Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International

Major International Jewish Organizations Issue Recommendations to Combat Anti-Semitism and to Promote Jewish Life in Europe

(Brussels, June 2, 2021)–Major international Jewish organizations today presented recommendations to combat anti-Semitism and to foster Jewish life to the European Commission, ahead of the EU’s first-ever strategy to combat Jew-hatred. Read more » »

Pro-Israel Rally: Fort Worth, Texas: Remarks as prepared and delivered by B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman

PRO-ISRAEL RALLY — FORT WORTH, TEXAS, MAY 25, 2021 Remarks as prepared and delivered by B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman Reality check: Flowering from the desert The world is privileged that we live in a time when Israel is safely and securely in the hands of the Jewish people. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Deplores “Obscene” Human Rights Council Action Against Israel

(Washington, D.C., May 27, 2021)–We condemn in the strongest terms the latest action by the United Nations Human Rights Council against Israel, which makes a mockery of the body’s very purpose. Read more » »

FORT WORTH UNITES FOR PRO-ISRAEL AND ANTI-SEMITISM RALLY

(Fort Worth, May 27, 2021)—The Garsek Lodge of B’nai B’rith, the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and Rabbi Andrew Bloom, among other rabbis in the nearby mid-cities, produced on short notice an impressive pro-Israel rally that attracted more than 170 people. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Calls on President for Specific Action to Keep Jews Safe

Thanks Biden For Condemning Attacks Against Jews(Washington, D.C., May 27, 2021)—B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We wrote to President Joe Biden thanking him for forcefully condemning violent attacks against Jews. Read more » »

New Brunswick Pro-Palestinian Protest Planned For Saturday

Patch included B’nai B’rith International’s response to the Congressional resolution aimed at preventing a sale of arms to Israel in its coverage of a pro-Palestinian protest held in New Brunswick, New Jersey and the response to President Joe Biden’s approval of the arms sale to Israel. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith International Press Releases on WFN

Worldwide Faith News (WFN) published some recent B’nai B’rith International press releases on its site. WFN is a database of documents, including press releases and policy statements, from the news offices of faith-based organizations around the world. Read more » »

Statement on Cease-fire Announced in Israel

Hamas Must Commit to Conclusive Peace(Washington, D.C., May 20, 2021)—B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We note the cease-fire in Israel, which is set to take effect in the coming hours. As Israel ends its defensive operations it expects “quiet would be met by quiet. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Presents Endowment to Support Israeli Children Who Lost One or Both Parents to Terror Attacks or Disease

(Washington, D.C., May 20, 2021)—B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Director Alan Schneider presented on May 13 the B’nai B’rith Edith “Pat” Wolfson Endowment in support of Israeli orphans for 2021 to Elyashiv Horgan (13), the youngest child of Esther Horgan (52), who was murdered by terrorist Muhammad Marwah Kabha on Dec. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith International Leaders Pass Resolution in Support of Israel

B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement:  The B’nai B’rith International Executive Board of Directors, including the Executive Committee, today passed a resolution expressing that the Read more » »