Category Archives: World
B’nai B’rith Commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holds Program Honoring Japanese Diplomat Chiune Sugihara In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, B’nai B’rith International held a private event at its New York office. Read more » »
Official from Le Pen’s far-right party says it’s ‘just like the Israeli government’
jpupdates.com/wp-content/up… 512w” sizes=”(max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px”> The secretary-general of France’s far-right National Front party said Thursday that the movement is not anti-Semitic [AFP] Nicholas Bay, the secretary-general of France’s Read more » »
Celebração do Dia Internacional em Memória às Vítimas do Holocausto
„Mais do que nunca é preciso educar para o respeito às diversas religiőes e culturas” Hoje, 27 de Janeiro é Dia Internacional em Memória às Vítimas do Holocausto, conforme Resolução da Assembleia Geral das s Naçőes Unidas, aprovada em 2005. A data escolhida é a da libertação dos prisioneiros do maior campo de extermínio nazista, Auschwitz. Read more » »
Congregation B’nai B’rith Holds Dreamers Ball
On Sunday, January 22, Congregation B’nai B’rith (CBB ) held a Chagall-inspired Dreamers Ball at the Bacara Resort & Spa to celebrate the 25th anniversary of service by Cantor Mark Childs and the 90th anniversary of the synagogue. Read more » »
History-making Waterloo-raised doctor Percy Harris dies at 89
WATERLOO — A trailblazing Waterloo-raised physician who practiced for decades in the city of Cedar Rapids, became the first black member of the Iowa Board of Regents and held the position of Linn County medical examiner for 40 years has died.Dr. Read more » »
Savannah Provides a Drive Into History
Above: A horse-drawn carriage is a great way to see Savannah’s Historic District. (Photo by Jeffrey Orenstein) Simply Smart Travel By Jeffrey R. Orenstein | JOrenstein@SimplySmartTravel.comIn many ways, Savannah is the quintessential city of the American South. Read more » »
Books and Lectures Listings: Jan. 27 to Feb.3, 2017
THIS WEEK: Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, 2017 Writing Workshop, informal, themed writing sessions presented by the Campion Literary Society. Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. Noon on Jan. 27. Free. 570-208-5900, ext. 5487. Read more »
Post-Tribune Bowling Scores
King of the Week822, Matt Reihel, Stardust III. Queen of the Week752, Alexis Carter, Inman’s. Weekly 300 ClubPLAZA — Larry Matovina, Bryan Miloshoff, Ryan Randall, Logan Rosing, Jordan Johnston; STARDUST III — Bob Palinski, George Goodmun. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith World Center And JRJ To Present Jewish Rescuers Citation To Wolf Galperin
The three Galperin brothers: Wolf (bottom left), Shlomo and Feive (standing) in Vilna, 1965. All three, along with their father Yehezkel, were in the Landsberg Concentration Camp together when Wolf broke away to join his youngest brother Shlomo and 129 other children in what he expected would be their last moments before liquidation by the Nazis. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith And AHEPA Laud New Holocaust Museum In Thessaloniki, Greece
55,000 Greek Jews Sent to Nazi Concentration Camps During B’nai B’rith International and the Order of AHEPA (the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association) commend the recent groundbreaking for a Holocaust Museum and Educational Center in Thessaloniki, Greece. Read more » »
