Category Archives: World
The Lynching of Leo Frank: A Jewish Community’s Sense of Security Takes a Jolt
HaaretzThe Lynching of Leo Frank: A Jewish Community’s Sense of Security Takes a JoltHaaretzHe also joined the Temple, the oldest Jewish institution in Atlanta, and was elected president of the Atlanta chapter of B’nai B’rith in 1912. The lynching of Leo Frank, Marietta, Georgia, August 17, 1915. Kenneth G. Rogers Collection. For Frank, this … Read more » »
Iniciación de dos nuevos QQ.HH. en la Filial Yehuda Halevi El lunes 20 de agosto nuestra Filial Yehuda Halevi tuvo una Logia Cerrada debido a la iniciación de dos nuevos Hermanos: Sergio Jodorkovsky y Margot Rauch. Fue una noche mágica, todos vestidos y preparados formalmente para dignificar el instante. Read more » »
Review: ‘Restoring Tomorrow’ engagingly chronicles Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s revival
Los Angeles TimesReview: ‘Restoring Tomorrow’ engagingly chronicles Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s revivalLos Angeles TimesThe temple, founded in 1862 as Congregation B’nai B’rith, provides the filmmaker with a rich history intertwined with that of Los Angeles. Read more » »
Criticism of the Council
Part VI This anemic response to the plight of European Jewry elicited criticism. If the partners to this union were indeed bound by a “common destiny,” said Louis Lipsky, a prominent Zionist leader associated with the American Jewish Congress, cooperation between them had “clearly shown not to be enough. Read more » »
Jam for a Cure: Annual Concert Honors Memory of Mountain Brook Student and LJCC Member Sam Lapidus
By Emily Williams Though it has been nearly a decade since cancer took the life of Sam Lapidus at the age of 14, his memory lives on through the service work of others. In addition to a yearly run, his name is immortalized through the annual Jam for Sam event, which will take place Aug. 26 at Red Hills Brewery in Homewood. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Enlighten America essay contest open to middle school students
Thanks to East Cobb News reader Vic A. for passing along this invitation to middle school students: It’s the B’nai Brith Enlighten America essay contest, which the organization says is “designed to combat the issues of bigotry and prejudice, and encourages respect for all people. Read more » »
Supporters of CUPW postal union plan to protest B’nai Brith Canada
B’nai Brith Canada’s headquarters in Toronto. (Google Street View) B’nai Brith Canada is girding for a protest. Only this time, it will be the target. A rally planned for Aug. 29 at 4 p.m. Read more » »
21. Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg
Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg. (photo credit: REUTERS) X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, traditional business models are no longer sustainable and high-quality publications, like ours, are being forced to look for new ways to keep going. Read more » »
False Claims Made by Massachusetts Bishop Demonstrate Deeper Pattern of Anti-Israel Prejudice Among Mainline …
Email a copy of „False Claims Made by Massachusetts Bishop Demonstrate Deeper Pattern of Anti-Israel Prejudice Among Mainline Protestants, US Jewish Leader Says” to a friend The Episcopal Church’s 2018 General Convention in Austin, Texas. Photo: Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Read more » »
Episcopal Bishop’s Defamation Of Israel Provides Cautionary Tale
Massachusetts Suffragan Bishop Apologizes for Airing Libels Against IsraelIn July, at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States, Suffragan Bishop Gayle Harris of the denomination’s Massachusetts diocese publicly asserted having seen Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers commit atrocities against Palestinians. Read more » »
