Category Archives: World
AROUND TOWN: Events, Seminars, Meetings & Talks, May-June 2018
B’nai B’rith Luncheon May 9: Seth Pinsky, Executive Vice President, RXR Realty, will be guest speaker at the luncheon beginning at noon at the Cornell Club, 6 East 44th Street, Ivy Room. Pinsky’s topic will be “Creating an Affordable New York. Admission is $70 up to two days in advance and $80 at the door. Read more » »
Saudi-sponsored South West Asian Football Federation created
Saudi Arabia’s aspirations for regional hegemony on Asian soccer pitches and its ulterior moves to normalize relations with the Tel Aviv regime have confounded sports enthusiasts across the Middle East and worldwide with the creation of South West Asian Football Federation (SWAFF). Read more » »
JTA: Why these Latin American countries support moving their embassies to Jerusalem
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency quoted B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin in its coverage of the Latin American countries that are moving their embassies to Jerusalem in the wake of the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel by the White House. Read more » »
J Associates installation luncheon will honor two ‘Mitzvah Stars’
Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2018 1: 30 pm | Updated: 1: 31 pm, Thu May 10, 2018. The J Associates, a women’s auxiliary supporting the Jewish Community Center, will hold its 33rdannual installation luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 at the J’s Staenberg Family Complex-Arts & Education Building, 2 Millstone Campus Drive in Creve Coeur. Read more » »
Summer goal: A trip to Israel
It is that time of year, when many teens start thinking about how to fill their summers. While many attend their final year of camp, begin to apply for jobs or look for summer intensive programs, some Jewish teens spend their summer break traveling in Israel. Read more » »
Torah provides guidance through joy, adversity
Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2018 7: 57 am | Updated: 7: 59 am, Thu May 10, 2018. When I was a very young rabbi in my first position as B’nai B’rith chaplain to the Mayo Clinic system’s hospitals, I met a woman from a Hasidic community during my rounds one day. As we were talking, she gave voice to a crisis in faith. Read more » »
Judge reserves decision in Oberlander case
WATERLOO — For the fourth time in 23 years, a judge is pondering whether an elderly Waterloo man should lose his citizenship for serving in a Nazi death squad and lying about it. The case of Helmut Oberlander, 94, turns on a ruling to come from Federal Court judge Michael Phelan. Read more » »
Jewish Broadcasting Service: b’nai B’rith International’s Reaction to the Announcement that the U.S. Is Leaving the Iran Deal
The Jewish Broadcasting Service quoted B’nai B’rith International’s response to the announcement from the White House that the United States would be exiting the Iran deal. Watch on JBSTV. Read more » »
Talmudic, Psychoanalytic Viewpoints Explored
Star Wars Arcade Enter the Star Wars Arcade, play amazing new Star Wars games, collect tokens, earn trophies and decorate your very own room featuring your favorite Star Wars characters. Read more » »
