Category Archives: World

Why Jewish groups aren’t thrilled about the upcoming tax overhaul

JTA cited B’nai B’rith International’s statement on the U.S. Senate’s and U.S. House of Representatives’ tax bills, both of which threaten the well-being of senior citizens. Read more » »

Marco Rubio’s, Tammy Baldwin’s Bill to Help Holocaust Survivors Gaining Traction in the Senate

December 6, 2017 – 8: 00am Marco Rubio and Tammy Baldwin A proposal from U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., to ensure property seized by Nazi Germany and its allies during the Holocaust will be restored to families is gaining momentum on Capitol Hill. Rubio teamed up with Baldwin in the Senate and U.S. Reps. Read more » »

Why Jewish groups aren’t thrilled about the upcoming tax overhaul

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaking as other Republican leaders in the Senate, from left to right, Orrin Hatch, John Thune and John Cornyn, look on, Nov. 28, 2017. Read more » »

Alumnus works ‘to inspire passion’ for science and technology

Larry Dubinsky, a Beasley School of Law alumnus and CEO of The Franklin Institute, was appointed as the chair-elect of the Association of Science-Technology Centers in November. by Emily Trinh 05 December 2017 Larry Dubinski, a law alumnus and current president and CEO of the Franklin Institute, sits in his Franklin Institute office on Wednesday. Read more » »

Talbot Fisher: Display an archive of local Jewish history

Talbot Fisher The Register-Mail TalbotFisher16 GALESBURG — On the second floor of Seymour Library at Knox College, nestled and carefully arranged under glass, are artifacts of the Jewish community of Galesburg. Read more »

Oxford University Press Blog: What the House-Senate Conference Committee should do about the Johnson Amendment

The Oxford University Press Blog referenced B’nai B’rith International’s critique of Section 5201 of the recent tax bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more » »

Scholarship Available For Jewish Female Graduate Student

B’nai B’rith Announces 2018 Sally R. Schneider Scholarship for New York City-Area StudentB’nai B’rith International will award the annual Sally R. Schneider Scholarship to a deserving Jewish female graduate student in the spring of 2018. Applications are now being accepted. Read more » »

What the House-Senate Conference Committee should do about the Johnson Amendment

The Johnson Amendment is the part of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) which bans tax-exempt institutions from participating in political campaigns. The US House of Representatives has passed H.R.1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, to revise the Code. Section 5201 of H.R. 1 would modify the Johnson Amendment. Read more » »

Pro-Palestinian Groups Attack Administration Nominee for Opposing Israeli Boycott

Email a copy of „Pro-Palestinian Groups Attack Administration Nominee for Opposing Israeli Boycott” to a friend Kenneth Marcus speaking at the Louis D. Brandeis Center’s fourth annual National Law Student Leadership Conference. Photo: Louis D. Brandeis Center. JNS.org – Leaders of major American Jewish organizations are rallying around Kenneth L. Read more » »

Senate Tax Reform Plan Could Have Dire Implications for Seniors

B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: The U.S. Senate’s vote in favor of a tax reform package could have a dire impact on our nation’s seniors. Many economists point to a huge increase in the deficit from this bill. Read more » »