Category Archives: World
Claire Gottlieb Nezvesky
Claire Gottlieb Nezvesky, 81, of Columbia, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Born in Columbia, SC on June 19, 1935, she was the daughter of the late George S. Gottlieb and Esther Blankfield Gottlieb.Claire graduated from Dreher High School and attended the University of Georgia. Read more » »
BBUK send condolences to Manchester
Dear Members, I want you to know that I have sent the heartfelt condolences and sincere good wishes of all the members of B’nai B’rith UK to the Mayor of Manchester following the diabolical events at the Manchester Arena last night. The post BBUK send condolences to Manchester appeared first on B’nai B’rith UK . Read more » »
Cheshire Lodge visit Belarus
Last week twenty one members Cheshire Unity Lodge went on a visit to Belarus, exploring it’s history and culture, both Jewish and secular. Our leader, knowing that visitors to Belarus is a rare event, contacted the British Embassy to inform them. UK visitors ,as a tourist group, are virtually unknown. Read more » »
Breakfast Meeting with HE the Latvian Ambassador
Last Wednesday, B’nai B’rith UK’s Bureau of International Affairs invited the Latvian Ambassador, Dr Baiba Braže, to attend a breakfast meeting hosted by law firm Howard Kennedy LLP. Read more »
Young Professionals Luxembourg Trip
B’nai B’rith Young Professionals (BBYP) UK and B’nai B’rith Europe took a group of over 40 people to Luxembourg from Friday 28th until Sunday 30th April. The post Young Professionals Luxembourg Trip appeared first on B’nai B’rith UK . Read more »
Herbert Platzner, New Rochelle real estate magnate, dies
Herbert Platzner, a New Rochelle philanthropist and real estate magnate who once owned the city’s train station, died at age 94. (Photo: Courtesy: Adam Platzner) NEW ROCHELLE – Herbert Platzner, who was once one of the city’s largest land owners, died Saturday. He was 94. Read more » »
Jewish activists welcome the scandals slowing the Trump agenda
www.jta.org/wp-content/uplo… 156w, www.jta.org/wp-content/uplo… 350w, www.jta.org/wp-content/uplo… 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px”> President Donald Trump waiting for the arrival of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in the White House, May 18, 2017. Read more » »
Statement on the Terror Attack in Manchester, England
The horrific attack at Manchester Arena on May 22, now claimed by ISIS, is a sobering reminder of the global battle we are facing between good and evil. The suicide bomber killed at least 22 concert-goers, many of them in their teens and younger. Unfortunately, we cannot say the sheer depravity of the bombing is unimaginable. Read more » »
Yom Yerushalaim – 50 anos da Reunificação de Jerusalém
23/24 de Maio de 2017 – 27/28 de Iyar É profundamente significativa esta data, pois a libertação de Jerusalém na Guerra dos Seis Dias possibilitou o acesso ao Muro do Leste e ao Muro das Lamentaçőes. Read more » »
