Category Archives: World

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 » »

UN tourism body shelves vote on membership for Palestinians

The United Nations’ World Tourism Organization (UNTWO) on Wednesday delayed a vote to accept the Palestinians as full members until the next plenary session, which will take place in two years. Read more » »

‘The Lynching of Leo Frank’ by Zvi A. Sesling

Review by Neil SilberblattFounder, Voices of Poetry Leo Max Frank (April 17, 1884 – August 17, 1915) was an American factory superintendent. Born to a Jewish-American family in Texas, he was raised in New York and earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University before moving to Atlanta in 1908. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith: Who Is B’nai B’rith?

When B’nai B’rith was founded in 1843 in New York, the initial focus was to help recent German Jewish immigrants adapt to their new home and provide aid to their widows and orphans. Indeed, B’nai B’rith was the first Jewish service organization founded in the United States. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Strongly Opposes Palestinian Authority’s Bid To Become “Member State” Of World Tourism Organization

  B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement:  B’nai B’rith International strongly opposes the Palestinian Authority’s campaign to become a member state of the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Read more » »

B’nai Brith lodge to hold 50th anniversary reunion

In this vintage photo, Toronto Freedom Lodge member Stan Feldman, centre, drops the ball on a game of wheelchair hockey at the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Back in 1967, right around the time of Israel’s Six Day War, some of the Read more » »

BBUK Retrace the Footsteps of Chaim Weizmann in Manchester

Commemorating a 100 Years of the Balfour Declaration, a Visit to Manchester 4 – 6 September 2017 From the germ of an idea to visit Manchester as part of BBUK’s Jewish Heritage Days to fruition, took months of planning and hard work. Having just returned from Manchester, I can report that it was an extremely successful and interesting three days. Read more » »

Young Professionals enjoy Amy Winehouse exhibition

09/09/2017| BB Young Professinals, BBUK, Events| Amy Winehouse exhibition well attended BBYP and SJW YJN (Young Jewish Network) joined forces for a Private View of the Amy Winehouse exhibition at the Jewish Museum in Camden on Wednesday 6th September. Read more » »