Category Archives: World
Residents rally against ‘weapons of war’ in WB
Article Tools WILKES-BARRE — Olanda Carter is tired of the tears. She cried when her son, Tyzheke Seward, 23, was shot dead in a field behind Interfaith Heights apartments in 2014, in a murder that remains unsolved to this day. Read more » »
Hosting BDS founder at European Parliament encourages anti-Semitism, Jewish leaders say
(JTA) — The Jewish communities of Lisbon and Belgium protested a Portuguese lawmaker’s invitation to a founder of the boycott movement against Israel to speak at the European Parliament in Brussels. Read more » »
Olympic star Aly Raisman, victim of molester Larry Nassar, tells youths to speak out against bullies
Olympic star gymnast Aly Raisman, who came forward last year as one of the teenage victims of child molester Larry Nassar, urged thousands of Jewish youths gathered in Orlando to speak out whenever they see something wrong or are bullied. Read more » »
JNS: Delegation of American Jewish leaders finds budding ally in the Emirates
JNS interviewed B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin after his participation in a Conference of Presidents two-day delegation to the United Arab Emirates. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith, BESA and the Center for Righteousness and Integrity to Hold Conference in Israel on “Strategic Challenges in Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Gulf”
B’nai B’rith International, the Begin-Sadat Center of Strategic Studies (BESA) and the Center for Righteousness and Integrity will hold a conference on “Strategic Challenges in Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Gulf” on Feb. 22, 2018 at Bar-Ilan University. The conference will be held in English with simultaneous Hebrew translation. Read more » »
YEARS AGO FOR FEB. 16
Today is Friday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2018. There are 318 days left in the year. This is the Chinese New Year of the Dog. ASSOCIATED PRESS On this date in: 1804: Lt. Stephen Decatur leads a successful raid into Tripoli Harbor to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia, which had fallen into the hands of pirates during the First Barbary War. Read more » »
Press release of B’nai B’rith Europe
B’nai B’rith Europe denounces and condemns the „march of Lukov „, neo-Nazi demonstration which is to be held on February 17th in SofiaThe Bulgarian National union organizes on February 17th a „torchlight parade” in Sofia in honour of Bulgarian fascist Hristo Lukov. Read more » »
