Category Archives: World
Legal battle over Met’s famous Picasso reignited by estate
The Art Newspaper mentioned us in an article on the current legal battle the Metropolitan Museum of Art is facing over Pablo Picasso’s “The Actor.” It is believed that German Jewish collector Paul Leffmann sold the painting in order to escape from Italy after fleeing from Nazi Germany. Read more » »
Another BBLBIA letter published in The Guardian
06/08/2018| Advocacy, anti-Semitic, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, BBUK, Israel, Jewish Interest| Jeremy Havardi has another letter published in The Guardian Contrary to Karma Nabulsi and her fellow academics (Letters, 1 August), Palestinians have no need to worry about restrictions on their freedom of speech. Read more » »
Media Bias Against Israel — Where to Begin?
Palestinians riot on the Israel-Gaza Strip border, May 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Ibraheem Abu Mustafa. The media’s treatment of Israel has been among the Jewish state’s most vexing challenges. Read more » »
BBLBIA represents BBUK at the annual Roma Holocaust commemoration
03/08/2018| Advocacy, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, BBUK, European Politics| BBUK represented at the Annual commemoration of the Roma Holcaust On 2nd August, LBIA Chairman Tony Swabe, Director Jeremy Havardi and Read more » »
Boston Workmen’s Circle signs pro-BDS statement
The Boston Jewish Advocate interviewed Eric Fusfield, B’nai B’rith director of legislative affairs, on several Jewish groups that endorsed a Jewish Voice for Peace statement supporting BDS. B’nai B’rith condemns the statement, and does not support the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment movement. Read more » »
Netflix Won’t Offer Louis Farrakhan Documentary
„My Life’s Journey Through Music” tracks the music career of Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam. Supporters expressed dismay at Netflix’s decision. Read more » »
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 » »
