Category Archives: World

BBUK Group See The Real Israel

From day one at our first full meeting of the BB tour group for dinner at the Prima Royal Hotel, Jerusalem, we were united in friendship and interest. Read more » »

Why I would like to serve in the Assembly

WHY AM I RUNNING? In order to understand why I am running, you need to know my background.I was born in Elizabeth, raised in Cranford and have lived for more than 30 years in Springfield, where my wife Jodi and I raised our two now-adult children, Stefanie and Ross. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Concerned New Congressional Tax Reform Plan Could Lead To Cuts To Medicare And Medicaid

B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International is concerned that the new tax plan offered by the House of Representatives could have a devastating impact on older and other vulnerable Americans. Read more » »

If a Shakespeare play is racist or antisemitic, is it OK to change the ending?

It’s the last scene of The Merchant of Venice and the Christians are celebrating. They have love, youth and wealth on their side. Best of all, they have outsmarted “the Jew”. Read more »

In Letter To U.N. Secretary-General, B’nai B’rith Protests Multimillion-Dollar Plan To Support Palestinian Lawfare Against Israel

B’nai B’rith International sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressing deep dismay over a United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) agreement designating millions of dollars for Palestinian advocacy and courtroom warfare against Israel. In the letter, B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Read more » »

‘The Deuce’: Yids of the 1970s

Last Sunday, HBO wrapped up the first season of “The Deuce”, a show about the deplorable state of early-’70S Manhattan, rife with prostitution, porno movie houses and drugs on every corner. Read more » »

Bruce’s History Lessons: Harry Truman: Civil Rights hero

“When a Mayor and a City Marshall can take a negro sergeant off a bus in South Carolina, beat him up and put out one of his eyes, and nothing is done about it by state authorities, something is radically wrong with the system.” ­ – Harry Truman This week (Oct. Read more » »

Show of Solidarity at Court Hearing in Toronto Life-Support Case

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 8: 23 pm | י”ב חשון תשע”ח A section of the huge crowd at the courthouse. Hundreds of members of Toronto’s Orthodox community turned out to attend a court hearing as a show of support for a family engaged in a legal struggle to stop doctors from removing life supporting treatments from their son. Read more » »

2017 B’nai B’rith International/B’nai B’rith Europe Annual Leadership Forum Concludes In Prague, Czech Republic

​B’nai B’rith International/B’nai B’rith Europe members and supporters from around the world gathered in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 29 to Nov. Read more » »

Cuatro escuelas públicas recibieron donaciones de B’nai B’rith Uruguay

01/11/2017 En octubre la Filial Dr. Herzl, en nombre de B’nai B’rith Uruguay, realizo donaciones a cuatro escuelas públicas. A la Escuela N°217 de San José de Carrasco, Departamento de Canelones, que necesitaba ser pintada, se le donó el material de pintura necesario. Read more » »