Category Archives: World

Vancouver imam urges sending weapons to Palestinians to fight ‘Zionists’

Canadian imam Tarek Ramadan delivers Friday sermon at the MAC Centre, Vancouver, B.C., on July 28, 2017. Submitted / PNG The imam of a Vancouver mosque is under fire for calling on Muslims to send “money, weapons and expertise” to Palestinians to fight “Zionists” in Israel. Read more » »

Kol HaBirah: We Need To Talk Anti-Semitism, And Not Just Internally

B’nai B’rith volunteer Jason Langsner interviewed B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin for Kol HaBirah on recent incidents of anti-Semitism. Read more » »

Rockville-Based Lawyer DeGonia Plans To Take On State’s Attorney McCarthy

Contest will mark incumbent’s first primary challenge since he won post in 2006 By Louis Peck Published: 2017.10. Read more » »

Jewish News Service: Palestinian Saddam statue is a ‘poke in America’s eye,’ diplomats and leaders say

The Jewish News Service included a B’nai B’rith statement in its story on the Palestinian Authority (PA) unveiling a statue of Saddam Hussein in Qalqilya, a territory in the PA. B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin said: “The placing of this [latest] monument tells you everything you need to know about those who made the decision. Read more » »

He was a rising Nazi leader — until a shocking secret did him in

Fifty-two years ago this Halloween, a 28-year-old Queens native by the name of Danny Burros killed himself, firing .32-caliber bullets into his chest and head. But this wasn’t just another tragic suicide. To those who knew of Burros’ hate-filled life — and the shocking secret that haunted him — his suicide was viewed as justice served. Read more » »

Jamaica Observer: Ambassador Marks woos Israeli investors

The Jamaica Observer covered the B’nai B’rith Diplomatic Encounter Series, where Ambassador of Jamaica to the United States and Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the Organization of American States Audrey P. Marks addressed the historic, trade and technology relations Jamaica has with the United States and with Israel. Read more » »

Ambassador Marks woos Israeli investors

‘); } else { $(„.fotorama-caption”).addClass(„remove caption”); } }) .fotorama(); WASHINGTON DC, United States — Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks is inviting Israelis to explore investment opportunities in Jamaica. Read more » »

Book review: Justice Scalia’s living words

Posted Thu, October 26th, 2017 10: 16 am by Ronald Collins What makes an American is not the name or the blood or even the place of birth, but the belief in the principles of freedom and equality that this country stands for. Read more » »

Feig, Carol

Carol Feig (nee Franklin) of Beachwood died Oct. 15, 2017 at the age of 63, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Carol was born in Cleveland on May 26, 1954, to Beatrice and Sidney Franklin. Read more » »

February ’70 in the Exponent: National News Takes Center Stage

Israel Jets to Continue Cairo Attacks The modern Jewish Exponent focuses largely on local Jewish news, but that wasn’t the case in 1970. The Exponent’s front covers around the start of the new decade were loaded with wire service articles about events in Israel and elsewhere — and the Feb. 20 issue was no exception. Read more » »