Category Archives: World
Fairfax: Jewish Community Center to Host Holocaust Remembrance Program
The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington will be leading community-wide Holocaust Observances for suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia on Sunday, May 1. Read more » »
Peeking into the Past: Paramedics Unit Medic 303 began saving lives in 1985
1955 — 61 Years Ago Dr. Frank Tonrey , administered the first Salk polio vaccine in the Pittston elementary schools. Nancy Flanagan, R.N.; Alice Harrigan, R.N.; Ruth Harrison Davies, R.N.; Mary Harrigan, R.N.; and Mary Valenti, R.N. were on hand to assist with getting students ready for their inoculation. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Strongly Condemns Palestinian U.N. Ambassador Riyad Mansour For Comparing Israel To …
image wikipedia B’nai B’rith International strongly condemns United Nations Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour for his outrageous comments comparing Israel to Nazi Germany during a news conference yesterday. Read more » »
Around Town: RFNY Cocktail Party, LIBI Anniversary
WCR Luncheon April 28: The Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR), Empire Westchester Business Resource Network will hold a Kentucky Derby Spring Luncheon at Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle from 11: 30 a.m. to 2: 00 p.m. Individual tickets are $125 and reserved tables of 10 are $1,250. Tickets are available online at www.wcrempireny.com . Read more » »
The Keene Sentinel: Remembering Mrs. Phippard, by Daniel Mariaschin
Writing for his hometown paper The Keene Sentinel , Executive Vice President Daniel Mariaschin remembers his grade school teacher Annette Smith Phippard and reflects on his „gratitude to a young woman who demonstrated what one person can do to teach tolerance.”Mariaschin recounts the time Mrs. Read more » »
GANS: Fish Down Under finds community through religion
My relationship with religion is a strange one. I go through phases when, like most millennials, religion takes a backseat in my life, and traditional religious observance is nothing more than a mere childhood memory.But I also go through phases. Read more » »
B’Nai Sholom to host Holocaust memorial event
HUNTINGTON – Volunteers are needed for a special name-reading ceremony commemorating Holocaust victims.”Unto Every Person There is a Name,” sponsored by B’Nai Sholom Congregation in conjunction with Yad Vashem will be Sunday, May 1, at B’Nai Sholom Temple, 949 10th Ave., Huntington. Read more » »
B’NAI B’RITH CAMP: Send local kids to summer camp
The Sixth Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Scholarship Fundraiser will be held at B’nai B’rith Camp on Tuesday, May 10, with tours at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. The annual event, featuring Kip Ward’s famous spaghetti sauce, raises funds to send as many local youths to camp as possible during the summer. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Outraged Over A Video Released By AJ+
AJ+ Accuses Israel of Detaining Girl Without Plausible Cause B’nai B’rith International is outraged over a video released by AJ+, whose parent company is Al Jazeera Media Network, asserting that Dima al-Wawi, a 12-year-old Palestinian girl, was detained in Israel without probable cause. Read more » »
Venha Celebrar o Dia das Mães na B’nai B’rith
Venha celebrar esta data tão importante na B’nai B’rith. Uma justa homenagem às mães, avós, às mulheres de todas as geraçőes, que nos deram a vida, em um gesto de amor. Read more » »
