Category Archives: World

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 » »

Eduardo Wurzmann fala para público jovem na B’nai B’rith São Paulo

Falando na B’nai B’rith São Paulo para o público jovem, Eduardo Wuzmann, empreendedor de sucesso e secretario da Confederação Israelita do Brasil, relatou sua trajetória profissional. „Fiz escolhas incomuns”, disse mostrando que buscou inovar, mudando seu rumo diversas vezes, trabalhando firme no que acreditava. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith World Center Citation to Be Awarded To Musician/Composer Idan Raichel

photo via wikipedia In Recognition Of His Contribution to Israel-Diaspora Relations Through The Arts A citation will be conferred by the B’nai B’rith World Center upon Israeli musician and composer Idan Raichel in recognition of his contribution to fostering Israel-Diaspora relations through the arts. Read more » »

Presidente de Israel hoje no Parlamento Europeu: „Não há distância de consciência entre Tel Aviv e

O presidente de Israel Reuven Rivlin falou hoje no Parlamento Europeu, na Bélgica, Sua visita coincide com a chegada do presidente da Autoridade Palestina Mahmoud Abbas e com negociaçőes dobre o conflito israelense-palestino sob a coordenação da França e outra regional, pelo Egito. Read more » »