Category Archives: World

JTA: Guatemala court denies attempt to nix Israel embassy move

JTA mentioned B’nai B’rith in an article on Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales’ decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. In January, we honored Morales with our Human Rights Award, for his decision to move the embassy. Read more » »

​Hebrew Union College: B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection

​Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) mentioned on its website that it was in the process of unpacking and photographing our art collection at the Skirball Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. Our partnership with HUC-JIR began in May 2015, and the B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection encompasses about 1500 works of art. Read more » »

The top NYC real estate events next week

The top NYC real estate events next week Next week brings a new bundle of real estate events! On March 14, B’nai B’rith is hosting its Real Estate Luncheon at the Ivy Room, 944 8th Avenue from noon to 2 p.m. The theme of this month’s luncheon is “Essex Crossing – Transformation of the Lower East Side. Read more » »

INFORMATION Projet National

La région Rhône Alpes du B’nai B’rith France a distribué 2000 Kg de mandarines d’Israël au centre des « RESTOS DU CŒUR» de Vénissieux A l’initiative de la loge Hélène et Victor Basch, des loges Edwin Guggenheim; Marc Aron ; Robert Lehmann/Yitzhak Read more » »

Communiqué de presse B’NAI B’RITH Europe

Le Président du B’nai B’rith Europe Serge Dahan, Stéphane Teicher Représentant Permanent du B’nai B’rith International auprès de l’UNESCO et Jacques Jacubert, Directeur du Bureau des Affaires Internationales du BBI à Paris ont été reçus par S. Read more » »

Press Release B’nai B’rith Europe

President of B’nai B’rith Europe Serge Dahan, Permanent Representative of B’nai B’rith International to UNESCO Stephane Teicher, Director of the International Affairs Office of B’nai B’rith International in Paris Jacques Jacubert, met with His Excellency Sir SHELUKINDO, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania in France. Read more » »

Times of Israel: Saving Bulgarian Jewry: 75 years later

The Times of Israel ran CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin’s op-ed on the 75th anniversary of the remarkable story of Bulgarians uniting during the Holocaust to save their Jewish population from deportation, and the special relationship Bulgaria held with its Jewish population. Read more » »

Alumnus makes largest single gift to Penn State Worthington Scranton

Penn State Worthington Scranton alumnus Thomas F. Zenty III is shown with his parents, Edna and the late Thomas F. Zenty II, at Penn State Worthington Scranton’s 2010 commencement ceremony, where he served as commencement speaker. Read more » »

Guatemala Will Move Its Israel Embassy To Jerusalem In May

WASHINGTON, D.C. (JTA) — Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said his country will move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May. Speaking at the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington D.C. Read more » »

Guatemala court denies attempt to nix Israel embassy move

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, right, receiving an award from B’nai B’rith. (B’nai B’rith) RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Guatemala’s highest court for civil law rejected an attempt to call off moving the country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Read more » »