Category Archives: World
Rally for love
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) – The violence in Charlottesville has sparked peaceful protests around the country. Hundreds in our area stood in solidarity with the counter protesters who demonstrated for unity in Charlottesville. Read more » »
Local rally attendees respond to violence at supremacist march in Virginia
WILKES-BARRE — Carrying handmade signs bearing words such as „love” and „peace” and others denouncing President Donald Trump, white supremacists and others, rallygoers listened to speakers and engaged in song, poetry and prayer on Public Square on Sunday in response to violence and bloodshed Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia. Read more » »
Detroit Red Wings, NHL, fans condemn use of logo in Charlottesville protest
Helene St. James, Perry A. Farrell and John Wisely, Detroit Free Press Published 12: 41 p.m. ET Aug. 12, 2017 | Updated 4: 42 p.m. ET Aug. 12, 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia is about to play host to a third white nationalist rally this weekend. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) has the story. Read more » »
Obituaries
Posted on August 11, 2017 | 3: 02 p.m.Stephen A. KatzStephen A. Katz, 61, of Santa Barbara, died peacefully at home on Aug. 5, 2017, after a battle with liver cancer.Steve was born July 14, 1956. He is survived by a beloved wife Lauren Katz, adoring daughter Sydney Katz, and cherished son David Katz (Alexis). Read more » »
Rosalie Silberman Abella: Passionate Fighter for Justice
Photo Credit: Jewish Press Rosalie Silberman Abella „As a Jew, I feel that through the Holocaust, I have lost the right to stand silent in the face of injustice,” said Rosalie Silberman Abella, a Canadian Jewish Supreme Court justice, explaining her passion for justice.Many of her family, including an older sibling, were murdered during the war. Read more » »
Nota de Falecimento
É com profundo pesar, que a B’nai B’rith comunica o falecimento da Querida Irmã Ursula Strauss (Z’L) da Loja Oswaldo Aranha. O Sepultamento acontecerá amanhã, dia 10 de agosto às 14h: 30 no cemitério do Butantã . Sairá do Velório 04 para o Setor „R”, Quadra 404, Sepultura 37. Read more » »
John L. Smith, Tainted Money, And The Ethics Of Charitable Giving
Gambler Billy Walters was sentenced to five years in jail last month for an insider trading scam that involved Dean Foods. He will go to jail for five years. But before his sentence, over a hundred of Las Vegas’ most powerful people wrote letters urging the judge to give him a lenient sentence. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith fornece alimentos para residentes de Arkansas lutando contra inundaçőes
B’nai B’rith Internacional apresentou uma doação ao Banco de Alimentos do Nordeste de Arkansas em 28 de julho para ajudar a alimentar os residentes que estão lutando na sequência das inundaçőes. Na primavera, as chuvas torrenciais causaram inundaçőes maciças em todo o estado, deixando muitos sem abrigo, comida ou água. Read more » »
Com participação da Conib e B’nai B’rith, seminário no Rio debate os discursos de violência e ódio
A Faculdade de Direito da UFRJ promove nesta quarta-feira, 9 de agosto, o seminário „Violência e Ódio: Discursos e Questionamentos”. O evento terá duas mesas temáticas. Na primeira, com a participação de Rony Vainzof, secretário da Conib, será debatido o discurso de ódio. Read more »
Brasil aprova pedido de extradição de israelense que matou palestino em 2004
Os meios de comunicação brasileiros informam que o pedido de extradição de Yehoshua Elitzur por Israel foi aprovado. Em 2004, Elitzur matou um palestino na Cisjordania e foi condenado por homicídio culposo um ano depois. No entanto, ele fugiu para a Alemanha e depois voou para o Brasil antes de ser condenado a 20 anos de prisão. Read more » »
