Category Archives: World
DC Council Is Marking The 40th Anniversary Of The Hanafi Siege
One of the most tragic and bizarre incidents in D.C. history began 40 years ago tomorrow. Two people were killed, and Marion Barry nearly died, when a group of radical black Muslims took 150 people hostage for two days. The D.C. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith participa de reunião com Secretária Municipal de Direitos Humanos e Cidadania
Nesta terça-feira, dia 7 de março, Patrícia Bezerra, Secretária Municipal de Direitos Humanos e Cidadania de São Paulo recebeu os membros do Conselho Municipal de liberdade de Crença e Cultura de Paz – COMPASP, do qual o B’nai B’rith faz parte, – e do Conselho de Matriz Africana – COMAFE. Read more » »
Peça Mergulho, sucesso em apresentação na Paidéia
A peça Mergulho recebeu muitos aplausos em sua apresentação na Paidéia, na zona sil da cidade de São Paulo. Nela, três jovens atores abordam temas sérios como Preconceito, Discriminação e Intolerância no contexto da vida de três adolescentes e suas famílias. Os eventos contaram com o apoio da B’nai B’rith, e dramaturgia e direção de Leslie Marko. Read more » »
Errata
No artigo Reflexőes sobre Purim, no BB Press de 6 de março, a data dos acontecimentos está errada. Foi por volta de 550 AEC – Antes da Era Comum, que os judeus condenados ao extermínio na Pérsia, foram salvos graças à intervenção da rainha Ester. Read more »
Milton L. Caplan, MD
Dr. Milton L. Caplan was born 1915, son of the late Jacob L. Caplan and Gertrude Goldman Caplan, in Ellwood City, and lived in Ellwood most of his life, until 2003 at the age of 88, when he retired to West Palm Beach Florida.Dr. Caplan lived to 101. He would have celebrated his 102nd birthday in May. He passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Read more » »
The Philly-born talk show host who inspired Trump’s wiretap tweets
On Saturday morning, as reporters scrambled to find sources for President Trump’s allegation that his predecessor had wiretapped Trump Tower during the election, it seemed all roads were leading to Mark Levin of Cheltenham. „It began,” the New York Times reported Sunday , „as a conspiratorial rant on conservative talk radio. Read more » »
New American Zionist Movement President Launches ‘Zionism Forward’
Photo Credit: PixabayOn Monday night, Richard D. Heideman was elected the new President of the American Zionist Movement (AZM), the American federation of Zionist groups and organizations, at the AZM Biennial Assembly in New York.Heideman is an acclaimed Washington, D.C. Read more » »
Richard D. Heideman elected American Zionist Movement president
Richard D. Heideman. (photo credit: Courtesy)The American Zionist Movement (AZM) on Monday elected international lawyer Richard D. Heideman as its new president, at the organization’s Biennial Assembly in New York. Read more » »
