Category Archives: World
B’nai B’rith of Union County honors 5 at 60th annual dinner dance
SN0629BnaiBrithHonorees.jpegB’nai B’rith of Union County honored five at its 60th annual dinner dance on Wednesday, June 15, at Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael in Springfield. Pictured (from left) are Mark Samuel Ross, Esq. Read more » »
The art of soliciting: For these Federation veterans, it’s masterful
Milton Eisner Photos by Maureen Busisslideshow Milton Eisner and Mina Kavaler have something of a friendly rivalry going. Both have been longtime solicitors for the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh — Eisner for 70 years, Kavaler for 72. „He’s still angry about the fact that I have two years on him,” said Kavaler with a laugh. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Outraged Over Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Comments
image via wikipedia Abbas States Israelis Are Poisoning Palestinians B’nai B’rith International is outraged over Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas’ repeating a false and malicious allegation that an Israeli rabbinical council and rabbi asked the Israeli government to poison Palestinian water sources. Read more » »
Australian Jewish News: Human-rights leader Set for Gandel Oration
Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin is headed to Australia to „deliver the 34th B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) Gandel Oration,” as noted by the Australian Jewish News .Mariaschin will give a speech titled „The Evil of Modern Anti-Semitism and the Forces Behind It” for the ADC in both Sydney and Australia. Read more » »
President And CEO Of Federation Of American Hospitals Received National Healthcare Award
B’nai B’rith International is pleased to announce Chip Kahn, president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals, as the recipient of the 2016 National Healthcare Award, which has recognized exceptional trailblazers in the health care industry for more than 30 years. Read more » »
Shalom Institute welcomes B’nai B’rith
A NEW partnership between the B’nai B’rith Centre and the Shalom Institute brings the two organisations into an agreement that will see the former move its operations from East Sydney to the Shalom Institute’s premises at the UNSW Kensington Campus. Read more » »
Le musicien Idan Raichel récompensé par B’nai B’rith
En reconnaissance de son travail pour renforcer les relations entre Israël et la diaspora à travers les arts, le chanteur, compositeur et musicien Idan Raichel va recevoir une récompense de B’nai B’rith, la plus vieille organisation juive au monde. Read more » »
You can play your way through Auschwitz in this new game
The gaming world has had a long history of Holocaust-themed games, like ‘Beyond Castle Wolfenstein’ in 1984 where players plot to kill Hitler and ‘Sonderkammando’ in 1992 which exacts a bloody revenge against SS officers from within a death camp. Read more » »
Former Judge Mark Polen dies after suffering stroke
Former 4th District Court of Appeal Judge Mark Polen died this week at age 71 after suffering a stroke earlier this month, the chief judge of the West Palm Beach-based court said Wednesday. Read more » »
Harris Newmark: The Jewish father of L.A.
The front of H. Newmark & Co., located in downtown Los Angeles on the Amestoy Block, around 1884. Photo courtesy of Western States Jewish HistoryWith resolute eyes, a large portrait of the Jewish pioneer businessman and chronicler Harris Newmark gazes across a hall in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. It’s a space dedicated to how L.A. Read more » »
