Category Archives: World
Passividade dos Judeus na Segunda Guerra é um mito (Folha de São Paulo)
Artigo do Professor de História da UERJ, Marcelo Rossi, dos quais extraímos alguns trechos. Rossi analisa fatos que dificultam ou praticamente impediam a resistência dos judeus durante o Holocausto, que, no entanto, existiu, mesmo nas condiçőes absurdas impostas pelo nazismo. Read more » »
One year on from Operation Protective Edge – read all about it
www.webelieveinisrael.org.uk As we near the anniversary (8 July) of the start of last summer’s Gaza conflict, a High Level International Military Group of foreign generals has visited Israel and investigated the conduct of the Israel Defence Forces and Hamas. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith UK appoints a new chairman of BBLBIA
B’nai B’rith UK London Bureau of International Affairs Tony Swabe has appointed as the new chairman of BBLBIA he has taken over from Richard Sotnick. Tony has been working with the Bureau for some time forming part of the team who visit embassies and Government departments to promote favourable views on Israel and counter antisemitism. Read more » »
Why is Antisemitism in Canada Soaring?
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Airbnb a political hot potato, says city enforcer
The City of New York is trying to put the squeeze on illegal hoteliers, by raising the fines for first-time offenders dramatically, while focusing on the biggest offenders. Last week, two City Council members proposed raising the fine for first-time offenders operating illegal hotels from $1,000 to $10,000, with a maximum penalty of $50,000. Read more » »
Round 2 of elderly housing project review to begin
ANDOVER — The second round of public hearings on a senior housing project proposed for the former Strawberry Hill Farm — already shot down once by the Planning Board and remanded back to the town by the court for further review — is scheduled to begin this Thursday night. The topic is the lone item on the Planning Board’s June 18 agenda. Read more » »
HomeWhat Course Will ADL Chart Without Abe Foxman?
(JTA) — If there’s one thing that can be said of longtime Anti-Defamation League leader Abraham Foxman, who is stepping down this month after nearly 30 years at the helm, it’s that he never holds back from speaking his mind. Read more » »
What will the ADL lose when Foxman leaves?
Abraham Foxman holds a replica of his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star as he is honored by the ADL’s 2014 Annual Meeting at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on November 7, 2014. Read more »
Study: Anti-Semitism Skyrockets in Canada
Toronto skyline / Wikimedia Commons BY: Adam Kredo June 16, 2015 12: 00 pm Anti-Semitic incidents in Canada skyrocketed over the last year and have now hit the highest levels „ever recorded” by human rights groups tracking the number of anti-Jewish episodes, according to a new study. Read more » »
Arquivo do Museu Klutznick da B’nai B’rith vai para Cincinati
A coleção de mais de 1.500 itens do Museu Klutznick da B’nai B’rith de Washington, guardada em depósito por 13 anos, está sendo transferida para o Museu Skirball, no campus do Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion em Cincinnati. Enquanto existiu em Washington, o Museu Klutznick da B’nai B’rith atraía cerca de 100 mil visitantes por ano. Read more » »
