Category Archives: World
B’nai B’rith Mardi Gras Mitzva Makers to parade on Feb. 17
The 40th annual B’nai B’rith Mardi Gras Mitzva Makers Hospital Parade, originally set for Feb. 10, has been changed to the following Sunday, Feb. 17, due to citywide road closures. The Mitzva Makers gather at the Touro Infirmary’s Prytania Street entrance, 3500 Prytania, at 9: 30 a.m.. The parade starts at 10 a.m. Read more » »
From Hanukkah in Saddam’s palace to prosecuting gangs, Trump’s new anti-Semitism monitor comes with diverse skills
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Elan Carr’s career until now has been equal parts prosecutor, policy wonk, politico and performance artist. That makes him perfect for his new job as the State Department’s special envoy to monitor anti-Semitism, according to people most familiar with his appointment, which was made public on Monday. Read more » »
Don’t miss these events in the New Orleans area (Feb. 8-14)
FRIDAY FAUBOURG MARIGNY TOUR: 10 a.m., New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans. The tour explores one of the city’s earliest suburbs located immediately downriver from the Vieux Carre, with Creole cottages and ornamented shotgun dwellings. friendsofthecabildo.com. Tickets $20-$25. Read more » »
BBYO international convention comes to Denver – IJN
Grand Aleph Godol Mason Quintero, left, and International N’siah Noga Hurwitz At a moment in history when teens are revolutionizing how they are valued and seen as partners in building society and declaring that age isn’t the defining factor of those Read more » »
The Algemeiner – Trump State of the Union Address Draws Mixed Reactions from U.S. Jewish Groups
The Algemeiner interviewed B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin about President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union Address. Read the article below. Read more » »
Anti-Semitism envoy a wise choice — at last
While we have been critical of the Trump administration over the last two years, this week we offer up wholehearted approval of the appointment of Elan Carr as the State Department’s next special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism. Carr is a superb choice for the position, uniquely qualified and likely destined to make an impact. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith CEO Speaks at European Union Anti-Semitism Conference
Current European anti-Semitism poses “the greatest threat that has faced the Jewish community at any point since World War II.” (Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, 2019)–B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
‘We were the best, best of friends’
By Jeff Bessen They might have been the original “You had me at hello” couple. When Karen Gibbs, 18, went on a blind date in May 1965 with Columbia University Law School student Gerald “Jerry” Morganstern, 22, he was saying good night when he added, “While I’ve got you here . . .” Gibbs, who would become his wife, replied simply, “You’ve got me. Read more » »
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, Stalwart Promoter of Ties Between Jews and Christians, Dies at 67
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein. Photo: IFCJ. JNS.org – Israeli-American Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, whose life goal was to promote a dialogue between Jews and Christians, died on Wednesday at the age of 67 from sudden heart failure. Born in New York City, he held dual citizenship, having become an Israeli citizen in 2002. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Praises Senate Passage of Anti-BDS Legislation
(Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We laud Tuesday’s overwhelmingly bipartisan Senate passage of the anti-BDS provision of the Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act, sponsored by Sen. Read more » »
