Category Archives: World
B’nai B’rith, BESA and the Center for Righteousness and Integrity to Hold Conference in Israel on “Strategic Challenges in Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Gulf”
B’nai B’rith International, the Begin-Sadat Center of Strategic Studies (BESA) and the Center for Righteousness and Integrity will hold a conference on “Strategic Challenges in Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Gulf” on Feb. 22, 2018 at Bar-Ilan University. The conference will be held in English with simultaneous Hebrew translation. Read more » »
YEARS AGO FOR FEB. 16
Today is Friday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2018. There are 318 days left in the year. This is the Chinese New Year of the Dog. ASSOCIATED PRESS On this date in: 1804: Lt. Stephen Decatur leads a successful raid into Tripoli Harbor to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia, which had fallen into the hands of pirates during the First Barbary War. Read more » »
Press release of B’nai B’rith Europe
B’nai B’rith Europe denounces and condemns the „march of Lukov „, neo-Nazi demonstration which is to be held on February 17th in SofiaThe Bulgarian National union organizes on February 17th a „torchlight parade” in Sofia in honour of Bulgarian fascist Hristo Lukov. Read more » »
BBYO gets $3.9M grant to strengthen Jewish youth programs
American boy celebrates his bar mitzvah iStock The BBYO (formerly the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization) will expand its Jewish learning programs with the help of a $3.9 million grant. Read more » »
Harvey Winthrop, Duluth’s ‘Mayor of First Street,’ dies at 88
Winthrop had retired to the St. Paul area, where he died of cancer. Winthrop was known for his kind demeanor and giving nature in serving downtown residents who often had little or no money, suffered from addictions and other health issues and lived in ramshackle apartments or boarding houses. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Calls For Neo-Nazi Lukov March In Bulgaria To Be Cancelled
B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith strongly condemns the annual neo-Nazi „Lukov March” that will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria on Feb. 17. Read more » »
Jewish Organizations Join Call to Ban Upcoming Neo-Nazi March in Bulgaria
Email a copy of „Jewish Organizations Join Call to Ban Upcoming Neo-Nazi March in Bulgaria” to a friend Neo-Nazis dressed in paramilitary uniforms participating in the annual Lukov March in Sofia. Photo: Reuters/Pierre Marsaut. Read more » »
Jerome „Jerry” L. Stotsky
Jerome „Jerry” L. Stotsky, age 99, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018, at Agrace HospiceCare. He was born on September 26, 1918, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Hyman Stotsky and Regina (Stotsky) Perlman. Jerry often said he was a lucky man. Read more » »
Jerusalem Post: European Antisemitism is Still a Threat
The Jerusalem Post published this op-ed by B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin about the threat of anti-Semitism in Europe and the need for European governments to address this growing problem. T he dramatic rise in antisemitism across the length and breadth of Europe is more than unsettling for the Jewish community. Read more » »
