Category Archives: World
Bridges Cover: Bruce Rempel’s underground charity hits the mainstream – Saskatoon StarPhoenix
One night, about a decade ago, Bruce Rempel had an epiphany. He calls it a Jerry Maguire moment because that flash of inspiration changed the course of his life, and the lives of countless others — even if he didn’t quite recognize it at the time. “I woke up in the middle of the night, at 4 a.m., and I said, ‘I’m just not doing enough. Read more » »
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Gathering of B’nai B’rith Europe in BerlinReflecting on the future of Jewish Communities in Europe21 January 2018 BerlinPresident of B’nai B’rith Europe Serge Dahan and B’nai B’rith German Lodges,organise a meeting and discussion with the european Read more » »
Cruz introduces bill to impose sanctions on Palestinian officials for rewarding terrorism – Cleveland Jewish News
Cruz introduces bill to impose sanctions on Palestinian officials for rewarding terrorism Cleveland Jewish NewsThe End Palestinian Terror Salaries Act would, which seeks to build on the Taylor Force Act, would impose financial penalties on Palestinian officials who … Read more » »
Rose Marie Simpson – Union News Daily
Rose Marie Simpson (nee Munich), 103, of Union, NJ died at home on December 7, 2018. Born in Oxford, NC, Mrs. Simpson had been a resident of Union since 1945. A loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Mrs. Simpson was active at Temple Beth Shalom in Union and was a contributor to B’nai B’rith. Read more » »
Director for EU Affairs: 2018 Was “Most Successful Year” for B’nai B’rith’s European Outreach
(Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2018)— Benjamin Nägele, B’nai B’rith’s director for European Union (EU) affairs, joined CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin for a discussion on anti-Semitism in Europe and how B’nai B’rith is working with EU-affiliated institutions and member states to combat it. Read more » »
The Pittsburgh shooting caught the US Jewish community off guard. Can they catch up? – JTA News
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Eliot Engel, a Democrat who reviles President Donald Trump, and Lee Zeldin, a Republican who eagerly embraces the president, happen to have plenty in common. They are Jewish congressman from New York known for their pro-Israel leadership, and they share a distant relative. Read more » »
From the Archives: B’nai Brith bowlers – Canadian Jewish News
From the Archives: B’nai Brith bowlers Canadian Jewish NewsB’nai Brith women international bowling banquet, March. 1948. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, UJA Federation of Greater … Read more » »
Marc Lamont Hill fired by CNN for blasting Israel, still retained by Temple University – JNS.org
(November 29, 2018 / JNS) Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill, no stranger to anti-Israel vitriol with his embrace of the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, is taking the heat for calling for “a Free Palestine From the River to the Sea.” On Thursday, Hill was relieved by CNN as a contributor. Read more » »
The BB Club building has new ownership – The Vicksburg Post – Vicksburg Post
Ownership of the B’nai B’rith Literary Association building changed hands Tuesday. Restaurateurs Derek Howard, Matthew Bell and Clint Walker, co-owners of The Anthony, have acquired the historic facility in downtown Vicksburg. Under the new ownership, The B. B. Read more » »
On a recent Thursday, at about 8 am, on a desk illuminated by light from a nearby window, a paper cup of steaming coffee laden with cream and sugar was nudged near an open laptop, thus beginning a ten-to-twelve-hour day of mind-numbing monitoring by a Canary Mission [CM] staffer at one of the organization’s several locations. Read more » »
