Category Archives: World

Montreal holds commemorative ceremony for Holocaust Remembrance Day

Montreal mayor Denis Coderre helps Eric Bissel light one of six candles during a Holocaust commemorative ceremony to mark Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, at Montreal city hall on Wednesday May 4, 2016. Bissel and his family managed to escape Europe to the Dominican Republic in 1942 avoiding capture by the Nazis. Read more » »

Lowline developer James Ramsey shopping new ideas for space

New York real estate development is an industry built upon what the future can hold. James Ramsey, principal at RAAD and the brain behind the development of the Lowline, has an eye on tomorrow while being equally inspired by yesterday. Read more »

Clergy honor past and current victims of hate

+ enlarge image Faith leaders take part in the May 1 Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance service at Oheb Shalom Congregation. Read more » »

B’nai Brith Canada Reports Rise in Anti-Semitic Incidents

Anti-Semitic incidents have surged in Canada, according to a new report by B’nai Brith Canada, a grassroots volunteer organization for the Canadian Jewish community.In a statement, the organization was quoted by Global News. Read more » »

Tribune Libre

Par Philippe Meyer, Vice Président du B’nai B’rith France Leurs yeux ont vu, leurs bouches ont parlé Regardons-les, écoutons-les, encore et toujours Dans leurs yeux toujours ouverts, le regard troublant de ceux qui ont vu l’horreur indicible et inhumaine. Sur leurs bras affaiblis, la marque indélébile de l’infamie. Read more » »

Campagne ISF 2016 La fondation BBF pour soutenir les actions du B’nai B’rith France

B’nai B’rith France ISF 2016 La fondation BBF pour soutenir les actions du B’nai B’rith France Votre don à la fondation BBF ouvre droit à une réduction de votre ISF de 75 % du montant de votre don jusqu’à 50000€ Chères Sœurs et Chers Frères, Chers Read more » »

Strange Bedfellows: New Jewish Group in France Supports the National Front

Can Jews support the rightist party founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen.PARIS—Last month, a French court convicted Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the far-right National Front, of violating the country’s hate crimes laws for calling Nazi gas chambers a „detail of history.” Previously, Mr. Read more » »

Continued anti-Semitic acts mean vigilance in needed: B’nai Brith

A new report on anti-Semitic acts in Canada shows the number of incidents has remained steady over the last decade, but more of them are taking place online. About 1,200 anti-Semitic incidents take place per year, including verbal slurs, discrimination at work and in schools, hate propaganda and threats of violence. Read more » »

ADC says „never again”

Browse >Home / News / ADC says „never again” – J-WireMay 4, 2016 by J-Wire Staff Read on for articleAustralia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission reflects on Yom Hashoah—Holocaust Memorial Day. Read more » »

Holocaust survivors: New federal program won’t help

I am a survivor of Auschwitz and several other death camps. By a miracle I not only survived but I was fortunate to have a beautiful family and retire to Florida 20 years ago. Over that time I have been advocating for the rights and interests of Holocaust survivors in the U.S. Read more » »