Category Archives: World
Sanders announcement revives criticism from Clinton backers
by ELANA SCHOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The tension between supporters of Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton resurfaced on Tuesday after the Vermont senator announced his second run for the White House. Read more » »
Calif. Biomedical Research Center Lands $70 Million; Youth Group Gets $25 Million: Gifts Roundup
A roundup of notable gifts compiled by the Chronicle: Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute Richard and Melanie Lundquist gave an unrestricted $70 million to the institute, which will be named for them. Read more » »
Supreme Court says Ginsburg to attend court’s public session
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is back on the Supreme Court bench, eight weeks after surgery for lung cancer. The 85-year-old justice walked unassisted to her seat beside Chief Justice John Roberts when the court began its public session Tuesday. Ginsburg wore her customary black robe and ornamental collar. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Condemns Anti-Semitic Vandalism at Jewish Cemetery in France
(Washington, D.C., Feb. 19, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
Largest donation to youth group yet made to BBYO
Largest donation to youth group yet made to BBYO Jewish News of Greater PhoenixChicago industrialist Theodore Perlman and his wife, Harriette, pledged $25 million to BBYO, making it the largest single donation to a Jewish youth group in the … Read more » »
Calif. Biomedical Research Center Lands $70 Million; Youth Group Gets $25 Million: Gifts Roundup
A roundup of notable gifts compiled by the Chronicle: Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute Richard and Melanie Lundquist gave an unrestricted $70 million to the institute, which will be named for them. Read more » »
Jerusalem Post – EU Presented with ‘First-Ever’ Action Plan to Combat Antisemitism
The Jerusalem Post covered B’nai B’rith International’s role along with several other Jewish organizations in presenting the European Union with the first-ever action plan to combat anti-Semitism. Read more » »
Official: Deputy AG Rosenstein expected to depart in March
by ERIC TUCKER , The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department official says Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his position in the middle of next month. The official was not authorized to discuss the move by name and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Monday night. Read more » »
EU presented with ‘first-ever’ action plan to combat antisemitism
A gathering against anantisemitism in France in 2018. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes). (photo credit: REUTERS/GONZALO FUENTES) X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Read more » »
16 states sue Trump over emergency wall declaration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released a statement Monday saying the suit alleges the Trump administration’s action violates the Constitution. Read more » »
