Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International

Groundbreaking Report: Pulling the Curtain on EU Assistance to the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian Organizations

B’nai B’rith Unveils Study:  Aligning Principles and Practice:  EU Assistance to the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian NGOs Rethinking the Approach to Meet Normative Goals  (Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2021)—B’nai B’rith International announces the Dec. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Calls for Investigation into Allegations that Italy Ignored Warnings Ahead of 1982 Terror Attack on Roman Synagogue

(Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 2021)—B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement:  ​In response to reports that the Italian government ignored warnings about a planned 1982 terror attack on Read more » »

B’NAI B’RITH RAISING FUNDS TO ASSIST THOSE AFFECTED BY TORNADO OUTBREAK

Offering $5,000 in Matching Funds (Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2021)–B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »

Dir. of Legislative Affairs Op-ed in the Algemeiner: Time for a New Chapter in German-Israeli Relations

The Algemeiner published an op-ed by Eric Fusfield, B’nai B’rith director of legislative affairs and deputy director of the B’nai B’rith International Center for Human Rights and Public Policy, calling for Germany to reassert its position as Israel’s leading defender in Europe in the face of rising anti-Israel sentiment. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Announces 2022 Sally and George Schneider Scholarship for New York City-Area Student

(Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2021)–B’nai B’rith International will award the annual Sally and George Schneider Scholarship to a deserving Jewish female graduate student in the spring of 2022. Applications are now being accepted. Read more » »

AJIRI-BBI op-ed from three former members of Congress: This anti-Israel UN ‘Special Committee’ must be put out of its misery

Three former members of Congress, including Dan Burton and AJIRI-BBI Advisory Board members Eliot Engel and Shelley Berkley, wrote an op-ed on behalf of AJIRI-BBI for the New York Daily News calling for the anti-Israel U.N. ‘Special Committee’ (SCIIHRP) to be voted down once and for all. Read more » »

Special tribute to Holocaust victims held in Oporto

JNS noted that as part of a special ceremony held at the Holocaust Museum in Oporto, Portugal, honoring the victims of the Nazi genocide of the Jews, a certificate of tribute was presented to museum director Michael Rothwell. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Magazine: Israeli TV Finds a Global Audience Thanks To Streaming Services and Powerful Storytelling

Winter Issue Also Explores the History and Evolution of Jewish Languages (Washington, D.C., Nov. 17, 2021)—Israeli TV shows are being picked up by streaming services and winning a wide acceptance with global audiences. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Latin America Commemorates 83rd Anniversary of Kristallnacht

(Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2021)—B’nai B’rith Latin America is commemorating the anniversary of the Nazi Pogrom of November 1938, also known as Kristallnacht/Pogromnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, during the month of November. Some ceremonies were held virtually. B’nai B’rith events in Panama and Uruguay were in person. Read more » »

B’NAI B’RITH COLLECTING JEWISH WWII SOLDIERS’ PROFILES AND STORIES FOR ISRAEL’S MUSEUM OF THE JEWISH SOLDIER IN WWII

Project to Recognize and Honor Jewish Service People (Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2021)–B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »