Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith New Zealand Commemorates 60th Anniversary
B’nai B’rith International President Charles Kaufman Gives Keynote Address AUCKLAND, New Zealand — B’nai B’rith New Zealand leaders from across the country took a trip down memory lane Nov. 7 to celebrate the global organization’s 60th anniversary in the land of the long white cloud. Read more » »
US Jewish Groups Call for ‘Overdue’ Confirmation Hearing of State Dept. Antisemitism Envoy
The Algemeiner included our statement prominently in its coverage of American Jewish organizations calling for the swift confirmation of Deborah Lipstadt serve as the next U.S. anti-Semitism envoy. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Calls on Senate Republicans to Lift Hold on Lipstadt Confirmation
(Washington, D.C., Nov. 5, 2021)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We call on Senate Republicans to lift the hold on Deborah Lipstadt’s confirmation as special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism. Read more » »
Director of EU Affairs Op-ed in Times of Israel: Three years on, seeds of hope at the Tree of Life
The Times of Israel published a piece by B’nai B’rith International Director of EU Affairs Alina Bricman in which she reflects on her visit to Pittsburgh for the inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit, just ahead of the third anniversary of the Tree of Life tragedy. Read more » »
CEO Op-ed in Times of Israel: What Powell said about anti-Semitism
The Times of Israel ran B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin’s op-ed on former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s speech on anti-Semitism in 2004. Powell died on October 18, 2021. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Special Advisor on Latin American Affairs Meets Government and Jewish Community Leaders in Costa Rica
(Costa Rica, Oct. 21, 2021)–Adriana Camisar, B’nai B’rith International’s special advisor on Latin American and U.N. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International Takes Part in High-level Malmö Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Anti-Semitism
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2021)–B’nai B’rith International is pleased to have taken part in the historic Malmö Remember-React International Forum, to promote Holocaust Remembrance and combat anti-Semitism. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Letter to Marriott Regarding Anti-Semitic Treatment of Gil Ofarim and Marriott’s Response
German Jewish singer Gil Ofarim was recently denied entry to the Westin Leipzig for wearing a Star of David. When Ofarim spoke out about his inexcusable, anti-Semitic treatment, we immediately sent a letter to parent company Marriott International. Read our letter to Marriott. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International Welcomes EU Strategy on Combating Anti-Semitism and Fostering Jewish Life
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 5, 2021)–B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International welcomes the ambitious first-ever European Union Strategy on Combating Anti-Semitism and Fostering Jewish Life, for the 2021-2030 period. Read more » »
Belgian Constitutional Court Upholds Kosher Slaughter Ban
(Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2021)–B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International is deeply dismayed at today’s rulings by the Constitutional Court of Read more » »
