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Human Rights Commission to hold hearing on ‘worldwide persecution of Jews’
Experts will make recommendations to the U.S. Congress during a scheduled May 20 hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on “worldwide persecution of Jews,” the commission announced. Read more » »
The ‘Portuguese Dreyfus’ honored for lifetime of courage
B’nai B’rith Portugal on Sunday honored Capt. Arthur Carlos de Barros Basto (1887–1961), a decorated military hero, pioneering Jewish leader, and symbol of resilience and identity. Read more » »
‘Stand strong for Israel,’ urges Dr. Elana Yael Heideman
Amid what she describes as “a siege on Jews and Israel on every front,” Dr. Elana Yael Heideman, CEO of the Israel Forever Foundation (IFF), has invited the international community to join together in solidarity with Israel on May 14, Israel’s Declaration Day. Read more » »
Decades after his death, Ben-Zion’s relatively unknown Jewish art is timely, experts say
A private tour of the former Manhattan home and studio of the Jewish artist Ben-Zion presents as the artistic version of an ice-cream headache. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith World Center, KKL-JNF honor rescuers at Holocaust remembrance ceremony
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Jew-hatred ‘as bad as I’ve ever seen it,’ says longtime B’nai B’rith leader
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B’nai B’rith pushes back against efforts by FIFA to sanction Israeli soccer
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B’nai B’rith Portugal honors nun who said kaddish for a Jewish man – JNS.org
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B’nai B’rith ‘surprised, disappointed’ no SOTU mention of Jew-hatred
B’nai B’rith ‘surprised, disappointed’ no SOTU mention of Jew-hatred JNS.org Read more »
No motive yet from police in murder of Detroit synagogue leader – JNS.org
(October 21, 2023 / JNS) Detroit police found Samantha Woll, 40, president of the egalitarian Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, dead outside her home on Saturday morning. A trail of blood leading back to her home indicated to the police that she was stabbed multiple times there, the Detroit Free Press reported. Read more » »
