Category Archives: World
Anita Brenner an established writer in Mexico in her 20s
Photo: UTSA Special Collections Anita Brenner won a $50 prize in a short story contest conducted by „The Forward,” a New York publication. The photo was published in the Light, July 20, 1925. Source: UTSA Libraries Special Collections, San Antonio Light Collection Anita Brenner won a $50 prize in a short story contest conducted by… Read more » »
Minority leaders express outrage at coverage of KKK recruitment effort
Local minority leaders met with staff members of The Citizens’ Voice on Wednesday to express their outrage at the prominence given to a front-page news story about the Ku Klux Klan distributing fliers in Wilkes-Barre as part of a recruitment effort. Read more » »
Natalie Portman Says Jewish Community Focuses Too Much On Holocaust
Natalie Portman revealed in a recent interview that she believes her childhood Jewish education placed too much emphasis on the Holocaust, arguing that the Jewish community must focus more on other injustices being perpetrated around the globe. Read more » »
D’Ayoub El Khazzani au B’nai B’rith
Il y a de ces coïncidences tout de même… Voici une nouvelle info du site Panamza à propos d’Ayoub El Khazzani : Ayoub El Khazzani, terroriste présumé du Thalys, avait quitté l’Espagne en raison de son embauche par Alain Jochimek, directeur de Lycamobile France et « représentant » du Crif auprès de la haute fonction publique israélienne. Read more » »
A Hollywood star’s history lesson
by Andrew Silow-Carroll NJJN Editor-in-Chief August 26, 2015 M atch the following quote with the person who said it: 1/ „Israel — its victories, its spirit — emboldened American Jews to embark on this introspective process, but for some of them, the Holocaust began replacing Israel as the centerpiece of Jewish identity. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Opposes Palestinian Push To Have Flag Flown Outside U.N.; Privilege Reserved For Member
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 » »
A Stone For Leo Frank
On the sweltering Georgia night of Aug. 16, nearly a dozen of Marietta’s finest citizens — a former governor, a judge, lawyers, teachers, two former mayors — got into their Model T autos, driving for hours, more than 100 miles over unpaved back roads Read more » »
Theodore Eisenberg, 90, Human Relations Commission deputy
JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com , 215-854-5573 Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2015, 12: 16 AM THEODORE EISENBERG was dedicated to making sure everybody got a fair shake in life. Read more » »
communiqué du B’nai B’rith France
Le Bureau National du B’nai B’rith France a appris avec stupéfaction la création d’une association dénommée „B’nai B’rith United” pour laquelle il n’a été ni averti ni consulté . Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Blasts Jewish Star Natalie Portman for Comments on Holocaust …
Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman said she believes her education put too much emphasis on the Holocaust. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. B’nai B’rith International blasted actress Natalie Portman on Monday for saying in a recent interview that Jews put too much emphasis on teaching about the Holocaust relative to other genocides. Read more » »
