Category Archives: World
Moffitt captures B’nai B’rith Health Run
Nicholas Moffitt of Hudson was the overall winner in the B’nai B’rith Health Run July 26 in University Heights. Moffitt, 18, finished the 5K run in 17: 19.3. The top female finisher in the 5K was Ashley Rulison 14, of Burton, who placed sixth overall in 19: 23.3. Read more » »
BBE stands with the refugees, please help them!
Europe is struggling to deal with the influx of 350,000 refugees — mostly displaced Syrians fleeing the brutality of the Islamic State militants and the ongoing civil war — who have risked their lives crossing the Mediterranean to reach Europe. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Opposes Palestinian Push to Have Flag Flown Outside U.N.; Privilege Reserved for Member
Report from BBI ICHRPP Newsletter B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International opposes the Palestinian Authority’s campaign to have its flag flown outside of United Nations headquarters with the flags of U.N. member states. The Palestinians secured status as a U.N. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Bridge Lunch raises £809 for BB Charities
Report and photos by Frank Manches On Thursday 20th August: 68 B’nai Brith UK players gathered at Pinner Hill Golf Club, once again, for the Annual Chicago Bridge Competition This year the weather was overcast and far cooler allowing all players to concentrate more on their game. At 12. Read more » »
A B’nai B’rith e o diálogo cristão-judaico
O diálogo inter-religioso iniciou-se na França logo após a 2a. Guerra Mundial com os encontros entre católicos e judeus, promovidos pelos religiosos de Sion, com objetivo de se opor a tudo o que significava o nazismo e a barbárie do Holocausto. Read more »
Cardeal Koch e comunidade judaica celebram em São Paulo 50 anos de reconciliação
Em cerimônia que reuniu 250 pessoas na noite de 2 de setembro em São Paulo, a Arquidiocese de São Paulo e a Confederação Israelita do Brasil (Conib) celebraram os 50 anos da publicação da declaração Nostra Aetate, promulgada pelo papa Paulo VI em 1965 e que aproximou judeus e católicos após 2.000 anos. Read more » »
Les réponses du judaïsme à une humanité en danger
Tribune libre par Philippe Meyer Vice Président du B’nai B’rith France Il aura donc fallu une photographie terrible et douloureuse d’un jeune enfant syrien de 3 ans mort noyé et échoué sur une plage de Turquie alors qu’il fuyait son pays et tentait Read more » »
Comunicado a la opinión pública de B’nai B’rith Latinoamérica
Comunicado a la opinión pública de B’nai B’rith Latinoamérica JAI – Ante la crisis humanitaria que se vive en la frontera colombo venezolana, derivada del cierre unilateral de la frontera y la expulsión de una cantidad indeterminada de ciudadanos Read more »
Remembrance 9/11 event to be held on Wilkes-Barre’s Public Square
The second annual Remembrance 9/11 program, „Prayer for America,” held in remembrance of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville on Sept. 11, 2001, will be held on Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, on Sunday, Sept. 13. Pastor Stephen L. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Experts Join Congressional Staffers on Tours of Section 202 Senior Housing
As a national leader in the field of seniors and aging issues, B’nai B’rith International was invited by our partner Leading Age to participate in a tour of several Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 202 senior housing buildings with Congressional staffers and discuss the importance of this government program. Read more » »
