Category Archives: World
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 » »
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 » »
