Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith Advocates for Israel in Meetings with Dozens of U.N. Ambassadors
(Washington, D.C., April 15, 2021)–B’nai B’rith leaders on multiple continents have concluded weeks of virtual meetings with United Nations ambassadors in which they advocated for equal and just treatment of Israel by the world body. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International Launches „IMPACT: Emerging Leaders Fellowship” in Partnership With the World Union of Jewish Students
(Washington, D.C., April 12, 2021)–B’nai B’rith International, in partnership with the World Union of Jewish Students, is pleased to announce the launch of the “IMPACT: Emerging Leaders Fellowship”—a one-of-a-kind virtual fellowship program for Jewish students and young professionals worldwide. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Director of Development Rebecca Rose and Connect board member Josh Sushan …
B’nai B’rith Director of Development Rebecca Rose and Connect board member Josh Sushan spoke with Cheddar’s Jill Wagner about our first-ever #YomHaShoah name reading on Clubhouse and why #Holocaust remembrance is more important than ever. Full interview: https: //cheddar. Read more » »
Pro-Israel groups press Congress to help end ‘hateful content’ in UNRWA schools
In a letter to U.S. Congressional leaders, B’nai B’rith International and other pro-#Israel and Jewish organizations urged legislators to pressure the United Nations to end hateful anti-Semitic content found in the curriculum of schools run by UNRWA. More in JNS. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commemorates Yom HaShoah With Virtual And In-Person Events Around The World
Hosts First-Ever Clubhouse Yom HaShoah Name Reading, Featuring Young LeadersRomanian Ambassador to Israel Radu Ioanid Speaks at Jewish Rescuer Ceremony in Israel(Washington, D.C. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Condemns Teacher’s Union Leader’s Dangerous Characterization of American Jewry
(Washington, D.C., April 8, 2021)—B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We vociferously condemn the deeply harmful comments about the Jewish role in school re-openings made by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten. Read more » »
WATCH: Howard Mortman, communications director for C-SPAN and author of the timely new book …
WATCH: Howard Mortman, communications director for C-SPAN and author of the timely new book „When Rabbis Bless Congress: The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill,” speaks with CEO Dan Mariaschin. Read more » »
Remembrance and education: Yom HaShoah and the Synagogue in Babyn Yar
This Thursday, April 8 – #YomHashoah – a synagogue will be dedicated at the BABYN YAR Holocaust Memorial Center near Kyiv, #Ukraine to commemorate 80 years since the Babyn Yar massacre. Read more » »
Holocaust ceremony to commemorate Jews who saved fellow Jews during WWII
Together with Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund, we’re hosting a joint ceremony on April 8 to commemorate Jews who saved other Jews during the #Holocaust – the only #YomHaShoah event dedicated annually to honoring their heroism. Read The Jerusalem Post / JPost. Read more » »
Congressman Alcee Hastings, after career of triumph, calamity and comeback, dies at 84
We mourn the loss of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, a vigorous advocate in the fight against anti-Semitism. We were honored to have him speak at our 2004 biennial, as well as at our event in conjunction with the 2005 OSCE conference on #antisemitism and other forms of discrimination in Córdoba, Spain. Read more » »
