Category Archives: World

B’nai B’rith Honors 11 Israeli Olympic Athletes Murdered During The 1972 Games In Munich

​On June 22, B’nai B’rith rededicated a Uniondale, New York memorial to the 11 Israeli Olympic athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 games in Munich. B’nai B’rith members on Long Island created a memorial in 1988 to honor these slain athletes. Read more » »

Police: Man stole purse from 91-year-old woman’s apartment

Police: Man stole purse from 91-year-old woman’s apartmentCitizens VoiceAccording to the complaint, the victim, Catherine Fitzpatrick, returned to her apartment at the B’Nai B’rith Apartments at 61 E. Northampton St. with her niece, who cares for her, around 7 p.m. June 9. The niece told police she saw a suspicious man who … Read more » »

Jerusalem Report: Coverage of

The Jerusalem Post’s biweekly newsmagazine the Jerusalem Report included coverage of Amotz Asa-El, a winner of the 2018 B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage and senior editor of the Jerusalem Report. Read the coverage in the link below. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Dismayed By Reaffirmed Anti-Israel Bias Of Presbyterian Church (USA)

​B’nai B’rith International is dismayed by another series of recklessly distorted resolutions adopted on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict at the biennial General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). The assembly passed multiple anti-Israel resolutions which included one on the recent violence at the Gaza border. Read more » »

Kemp and Elmore wed in Vicksburg service

Caroline Derivaux Kemp and David William Alexander Elmore were married January 13 at Saint Paul Catholic Church in Vicksburg. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Kemp III of Vicksburg. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. William Thomas Kemp Jr. of Noxapater and the late Mr. Kemp, and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Allen Derivaux Sr. Read more » »

David White: Shared outrage

As spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Israel, Vallejo, serving Solano County, I want to add my name to the letter sent to the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security addressing the inhuman treatment of children and families at our Read more » »

Community deaths

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Trump Signs Executive Order to Keep Detainee Families Together

By JLBWC Staff | June 20, 2018 Children with their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Credit: JNS via YouTube) OU, Agudath Israel and RCA were among dozens of Jewish organizations who publicly opposed the child separation policy. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Condemns “Unite The Right” Rally Scheduled For Aug. 12; Urges Heightened Security

​We strongly deplore the “Unite the Right” rally planned for the National Mall on Aug. 12. The organizers are hate-mongers peddling a disgraceful agenda of anti-Semitism, racism and homophobia. While the National Park Service has given preliminary approval for the gathering, it has not yet granted the organizers a permit. Read more » »

Edison’s Arias racks up honors, City beats County in All-Star softball game

City beat County 8-7 in the annual softball all-star game, and Edison catcher Kristen Arias continues to rack up honors. When the best softball players in the Valley come together for the City County All-Star game at Fresno State’s Margie Wright Diamond, there are a number of impressive resumes on the field. Read more » »