Category Archives: World
101 Jewish And Pro-Israel Groups Ask Universities To Oppose BDS
News December 4, 2018 By JTA JTA) — Stop academic boycotts of Israel. That’s the message from 101 Jewish and pro-Israel organizations that signed on to a letter sent Tuesday to 250 U.S. college presidents and chancellors whose institutions have previously said they reject such boycotts of the Jewish state. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Magazine’s 175th Commemorative Issue Reflects on Organization’s Founding
(Washington, D.C., Dec. 4, 2018)–When a small group of immigrants founded B’nai B’rith in mid-19th century New York, they could not have known that their organization would one day have thousands of members around the world. Read more » »
Remembering President George HW Bush: ‘A great friend of Israel, the Jewish people’
Remembering President George HW Bush: ‘A great friend of Israel, the Jewish people’Cleveland Jewish NewsB’nai B’rith International echoed the RJC’s reaction. “We express sadness at the passing of George H.W. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commends European Union for Warning Against Further U.N. General Assembly Whitewashing of Jewish Ties to Temple Mount
(Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2018)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Europe condemns the Hungarian Figyelo magazine cover representing Mr. Andras Heisler surrounded by bank notes
B’nai B’rith Europe condemns the Hungarian weekly magazine Figyelo cover representing the President of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities Mr. Andras Heisler surrounded by bank notesA few days after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban committed himself to allocate 1. Read more » »
Canadian lawmakers recognize Jewish refugees from Arab countries
Canadian lawmakers recognize Jewish refugees from Arab countriesCleveland Jewish NewsHe praised Bnai Brith Canada for doing its part in educating people on the “ horrors that Jewish families and individuals have faced, while also promoting awareness of many other great injustices.” “On behalf of my parliamentary colleagues, I want to … Read more » »
Vœux de Hanoucca du Président du B’nai B’rith France
Chères sœurs, chers frères, L’allumage des bougies de Hanoucca auquel nous procéderons au cours des huit jours à venir sera l’occasion pour nous tous de nous retrouver avec nos familles et nos proches dans la joie d’être réunis dans un climat chaleureux et fraternel. Read more » »
We must remember togetherness when swastikas are spotted
So here we are again, one day into Hanukkah, three weeks shy of Christmas, and not much has changed, has it? We’re advised anti-Semitism still festers around the world, often manifesting itself around here through the cowardly scrawling of swastikas in public places such as schoolyard walls. Read more » »
Canadian lawmakers recognize Jewish refugees from Arab countries
(JTA) — Two Canadian lawmakers made statements in the House of Commons to commemorate “Jewish Refugee Day.” Marked in Israel on Nov. 30, “Jewish Refugee Day” recognizes the 850,000 Jews who were forced to flee their homes in Arab countries across the Middle East in the days leading up to and following the creation of the State of Israel. Read more » »
Jewish community prepares to celebrate Hanukkah
Jewish community prepares to celebrate HanukkahCitizens VoiceMembers of the Jewish Community Center and the Temple Israel, Ohav Zedek and B’Nai B’rith synagogues will gather at the Jewish Community Center for a dinner. “Sometimes we do individual ones,” Sugarman said. There wasn’t a special reason for the … Read more » »
