Category Archives: World

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 » »

Photo Credit: Mohr family The Mohr family in New York in 1943. Haiti was hardly an obvious destination for Jews fleeing Europe in the late 1930s. But they went wherever they could, and Haiti deserves credit for saving the lives of approximately 300 Jews. One of them was Ernst Mohr. Read more » »

BB Young Professionals succesful post Chanukah Dinner

19/12/2018| anti-Semitic, BB Young Professinals, BBUK, Events, Israel, Jewish Interest| BB Young Professionals succesful post Chanukah Dinner with Talk from Standwithus B’nai B’rith Young Professionals (BBYP) held its second joint Friday night dinner with Hendon United Synagogue on Friday 14th December. Read more » »

Jerusalem Post – Haley Receives Award for ‘Excellence in Diplomacy’ from B’nai B’rith

The Jerusalem Post covered the awarding of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley with the „Excellence in Diplomacy” award by B’nai B’rith International. To read the original article, click this link. Read more » »

U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley Receives B’nai B’rith Award for Excellence in Diplomacy

(Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2018)— B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: In recognition of her longstanding public service and stalwart defense of Israel at the United Nations, B’nai B’rith International recognized United States Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley with B’nai B’rith’s Award for Excellence in Diplomacy. Read more » »

YNet News – IDF Res. Gen.: Israel Should Be Wary of Gulf States

YNet News covered the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies 2018 conference, which was co-sponsored by B’nai B’rith International. To read the original article, click this link. Read more » »

Singaporean Ambassador Emphasizes Ties to U.S., Israel In Speech At B’nai B’rith

(Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2018)— Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, ambassador of Singapore to the United States, was the speaker at today’s B’nai B’rith Diplomatic Encounter series in Washington, D.C. Read more » »

Worrying results of the FRA survey B’nai B’rith Europe urges EU state members to launch comprehensive education programs

Worrying results of the FRA survey B’nai B’rith Europe urges EU state members to launch comprehensive education programsOn monday, the 70th Anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Commission presented a Read more » »