Category Archives: World

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 » »

US Jewish and Pro-Israel Groups Hail American Withdrawal From UN Human Rights Council

Email a copy of „US Jewish and Pro-Israel Groups Hail American Withdrawal From UN Human Rights Council” to a friend US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks to the press together with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Read more » »

US leaves UN Human Rights Council over Israel bias

Cleveland Jewish NewsUS leaves UN Human Rights Council over Israel biasCleveland Jewish NewsB’nai B’rith International, which like the Wiesenthal Center is a U.N.-recognized nongovernmental organization, did not praise the departure in its statement but said it should serve as a “wake-up call.” “The United States’ decision to withdraw from … Read more » »

Confronting BDS: remarks by CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin at the Global Coalition for Israel 2018 Conference

Below are remarks as prepared from B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin’s talk on „BDS and Hate” at the Global Coalition for Israel’s 2018 Conference in Jerusalem, Israel. Read more »

Open Letter From American Jews

Open Letter From American JewsChron.com (blog)B’nai B’rith International Bend the Arc Jewish Action. Central Conference of American Rabbis Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. HIAS Jewish Council for Public Affairs Jewish Labor Committee. Jewish Women International Men of … Read more » »

The profanation of the Jewish cemetery of Urmston

The profanation of the Jewish cemetery of Urmston near Manchester is an insult to the memoryB’nai B’rith Europe denounces this horrendous and antisemitic actSmashed headstones at the Urmston Jewish Cemetery in Manchester, Britain (Twitter : Read more » »

Lynn considers new plan for the former Thurgood Marshall Middle School

The old Marshall Middle School on Porter Street in Lynn . (File Photo) LYNN — City officials are again seeking proposals for the redevelopment of the former Thurgood Marshall Middle School on Porter Street into senior housing four months after rejecting a bid for its potential reuse. Read more » »