Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International
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 » »
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 » »
