Category Archives: World
What a GOP Senate would mean for Jewish communal agenda
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Should Republicans win the Senate and maintain control of the House of Representatives on Nov. 4 — as many observers expect them to do — the political gridlock that has characterized much of US President Barack Obama’s term is poised to intensify. Read more » »
Call to Action The Board of Deputies of British Jews
CALL TO ACTION On Monday 13 October – the day Parliament reconvenes after the recess – a debate will take place on ‘Israel and Palestine’. MPs will vote on a motion „That this House believes that the Government should recognise the State of Palestine alongside the State of Israel”. Read more » »
Sightings…
October 7, 2014 | 10: 04pm Daniel Day-Lewis giving a stranger directions on West 10th Street . . . Jason Schwartzman pushing his daughter in a stroller in front of the Cobble Hill CVS . . . Rep. Pete King with Joe Lhota dining at Primola . . . Read more » »
JBS: B’nai B’rith Condemns Swastika Graffiti On AEPi House
B’nai B’rith International was featured on JBS (formerly Shalom TV), denouncing an outrageous act of anti-Semitism on an American college campus following Yom Kippur. The heinous act was committed at an Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) fraternity house at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. Read more » »
MPs „see Israel’s Predicament” at Board-Rep Council Panel
Report from BOD Community Briefing MPs Ian Lucas and Graham Brady told of their empathy for Israel’s supporters’ frustration at the failure of the UK media and politicians to understand the challenges the Jewish state faces at a ‘question time’ event Read more »
JBS: Hungarian Holocaust Rescuers To Be Honored By B’nai B’rith
B’nai B’rith International was featured on JBS (formerly Shalom TV), announcing the recognition of Berta Davidovitz Rubinsztejn and Gyorgy (Yitzhak) Gyuri with the Jewish Rescuers Citation. Read more » »
Uma semana de festividades quatro dias depois de Yom Kipur.
Sucot- 08 de Outubro de 2014- Érev 14 de Tishre 5775 e 15/16 Chol Hamoed – 17/18/19/20 de Tishre 5775 leitura de Sucot Hoshana Rabá – Erev Shimini Atzeret 21/de Tishre 5775 e 22 Simcha Torá – 23 de Tishre 5775 -1 7 de Outubro de 2014. Uma semana de festividades quatro dias depois de Yom Kipur. Read more » »
Ajuda „Alimentando”
Ajuda „Alimentando” Um grupo de voluntárias da comunidade judaica decidiu enfrentar o desafio de encontrar alimentos que seriam desperdiçados e leva-los a quem precisa. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Present For Elie Wiesel’s German Order of Merit Honor
President Allan J. Jacobs represented B’nai B’rith International at the presentation of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Knight Commander’s Cross) to Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel by Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International Provides Funds to Help Combat Ebola
B’nai B’rith International will allocate funds from its Disaster Relief program to help IsraAID establish care and education projects in Africa to treat Ebola patients and curtail the spread of the deadly virus. B’nai B’rith is a founding partner of IsraAID, the Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid. Read more » »
