Category Archives: World
BBUK announces an Israel Tour 2017
Introduction BBUK have organised four trips since 2001 to „See the Real Israel”. They have all been very successful and have provided a unique insight into the challenges that face Israel and how BBUK can help in supporting and responding to them. The post BBUK announces an Israel Tour 2017 appeared first on B’nai B’rith UK . Read more » »
Raoul Wallenberg Annual Lecture
For its 2016 Annual Raoul Wallenberg lecture the Lodge invited Canon Andrew White, sometimes referred to as the Vicar of Baghdad, to address us. The event had coincided with the Swedish authorities officially recognizing the death of Raoul Wallenberg and was subject to a full page Times obituary. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith’s month of milestones
2016 B’nai B’rith Oration panellist Laurence Marshbaum speaking alongside Charles Nightingale and Dr Ron Weiser. Photo: Shane DesiatnikIT’S been a momentous month for the NSW branch of B’nai B’rith. Read more » »
Danon investigated for buying positive media coverage
The Foreign Ministry is reportedly investigating Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon after claims surfaced that he purchased positive media coverage of his public diplomacy efforts from the popular Walla news website earlier this month. Read more » »
President Donald Trump: A Jewish Perspective
$gJD = gregoriantojd(date(‘n’),date(‘j’),date(‘Y’)); list($hebrewMonth, $hebrewDay, $hebrewYear) = split(‘/’,jdtojewish($gJD)); $hebrewdate = „$hebrewDay „.jdmonthname( $gJD,4 ). Read more » »
Grapevine: A courageous journalist
Journalist Jalal Banna is worried about changes in Arab society that have led to a marked increase in corruption and violence. Read more » »
Cuba’s Jews Survived Fidel Castro’s Rule — Now They Face Life Without Him
Fidel Castro died Saturday at age 90. The former Cuban strongman was nothing if not a controversial figure — a socialist hero to some, a heartless dictator to many others. His relationship to the island’s small Jewish community — now just 1,500, down from a peak of 15,000 — was also far from clear-cut. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith celebra 15 anos de Concurso Fábio Dorf com mais de 120 alunos, pais e professores
Em uma alegre cerimônia, a B’nai B’rith do Brasil celebrou nesta quinta-feira, 24 de novembro, os 15 anos do Concurso Fábio Dorf de Direitos Humanos. Read more » »
