Category Archives: World
US Jewish Groups Praise Tillerson’s Renewal of State Department Antisemitism Envoy
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Zoning Board Gives Approval For Former School to Become Senior Housing
SALEM—The Zoning Board of Appeals voted to grant a permit request for the development of the shuttered Machon Elementary School to B’nai B’rith Housing at their hearing on Tues., August 22. Read more » »
Website will aid SD Jewish researchers
Posted on 29 August 2017.SAN DIEGO (SDJW)– Scholars looking to research San Diego’s Jewish history as well as genealogists hoping to learn more about their own ancestors can now refer to a website created by the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego to learn what is in that organization’s collection. Read more » »
BBLBIA Statement
BBUK statement on recent events in Charlottesville The scenes we observed last week in Charlottesville were truly painful to watch. Thousands of white supremacists marched under the banner of swastikas and directed odious expressions of hatred towards Jewish people. Read more »
Helping Texas Recover From Devastating Hurricane Harvey
B’nai B’rith Opens Disaster Relief Fund B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International is opening its Disaster Relief Fund to provide aid to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. On Aug. Read more » »
Philadelphia Community Sends Relief to Houston in Hurricane Harvey’s Wake
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Carole Joan King
Carole Joan KingIt is with great sadness Carole Joan Sussman King of The Villages, FL, has passed away with her daughter and son at her bedside on August 23, 2017 in Exeter, New Hampshire. Mrs. King was born on May 13, 1932 in Albany, NY. Read more » »
Jewish sororities at Cornell: Deep-rooted groups born out of necessity
When Cornell University was founded in 1865, virtually all private eastern colleges and universities were church-affiliated, providing a traditional classical education almost exclusively to white male students. Cornell was supposed to be an exception – a university where „any person can find instruction in any study. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Paraná promove nova atividade de lazer para crianças hospitalizadas
Mais uma atividade do Projeto Tikun Olam, da Loja Chaim Weizman da B’nai B’rith do Paraná, foi realizada no dia 18 de agosto com o apoio de seus voluntários no hospital infantil Pequeno Príncipe, de Curitiba. Dessa vez, a atividade de pintura de bonecos de animais em gesso, tendo as crianças internas se divertido muito. Read more » »
