Category Archives: World
Following Outrage, Netflix Nixes Plan to Air Laudatory Louis Farrakhan Documentary
The Algemeiner quoted our condemning Netflix’s decision to stream a documentary by Louis Farrakhan, who is a known anti-Semite and perpetrator of bigotry and intolerance that spans decades. Netflix announced yesterday that the film will not be released through its platform, and blamed “internal miscommunication. Read more » »
Bulgarian Vendors Profit from Nazi, Communist Trinkets
The images of Bulgarian national heroes and political leaders appear on mugs and fridge magnets next to those of Stalin, Hitler and Communist leader Todor Zhivkov on vendors’ stalls around the country. Boris III, Vasil Levski, Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin on mugs sold at the Surva festival in Pernik, Bulgaria. Photo: Martin Dimitrov/BIRN. Read more » »
Was the Met’s Prized Picasso Sold Under Duress Because of the …
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art thought it could breathe easy after a February ruling seemingly decided the fate of Pablo Picasso’s The Actor (1904–05), which was sold by German-Jewish collector Paul Leffmann on the advent of World War II, as he and his wife, Alice Leffmann, fled Europe. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Housing Awarded State Funding for Additional Senior Housing in Sudbury
Boston Real Estate Times noted that B’nai B’rith was awarded state funding for more senior housing in Sudbury, Massachusetts. This type of housing is in constant demand, and researchers say for every low-income senior housing apartment nationwide there are 10-12 seniors waiting for a spot. Read more » »
Appeal filed by estate seeking Picasso’s The Actor from the Met
Pablo Picasso, The Actor (1904-05) 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York The legal battle over Picasso’s painting The Actor (around 1904-05), which now hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is not quite over. Read more » »
Jeremy Havardi’s letter published in The Guardian
28/07/2018| Advocacy, anti-Semitic, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, Israel, Jewish Interest| Jeremy Havardi takes issue with an article in The Guardian Aida Touma-Sliman MK makes some unfounded allegations in her piece (Netanyahu will be known as the first prime minister of Israeli apartheid, theguardian. Read more » »
Encouraging Diversity and Tolerance through Creative Writing
Check out some behind the scenes coverage and insights of the B’nai B’rith Diverse Minds Writing Challenge! The winner of this year’s Diverse Minds Writing Challenge in southern New Jersey is “Outside the Box,” written and illustrated by Marley Goudie from Ocean City High School in Ocean City, New Jersey. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Sends Aid To Greece In Wake Of Devastating Wildfires
B’nai B’rith International is sending aid to Greece as raging wildfires have killed at least 80 and injured more than 180. Many people are still missing. The wildfires, outside of Athens, are causing massive destruction. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and the death toll is expected to rise. Read more » »
‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ to be staged in Kingston
Under the direction of choreographer Jamie Burns, far left, the troupe rehearses a hoedown dance number. – Tony Callaio | For Times Leader Ben Steltz, who portrays Joseph, and Alice Y. Lyons, who is the narrator, discuss a scene during a recent rehearsal break in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Read more » »
Comisión de Acción Social apoya visita al MIJ de cadetes de la 15ª Compañía
Comisión de Acción Social apoya visita al MIJ de cadetes de la 15ª Compañía Una visita al Museo Interactivo Judío (MIJ) y luego un almuerzo disfrutaron los brigadieres y cadetes de la 15ª Compañía de Bomberos de Valparaíso “Bomba Israel”, invitados por nuestra Comisión de Acción Social. Read more » »
