Category Archives: World
Winnipeg school working with B’nai Brith after student targeted with anti-Semitic messages on social media
A Winnipeg high school says it’s taking action to address racist and hateful messages that were shared among multiple students on social media over the summer. The Pembina Trails School Division confirms a male student from Shaftesbury High School was bullied and targeted with anti-Semitic images on Snapchat by other students. Superintendent Ted Fransen said he learned about the incident »
How to help Houston
Posted: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 7: 52 am How to help Houston 0 comments The size and devastation of Hurricane Harvey came as a surprise. The scenes of catastrophic flooding were barely comprehensible as one of the nation’s largest cities appeared to sink beneath unrelenting rainfall. Read more » »
Faith In Brooklyn for Sept. 6
Bishop DiMarzio: Dreamers ‘Are Contributing to Our Society’ Leader of Brooklyn’s Roman Catholics Makes Statement on DACA Decision Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which is known for its ethnic richness, issued a statement on Wednesday about the Trump administration’s decision to end the DACA protection program. Read more » »
2017 Building Diversity Awards: CIDA Inc.
CIDA (Sam Tenney/DJC) CIDA provides architectural and interior design, structural and civil engineering, land-use planning and property development services. With offices in Portland, Bend and Seattle, the firm’s portfolio includes general industrial, manufacturing, food processing, health care, and general office and retail establishment projects. Read more » »
Check out the top NYC real estate events happening next week
Check out the top NYC real estate events happening next week Beleaguered bi-state agency the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is hosting its fourth annual conference on Sept. 12, at the Hotel Pennsylvania from 7: 30 a.m. to 12: 25 p.m. At the conference, the agency will discuss its biggest budget to date – the $32. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Calls On Congress To Provide Permanent Legal Status For DACA “Dreamers”
B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith calls on Congress to provide permanent legal status for those under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) legislation. Read more » »
Inspiring, Thoughtful And Moving: The Story Of An American Killed Fighting For Israel, His Adopted Country
B’nai B’rith Fall 2017 Magazine Also Focuses on the Golan Heights, the Oldest Synagogue in the Western Hemisphere and the Balfour Declaration American Alex Singer loved Israel and joined the Israeli military in his early 20s. He died in battle in 1987, on his 25th birthday. Read more » »
Poland’s Jewish revival is marred by community infighting
The 27th Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Poland, held in July 2017, is a sign of renewed interest in Jewish life 70 years after the Holocaust. Read more » »
Gordon Geller to celebrate 50 years as a rabbi
VENTNOR — He took the road less traveled, and made a difference in the lives of many.Rabbi Eliezer Gordon Geller, who was ordained 50 years ago and has ministered for the past 30 at Temple Emeth Shalom in Margate, will be recognized Sunday, Sept. 10 at a brunch at the new Shirat Hayam synagogue in Ventnor. Read more » »
