Category Archives: World
Charity events in the San Fernando Valley area, Aug. 27-Sept. 3
Make a blood donation appointment at Woodland Hills American Red Cross Donation Center on Variel Avenue. (Google Street View) Here is this week’s sampling of charities in the San Fernando Valley area that need your support through donations or volunteer work. EVENTS American Red Cross Los Angeles Region: Seeking blood donations. Read more » »
Iris Lipkowitz
Quad City TimesIris LipkowitzQuad City TimesShe married Seymour Lipkowitz on December 27, 1947, in Chicago. Iris was a member of the Congregation Beth Israel at the Tri City Jewish Center, Hadassah, Sisterhood, and B’nai B’rith. She enjoyed playing majong with her friends and was an avid bowler … Read more » »
BBUK and LBIA condemn Corbyn’s hateful comments in 2013
26/08/2018| Advocacy, Announcements, anti-Semitic, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, BBUK| BBUK, together with its advocacy arm, the London Bureau, condemns unreservedly the hateful comments made by Jeremy Corbyn in Read more » »
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 » »
