Category Archives: World
B’nai B’rith Welcomes Election Of Israel To Chair Permanent Committee At U.N.
B’nai B’rith International welcomes the election of Israel to the position of chair of the United Nations General Assembly’s Sixth Committee. This is the first time that the Jewish state will chair a permanent committee of the General Assembly. The committee manages matters relevant to international law and terrorism. Read more » »
COMMUNIQUE du B’nai B’rith France
Le B’nai B’rith France rend hommage aux forces de l’ordre de notre pays et s’incline devant la mémoire du couple de policiers sauvagement assassinés à Magnanville Le B’nai B’rith France et son Président Serge Dahan sont horrifiés par le lâche assassinat du couple de policiers à Magnanville. Read more » »
Jewish Herald-Voice (Tex.): UOSGMS receives grant for music education
The B’nai B’rith International Disaster Relief Fund contributed $5,000 to the UOS Goldberg Montessori School in Houston to provide funding for a music program after the school was destroyed during flooding in 2015. Read more » »
Israeli leaders, US Jewish groups mourn Orlando shooting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking during a joint press conference with his Czech counterpart, Bohuslav Sobotka, at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, May 22, 2016. Read more »
COMMUNIQUE du B’nai B’rith France
Le B’nai B’rith France félicite SE Monsieur Danny Danon, Ambassadeur d’Israël aux Nations Unies pour son élection à la présidence du Sixième Comité de l’Assemblée Générale de l’ONU Sur proposition du Groupe des États d’Europe Occidentale et Autres Read more » »
Orlando
Read on for articleWorld Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has harshly condemned the vicious attack on an Orlando, Florida nightclub which left 50 people dead and dozens more wounded earlier in the evening, in the most severe hate crime in US history. Read more » »
Last of the ‘doll ladies’
Selma Bukstein has spent a good part of her 90 years trying to make a difference. To that end, she has been teaching about tolerance at elementary schools from Missouri to Alabama to California for nearly 60 years. Read more » »
US Jewish Groups Respond to Orlando Massacre
‘Orlando shootings remind us of ever present ISIS threat,’ ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt says, and also cautions against blaming all Muslims for gunman’s actions. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt. Read more » »
Orlando Jews Call for Unity With Muslims in Wake of Deadly Shooting
Central Florida’s Jewish community laid the groundwork for interfaith cooperation with Muslims as the nation reeled in grief and anger after an anti-gay gunman massacred 50 people. Read more » »
Israeli leaders, U.S. Jewish groups mourn Orlando shooting
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his condolences to the American people in the wake of the mass shooting attack by an ISIS supporter at a gay club in Orlando. “We are all shocked at the horrific massacre in Orlando. Read more » »
