Category Archives: World
Online booking fees keeping some hotel investors on the sidelines
Independent hotels continue to gain ground against the Marriotts and Hiltons of the world. However, some investors remain on the sidelines, skeptical of the way independent players attract guests to their properties. Read more »
Debunking Myths About Walt Disney
In early September, PBS decided to rerun its four-hour American Experience documentary on Walt Disney that garnered good ratings and sold well as a DVD. When it first ran on PBS in 2015, Disney Legend Bob Gurr said the best way to watch the documentary was as a silent movie. Read more » »
New BBYO president hoping for a sweet year of events and expansion
Jewish ChronicleNew BBYO president hoping for a sweet year of events and expansionJewish ChronicleThe 17-year-old was elected as president of BBYO (formerly the B’nai B’rith Youth Organisation) in the UK and Ireland last month. His lack of nerves, despite his new position of responsibility, may well be down to BBYO itself. Read more » »
President Ilham Aliyev met with representatives of American Jewish organizations in New York
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On this day in history in The Citizen: Sept. 19, 2017
You are the owner of this article. Sept. 19, 1962 DINNER PLANS COMPLETED — John C. Freidman, center, program chairman, met with members of the B’nai B’rith Lodge group to check final plans for Sunday evening Citizenship Award dinner. The dinner will take place at Auburn Inn. At the meeting last night, were, Herbert L. Aronson, Ken A. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Will Meet World Leaders at the U.N. General Assembly
B’nai B’rith International will meet with dozens of world leaders during the course of the week, on the sidelines of the opening of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly. B’nai B’rith President Gary P. Saltzman and Executive Vice President and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
Grapevine: A diplomat with a kick
Australian Ambassador Chris Cannan on Friday proved that despite all the cocktail parties to which ambassadors and other members of the diplomatic community are subjected, there’s still plenty of kick in him. Read more » »
Clinton: Cartwright-Comey exchange is vindication
Article Tools SETH WENIG / ASSOCIATED PRESS Hillary Rodham Clinton prepares to sign copies of her book “What Happened” at a bookstore in New York on Tuesday. United States Congressman Matt Cartwright, (D-Pa), shakes hands with guests as he hosted a “Coffee with your Congressman” event at B’Nai B’rith Apartments, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commends Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Historic Visit To Argentina
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International commends Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic visit to Argentina. Read more » »
There was more to ‘Boys Town’ than meets the screen
By Kurt Jensen • Catholic News Service • Posted September 13, 2017 NEW YORK (CNS) — As the real Boys Town celebrates its centennial, its big-screen counterpart — captured in the eponymous 1938 film and its 1941 successor, “Men of Boys Town” — invites fresh consideration. Read more » »
