Category Archives: World
Sad news of Rabbi Harry Jacobi’s death
B’nai B’rith along with the rest of the Community are saddened by the news of Rabbi Harry Jacobi’s death. He was active as President of the Leo Baeck Lodge until it closed in 2017. He will be remembered with great affection by all who knew him. B’nai B’rith offers their condolences to his family. Read more » »
Canadian Police Say Owners of Cafe Staged Anti-Semitic Attack – Report
World06: 50 26.04.2019Get short URL The last week’s incident was the fourth in the last five months to happen at the same place. The police say the owners staged the attack and made a false claim, but the motive remains uncertain. Read more » »
80 Groups Call on UMass to Rescind Sponsorship for Anti-Israel Campus Event [incl. Marc Lamont Hill]: Anti-Israel activists who will address the event include Roger Waters, Linda Sarsour and Marc Lamont Hill.
80 Groups Call on UMass to Rescind Sponsorship for Anti-Israel Campus Event [incl. Marc Lamont Hill]: Anti-Israel activists who will address the event include Roger Waters, Linda Sarsour and Marc Lamont Hill. Read more »
Jerusalem Post – Grapevine: They Were There
The Jerusalem Post covered the conferring of the Jewish Rescuers’ Citation to 15 individuals who were involved in efforts to save Jews from the Holocaust in Belgium and Poland. B’nai B’rith World Center-Jersualem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund have been honoring Jews who saved other Jews during the Holocaust for 17 years. Read more » »
Court rejects B’nai Brith, grants IJV status in wine case
A court has denied B’nai Brith Canada’s request to intervene in a controversial legal case involving the labelling of wine made in the West Bank. At the same time, a group that supports the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign was approved to intervene in the same case. Read more » »
Hatred should galvanize us, not divide us, B’nai Brith’s Charles Kaufman says
Hatred should galvanize us, not divide us, B’nai Brith’s Charles Kaufman says Cleveland Jewish NewsCharles Kaufman, president of B’nai B’rith International, said, “Anti-Semitism cannot be viewed today as left or right. When we do, we only divide ourselves.”. Read more » »
Anti-Semitic attack on kosher cafe in Canada was staged by owners, police say
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History of Hatred: An in-depth look at anti-Semitism at Penn State
History of Hatred: An in-depth look at anti-Semitism at Penn State The Daily Collegian OnlineOne night in 1989, members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity held a social where students wore nametags labeled “penny-pincher,” “Himmler,” “miser” and … Read more » »
GRAPEVINE: They were there…
Despite claims by Polish officials that Poland is the safest place for Jews in Europe and that antisemitism barely exists, recent events suggest that officials are parlaying false information. Read more » »
Sarsour, Waters and Hill will ‘incite… violence’ against Jewish students, say pro-Israel groups
Yesterday we posted on the opposition to a May 4 forum at the University of Massachusetts about the cost of speaking up for Palestinian rights. The event features Roger Waters, Linda Sarsour, Marc Lamont Hill, and Dave Zirin talking about efforts to quash speech about Palestine. Read more » »
