Category Archives: World
Remembering the Hanafi Siege: 40 years later
WUSA 9 interviewed B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin on the 40th anniversary of the Hanafi Siege. On March 9, 1977 a dozen gunmen seized three buildings, including B’nai B’rith headquarters, in Washington, D.C. Mariaschin says of the siege, „It was a precursor to all that we see, not only in the Middle East but here. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Marks 25th Anniversary Of The Terrorist Attack On The Israeli Embassy In Argentina
B’nai B’rith International marks the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Argentina. On March 17, 1992 a suicide bomber drove a truck into the embassy. The explosion killed 29 people and wounded more than 200. Read more » »
40 Years Later: Remembering The Hanafi Siege That Paralyzed DC
Forty years ago Thursday, a dozen gunmen stormed three buildings in downtown Washington, D.C. They took 150 hostages. They killed one person, a radio reporter. And they left dozens injured, including then-Councilmember Marion Barry.For 39 hours, D.C. residents watched and waited as negotiators bargained to free the hostages. Read more » »
Carleton fraternity holds walk to remember the Holocaust
Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi), a fraternity at Carleton, organized We Walk to Remember, an event to commemorate Holocaust victims, on March 5. Read more » »
Tockmans celebrate 60th anniversary
Marcene and Steve Tockman of Creve Coeur are celebrating their 60th anniversary. They are both St. Louis natives and class of 1954 graduates of University City High School (they were high school sweethearts). Rabbi Jerome Grollman officiated at Marcene and Steve’s wedding on March 31, 1957. They lived on the naval base in Millington, Tenn. Read more » »
Post-Tribune Bowling Scores
King of the Week 811, Paul Nellett, Stardust II. Queen of the Week 792, Crystal Bunton, Inman’s. Weekly 300 Club CASEY’S — Toby Kraus, Mark Crowe; STARDUST III — Jerry Sabin; T-BIRD — Jerry Keppen. Casey’s Lanes Monday Seniors: (M) Bill Kusturin 664; Larry Ray 652; (W) Diane Land 552; Helenann Tressmer 538. Monday Mixed: Jeff Manuszak 631. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Concerned Proposed American Health Care Act Will Cause Seniors To Lose Coverage
B’nai B’rith International is concerned that repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in favor of the Republican proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA) could cause the most vulnerable people—senior citizens—to lose coverage. Through Medicaid low-income seniors are relieved of the cost-sharing and out-of-pocket costs in their Medicare coverage. Read more » »
Forty years ago, terrorists struck the District in three coordinated …
If a Hollywood writer had scripted the Hanafi Muslim siege, you would have thought it outlandish. All those coincidences, connections, twists and turns. . . . But it was all true. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Writes To AG Sessions, Urging Domestic Anti-Semitism Coordinator Be Appointed
Following up on a proposal made by B’nai B’rith International on Feb. 27 calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to appoint a special coordinator on domestic anti-Semitism , B’nai B’rith, in conjunction with NCSEJ, has taken the plan directly to the attorney general. In the letter to U.S. Read more » »
