Category Archives: World
B’nai B’rith Uruguay Fraternidad Award 2017 Presented to Violinist and composer federico nathan
Noted violinist and composer Federico Nathan received the 33rd annual Fraternidad Award named for Maximo Brenner (Z’L), the founder and early president of B’nai B’rith Uruguay. Some 300 people attended the ceremony at B’nai B’rith Hall in Montevideo on Dec. 12. Read more » »
Jews who saved other Jews from Nazis faced dilemmas too difficult for Solomon
Following the bloody month-long Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of April 1943, a cable was sent from British Mandate Palestine to occupied Poland’s Jewish Fighting Organization members. It contained the Jewish settlement leaders’ instructions to the Jews of Poland, telling them to “exploit all ways to emigrate,” according to a 2014 article by Prof. Read more » »
Post-Tribune Bowling Scores
King of the Week 815, Armon Peloza (youth), Stardust II. Queen of the Week 686, Alyson Rodziewicz, Cressmoor Lanes. Weekly 300 Club CRESSMOOR — Dave Latta Jr.; INMAN’S — Shaun Ciesielski; STARDUST II — Nick Hanzi, Armon Peloza; T-BIRD — Nate Fisher. Casey’s Lanes Monday Seniors: (M) Bill Kusturin 673; Chuck Noel Jr. Read more » »
Events calendar
Friday, Dec. 15 NATURE TRAM TOURS: 9: 30 to 11: 30 a.m. Dec. 15, 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 17, Circle B Bar Reserve, 4399 Winter Lake Road, Lakeland, free, sign up by calling 863-668-4673 ext. 205 or at the reception desk. Tour the Banana Creek Marsh. Nature Tour sign-ups begin on the first working day of each month. WINTER CELEBRATION: 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. Read more » »
Press Release B’nai B’rith Europe
The Profanation of the Jewish cemetery of Pančevo in Serbia is an insult to memory B’nai B’rith Europe is horrified by this vile and anti-Semite act The Jewish cemetery of Pancevo, located in the street Josif Marinković, a small town beside Belgrade, was vandalized in the night of Friday December 8th. Read more » »
New president at the head of B’nai B’rith Europe
New president at the head of B’nai B’rith Europe B’nai B’rith is pleased to announce the appointment of its new President, Serge Dahan, elected representative during the 8th Convention of the association which met from October 29th to November 1st in Prague. Read more » »
The Second Klan
Most Popular A slim volume that largely synthesizes the already substantial literature on its subject, The Second Coming of the KKK nevertheless offers readers something new: The book is written, quite self-consciously, for this moment. Read more » »
Running of the Torch is an area Hanukkah tradition
Article Tools Jewish Community Alliance of Northeastern Pennsylvania president Barbara Bell of Shavertown lights the first candle of the menorah on the first night of Chanukkah at the Jewish Community Center in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. Read more » »
Torch run marks first night of Hanukkah in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE — For the 49th year, roughly 100 attendees gathered at the Jewish Community Center to welcome the first night of Hanukkah with a dinner and the Running of the Torch. Known as Mayrutz Halapid, the torch run is a long-time tradition that dates to Israel when young men would carry torches to light menorahs of faraway cities. Read more » »
