Category Archives: World
REPORT: MORTGAGE ABUSES LEADING SOURCE OF OLDER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS TO CFPB
Washington, DC — Mortgages were the leading source of 72,000 complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from consumers 62 years of age and over, followed by complaints about credit reports and debt collection, according to a new report. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith leader to keynote Fleishman Institute of Judaism
Daniel S. Mariaschin, CEO and executive vice president of B’nai B’rith International, will be the keynote scholar at the upcoming B’nai B’rith Alfred Fleishman Institute of Judaism (see infobox for more information). Read more » »
Events calendar
Today RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEE MEETING: 1 p.m. Oct. 12, Perkins Restaurant, 6005 Cypress Gardens Blvd., Winter Haven, cost of food. Friday, Oct. 13 ARBUCKLE TRAIL CARE: Call for time, Oct. 13, Lake Wales Ridge State Forest, Arbuckle Tract, 851 CR 630 E., Frostproof, free, Rose or Jim Kellermann at 863-676-2889, jrkellermann@hotmail. Read more » »
January ’65 in the Exponent: ACLU Assails Protests Against Sale of WXUR
I Was Eyes to the Blind Why was the Jewish Exponent leading its Jan. 29, 1965 issue with a story about the American Civil Liberties Union asking the Federal Communications Commission to disregard complaints about the sale of a Media-based radio Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Welcomes Postponement Of Anti-Israel Votes At UNESCO
B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith welcomes UNESCO’s postponement of votes on two anti-Israel resolutions regarding issues related to the Palestinians. Read more » »
Chairman Of The Board Of Federmann Enterprises To Receive 2017 B’nai B’rith Distinguished Humanitarian Award
B’nai B’rith International has selected Michael Federmann, Chairman of the Board of Federmann Enterprises Ltd., to receive its 2017 Distinguished Humanitarian Award, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated dynamic leadership through a commitment to philanthropy and to the communities they serve. Read more » »
Germantown News: Teddy Bears Give Smiles to Kids, Adults all over the world
Germantown News wrote an article on B’nai B’rith Lodge #35 member Joel Turetzky who collects bears for children in need. Turetzky and the lodge have been providing bears to hospitals and children’s centers since 2004, and he estimates that they have donated more than 30,000 bears. Read more » »
Spring Hill Cemetery marks 150 years
MILWAUKEE — Spring Hill Cemetery & Mausoleum, the first Jewish cemetery in Milwaukee, marked its 150th anniversary Aug. 29, with a ceremony led by Rabbi Ron Shapiro. In attendance were staff, trustees, their families and friends. Read more » »
JNS:Jewish leaders denounce pro-terrorist play at NYU
JNS included a B’nai B’rith statement in its coverage of the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts hosting a play about the Palestinian terrorists who seized Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity in 2002 in order to avoid capture. Read more » »
eurasia diary: Interview With Jeremy Havardi
Eurasia Diary interviewed Jeremy Havardi, director of B’nai B’rith United Kingdom’s London Bureau of International Affairs, on combating anti-Semitism in Europe. Read more » »
