Category Archives: World

Jewish Broadcasting Service: B’nai B’rith International’s Support for the JUST Act

The Jewish Broadcasting Service included coverage of B’nai B’rith International’s support for the JUST Act, a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill requires the U.S. State Department to annually monitor and report the status of other countries’ outstanding restitution debts of Holocaust-era assets. Read on JBSTV. Read more » »

‘Post’ columnist Asa-El wins B’nai B’rith journalism award

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF April 26, 2018 14: 38 1 minute read. Amotz Asa-El. (photo credit: Courtesy) Jerusalem Post columnist and Jerusalem Report Senior Editor Amotz Asa-El has won the 2018 B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Announces Winners Of 2018 Award For Journalism Recognizing Excellence In Diaspora Reportage

Yair Sherki B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: The winners of the 2018 B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage in memory of Wolf and Hilda Matsdorf were announced today. Read more » »

Anti-Semitic incidents rose in 2017: B’nai Brith Canada

Remember Igor Sadikov? He was the student politician at McGill University who told his peers to “punch a Zionist today.” How about Sayyed al-Ghitawi? He’s the spiritual leader at the al-Andalous Islamic Centre in Montreal who told congregants to “destroy the accursed Jews” and “kill them one by one. Read more » »

Honoring Our Best

Each year, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit honors individuals from Jewish Detroit for their outstanding dedication, leadership and commitment to our community. The awards recognize three young leaders, as well as a group of lifetime volunteers. Federation’s Awards Night event acknowledges these outstanding role models. Read more » »

Press Release B’nai B’rith Europe

For B’nai B’rith Europe, Jews in Germany should keep wearing kippas and practice Judaism safelyFollowing the agression of two young Jews wearing a kippa in Berlin, the Jewish community advised its fellow-believers not to wear a kippa, in certain neighbourhoods in Berlin but also in other cities. Read more » »

The New York Jewish Week: Portman Tests Boundaries Of Israel Criticism

B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin commented to the New York Jewish Week on Natalie Portman’s decision not to travel to Israel for the awards ceremony for the 2018 Genesis Prize, which she won this year. Read on The New York Jewish Week She named her son Aleph. Read more » »

Dallas High School students serve as pages at state capitol

HARRISBURG – Three Dallas High School students visited the Capitol, shadowed Sen. Lisa Baker, R-20, and served as guest pages during a recent session day. Read more » »

2017 an all-time high for anti-Semitic acts: B’nai Brith Canada

The year 2017 was record-breaking for anti-Semitism in Canada, according to a recent audit by the League for Human Rights — B’nai Brith Canada. The audit found that incidents of vandalism more than doubled across the country. Read more » »

Rise in anti-Semitism cases in Alberta: report

Fires set outside a Jewish school, stolen Israeli flags and hate mail sent to synagogues were among 22 cases of anti-Semitism reported in Edmonton last year, according to B’nai Brith Canada. The cases contributed to what the Jewish human rights advocacy organization said was a rise in anti-Semitism across the country in 2017. Read more » »