Category Archives: World
B’nai B’rith Condems College Professor’s Refusal To Help Israeli Girl With Research Project
Professor’s Acceptance of BDS Movement Part of a Deeply Troubling Trend B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith is outraged that a university professor refused to help a 13-year-old Israeli student with a research Read more » »
Weekender’s Five 5s: Affordable options of things to do in NEPA and …
This week the Five 5s bring you options of wine tasting, holiday shopping, Christmas villages and Hanukkah themed events. WILKES-BARRE Wine making and tasting: $15. Head to the Wyoming Free Library from 358 Wyoming Ave., and take part in learning how to create the popular adult beverage. Samples will be provided from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith commémore la Nuit de Cristal à travers l’Amérique du Sud
L’organisation B’nai B’rith a commémoré la mémoire de la « Nuit de Cristal » à travers l’Amérique latine durant tout le mois de novembre. A cette occasion, B’nai B’rith a organisé des programmes de commémoration en Argentine, au Costa Rica, en Uruguay, à Cuba, au Panama, au Chile et au Paraguay pour marquer le 77e anniversaire de ce pogrom. Read more » »
We are the last to hear Holocaust survivors’ stories firsthand
By Lauren Keats and Colin Silverman/JNS.org Their childhoods were stripped from them. Seventy years later, we—teens who are enjoying what they couldn’t when they were our age—are part of the last generation with the opportunity to hear firsthand from those who experienced the horrors of the Holocaust. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commemorates 77th anniversary Of Kristallnacht Throughout Latin America
From right to left: Emilio Cardenas, keynote speaker, former Argentinian ambassador to the U.N.; Nina Benami, Israeli ambassador; Ana Wilenski, president of District 28 (Paraguay and Uruguay); Raul Sendic, vice president of Uruguay. Read more » »
„Caminhada pela Paz em Israel” reúne cerca de 1.000 pessoas em Copacabana/RJ
Cerca de 1.000 pessoas, de todas as crenças, participaram, na Praia de Copacabana/RJ, da „Caminhada pela Paz em Israel”, promovida pela Federação Israelita-RJ com o apoio das instituiçőes judaicas. Com bandeiras de Israel e muitos cartazes, a multidão percorreu a Av. Read more » »
Rabino Sergio Bergman é o novo ministro do Meio Ambiente da Argentina
Depois de confirmar sua promessa de campanha de que vai propor ao Congresso o cancelamento do acordo feito com o Irã sobre as investigaçőes do atentado à organização judaica AMIA, o presidente eleito da Argentina, Maurício Macri, anunciou os nomes Read more » »
Plano de Partilha da Palestina em 1947, nas Naçőes Unidas (ONU)
Foi em 29 de Novembro de 1947 que se resolveu a partilha daquilo que sobrou da Palestina, pois em 1922, a Transjordânia já havia sido reconhecida oficialmente pelo Conselho da Liga das Naçőes, então sob o domínio do Mandato Britânico. Mais tarde, se tornou a Jordânia. Read more » »
Charity events in the San Fernando Valley area, Nov. 30-Dec. 7
Big Sunday’s Holiday Volunteering and Giving Opportunities List: Find a variety of ways to help the needy in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles region: theholidaylist.bigsunday. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith UK deeply saddened to announce the death of Erika van Gelder, President of B’nai B’rith
Erika van Gelder 16.9.1947 – 27.11.2015 We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Erika van Gelder, President of B’nai B’rith Europe (BBE) Born in Linz, Austria, she grew up in Romania, Israel and Canada, and had lived in Holland since 1980. Read more » »
