Category Archives: World
Demonstrators gather on Public Square to rally behind DACA program
WILKES-BARRE — A national fight to save the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program came to Public Square when an advocacy group staged a protest Sunday on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre.The program shields young immigrants from deportation and provides work permits for employment. Read more » »
Invitation to the 8th BBE Convention and BBI International Forum in Prague
B’nai B’rith Europe a divison of B’nai B’rith International Invitation to the 8th BBE Convention and BBI International Forum in Prague Sunday 29th October-Wednesday 1st November Dear Sisters and Brothers, We are happy to announce the opening of registration for our next Convention in Prague. Read more » »
The Secret Jewish History Of Scrabble
How many Jews finish Shabbat dinner and retire to the living room for an intellectual showdown in the form of a rousing Scrabble tournament? There’s a long history of Jews playing Scrabble, and the relationship between the two, like any relationship, has had its share of ups and downs. Read more » »
City taking heat for allowing controversial speech in Vancouver this weekend
Aidan Fishman, a spokesperson for B’nai B’rith Canada, called Icke „a noted conspiracy theorist.” „It’s difficult to understand why a theatre owned by the city would provide space to him,” he said. „I understand that venues like the city will always … Read more » »
Theodore F. Perlman to receive 2017 Julius Rosenwald Memorial Award
Theodore F. Perlman will receive the 54th annual Julius Rosenwald Memorial Award — the Jewish Federation’s highest honor — at the Annual Meeting on Monday, Sept. 18. It is presented each year to an individual who has demonstrated a lifetime of outstanding dedication and service to the Federation and the entire Jewish community. Read more » »
Priest who burned crosses as a Klansman never paid court-ordered damages to victims. Now the order
The $26,000 that a federal judge ordered a member of the Ku Klux Klan to pay in 1982 to an African American couple and two Jewish groups for a series of cross-burnings is no longer legally collectible because the statute of limitations has expired, legal experts say. Read more » »
Judeus e muçulmanos se unem para salvar vidas em Jerusalém
„Tirei minha quipá, pois não tinha nenhum equipamento médico. E, com muita pressão, estanquei o sangramento. Quando a ambulância chegou, 15 minutos depois, eu lhe entreguei um paciente vivo. Read more » »
Sherit Hapleitá de SP é integrada ao Memorial da Imigração Judaica
A Sherit Hapleitá, Associação Cultural e Beneficente dos Sobreviventes do Nazismo, entidade dedicada ao amparo dos sobreviventes do Holocausto e à divulgação das atrocidades da guerra, foi integrada ao Memorial da Imigração Judaica, com o apoio da Fisesp. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commends U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres For Key Statements On Anti-Semitism,
B’nai B’rith International commends United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his first visit to Israel, which concluded yesterday. Read more »
European Jewish Congress slams Poland’s ‘lack of concern’ over anti-Semitism
(JTA) — In an unusually harsh condemnation, the European Jewish Congress said the Polish government has a „staggering lack of concern” about anti-Semitism and a „transparent divide-and-rule tactic” vis-a-vis Jews. Read more » »
