Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International
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 » »
B’nai B’rith Resolution on Israel
WHEREAS Israel—the nation-state of the Jewish people and the sole true democracy in the Middle East—once again finds itself forced to defend against rocket attacks launched by the terrorist organizations Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad from Gaza; Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Opens Israel Emergency Fund to Support Israel Communities Hit by Terror Attacks
(Washington, D.C., May 13, 2021)–B’nai B’rith International is opening its Israel Emergency Fund to help communities in Israel rebuild and recover, even as Hamas continues its rocket barrage targeting Israel. Over the past days, Hamas has fired more than 1,500 rockets at Israel, many targeting Tel Aviv. Read more » »
Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security VP and World Center Director Brief B’nai B’rith Leaders on Israel Situation
(Washington, D.C., May 12, 2021)—During a briefing for B’nai B’rith leaders about the latest on the situation in Israel, Eran Lerman, vice president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, summarized the situation: “Why is Hamas doing it? Answers are fairly straight forward: It has been cornered. Read more » »
