Category Archives: World
Speaking out against the brutal terrorist attacks in Israel
B’nai B’rith International and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations are outraged by the continued terror attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers, and condemn the deafening silence from the international community on these violent acts. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Statement On Immigration Reform
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International has long been an advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. The successful integration of immigrants into our society has led to some of America’s greatest accomplishments. Read more » »
130 nonprofit hospital and health system CEOs to know | 2014
Written by Shannon Barnet, Ayla Ellison & Heather Punke | November 20, 2014 Becker’s Hospital Review has named the following hospital and health system leaders to its list of „130 nonprofit hospital and health system CEOs to know.” The leaders on this list lead some of the largest and most prominent hospitals and health systems in the nation. Read more » »
Sharing tzedakah with the next generation
Peggy and Ed Robin created funds for their grandchildren that must be used for charitable purposes. Photo by Cyndi Bemel Like many doting grandparents, Peggy and Ed Robin have given their grandchildren small cash gifts over the years. Last year, they upped the ante and made a significant gift to each of the seven. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Statement To OSCE On Combating Anti-Semitism Today
Eric Fusfield, deputy director of the B’nai B’rith International Center for Human Rights and Public Policy, spoke at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Berlin conference last week. The conference evaluated the ongoing struggle against anti-Semitism in Europe and the former Soviet Union. Read more » »
OSCE High –Level Meeting for Governments and NGOs: A commemorative event for the 10 year anniversary
This text was written by Erika Van Gelger, Daniel Citone, Solomon Bali and Tomas Kraus, after they attended the meeting organized in Berlin for the 10 year anniversary of the Berlin DeclarationThe high-level conference on Anti-Semitism took place in Berlin on 12-13 November, 2014. Read more » »
Strawberry Hill Farm project facing similar protest
A 133-unit senior housing community looking to take up residence on the other side of town from Elm Street is encountering similar objections from residents who feel the facility will also damage their neighborhood’s character. National Development is seeking the Planning Board’s approval to build a two-phase project on the 9. Read more » »
Local Jewish community hosting memorial/prayer service for synagogue attack …
WILKES-BARRE — Local Jewish community leaders are welcoming the public to attend a community-wide memorial service to remember those killed and to pray for the recovery of those injured in the terror attack on the synagogue in Har Nof, Jerusalem. The service will begin at 6: 15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. Read more » »
JBS: B’nai B’rith Outraged By Deadly Synagogue Attack In Israel
B’nai B’rith International was featured on JBS (formerly Shalom TV), denouncing Tuesday’s murders of innocent Jewish worshipers in a synagogue in Jerusalem. Five Israelis were murdered by the axe, knife and gun-toting terrorists, while five remain hospitalized. Read more » »
From dust and dumpsters, fans step in to rescue Yiddish-language books
A klezmer musician who came late to Yiddish, and a handful of Jewish St. Louisans whose elders spoke Yiddish or who spoke Yiddish themselves as their first language have rescued a collection of Yiddish-language books that had been attracting dust as well as a dwindling number of readers. This St. Read more » »
