievement Award (Jerusalem, April 14, 2022)–The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem has announced the winners of its Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Volunteers Provide On-the-Ground Assistance to Ukrainian Refugees in Poland
(Washington, D.C., April 12, 2022)–A volunteer team from B’nai B’rith International recently returned from Poland, where they provided on-the-ground humanitarian aid to Ukranian refugees. Read more » »
A Passover Message from our President and our CEO
The message and story of Passover—of liberation and freedom—are especially meaningful and poignant now, as the Russian attack on Ukraine enters its seventh week.This year, those of us living in freedom may cherish it a little more. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Philadelphia Area Project H.O.P.E. Celebrates 25th Anniversary
(Philadelphia, April 7, 2022)–The Liberty Region B’nai B’rith Project H.O.P.E. (Help Our People Everywhere), which collects and distributes food to Jewish seniors and Jews living in poverty in the Philadelphia area ahead of Passover, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Read more » »
Breaking News: Questions Raised by B’nai B’rith Magazine Win the Release of Jewish Artifact in German Museum
By Dina GoldEdited by Gene MeyerHeirs of German Jews are to receive restitution of silverware forcibly taken by the Nazis in Munich over 80 years ago after B’nai B’rith Magazine challenged the Bavarian Ministry of Science and the Arts to explain why the objects were still being held.Washington D.C. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue Unveil New Resource, “Online Antisemitism: A Toolkit for Civil Society,” in partnership with UNESCO
(Washington, D.C., April 7, 2022)–B’nai B’rith International, together with the counter-extremism organization the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, is pleased to launch in partnership with UNESCO a new resource, “Online Antisemitism: A Toolkit for Read more » »
Chicago-Area B’nai B’rith Leadership and Family Send Shipment of Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
(Washington, D.C., April 6, 2022)—B’nai B’rith Connect Chair Joshua Sushan, his mother, Victoria Sushan and aunt Olga Green, and B’nai B’rith Vice Chairman Brad Adolph, all from the Chicagoland area, spearheaded the collection and shipment of over 2,000 lbs. of humanitarian aid to Kharkiv, Ukraine. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Leaders Visit United Arab Emirates, Bahrain to Salute, Strengthen Peace with Israel
(Washington, D.C., April 4, 2022)–A B’nai B’rith International delegation comprised of organization leaders from multiple continents has visited the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, the two initial signatories of the landmark 2020 Abraham Accords—the first Arab-Israel normalization agreements in decades. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Applauds Confirmation of Deborah Lipstadt as Anti-Semitism Special Envoy
(Washington, D.C., March 31, 2022)–B’nai B’rith International President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We applaud the U.S. Senate for confirming Deborah Lipstadt as the State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism. Read more » »
