Category Archives: World
Prominent US Jewish Groups Sound the Alarm Over Iran’s Latest Ballistic Missile Test
Email a copy of „Prominent US Jewish Groups Sound the Alarm Over Iran’s Latest Ballistic Missile Test” to a friend The launch of an Iranian intermediate-range ballistic missile. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.Prominent US Jewish groups are sounding the alarm over last weekend’s ballistic missile test conducted by Iran. Read more » »
Inside the ‘secret’ public-private partnership Israel is using to fight BDS
Slide from a presentation Republican pollster Frank Luntz gave to a „secret” gathering of the Global Coalition for Israel in February 2016. (Photo: nrg.co. Read more » »
Feb. 1, 2017 news briefs
Harry Belafonte to speak at OU on Feb. 8-9Civil rights activist, humanitarian and award-winning artist Harry Belafonte will be the featured speaker at the University of Oklahoma for a public discussion on „My Life in Activism,” scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 8. Belafonte also will speak at a President’s Associates dinner on Thursday, Feb. 9. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Observed International Holocaust Remembrance Day Throughout Latin America
Secretary of Human Rights of Argentina Claudio Avruj in the meeting in Santa Fe International Holocaust Remembrance Day was commemorated throughout Latin America on Jan. 27, the date 72 years ago that the Allies liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau. In recognition of this, the United Nations, in 2005, declared Jan. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack At A Mosque In Québec
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International strongly condemns the terrorist attack at a mosque in Québec City. On Jan. 29, law enforcement officials say Alexandre Bissonnette entered the Québec Islamic Cultural Centre and began shooting at more than 50 people. Read more » »
Students make it happen at BBYO
WHITEFISH BAY – Seth Friedman, 16, is at a computer screen in a BBYO-Wisconsin Region office, typing into the agenda for the night’s meeting.”We try and make it a little fun,” said the Nicolet High School student, working on an agenda that includes, in large letters, „BEN’S FACT. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith do Brasil condena ataque à mesquita no Canadá
A B’nai B’rith do Brasil condena o ataque à mesquita em Quebec no Canadá, que deixou dezenas de mortos e feridos. O local de culto, de toda e qualquer religião, oferece aos que o frequentam um momento de reflexão e conforto humano, e deve ser respeitado por todos. Read more » »
Muita emoção no Ato solene pelo Dia Internacional em Memória às Vítimas do Holocausto
O presidente Michel Temer participou neste domingo 29 de janeiro, do ato solene pelo Dia Internacional em Memória às Vítimas do Holocausto, realizada na sinagoga da Congregação Israelita Paulista (CIP), em São Paulo, que contou com a presença do governador Geraldo Alckmin e esposa, do prefeito João Dória, do cardeal arcebispo de São Paulo D. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Sends Letter To President Trump, Concerned Over Omission Of Jews From White House
B’nai B’rith International sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump, expressing concern that his statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day did not specifically mention the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. Read more » »
