Category Archives: World
Dying with Dignity in Santa Barbara
Long Beach resident Anita Freeman, 70, could barely hold back the tears as she recounted the painful final days of her sister Elizabeth Martin’s battle with colon cancer. „Everything that could go wrong went wrong,” Freeman said. „We’ve really had a horrible time of just trying to understand why all this was happening. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith World Center and JRJ Committee Conferred Jewish Rescuers Citation on Holocaust Rescuer
Left to right: Brand Meir, Berta Davidovitz Rubinsztejn, Daniel S. Mariaschin B’nai B’rith International, the B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem and Committee to Recognize the Heroism of Jews who Rescued Fellow Jews During the Holocaust (JRJ) was Read more » »
O Holocausto, o genocídio e o respeito
A cada ano, quando o mês de Novembro se aproxima nos traz à memória os trágicos acontecimentos com que se defrontaram os Judeus, e que resultaram em seis milhőes de vitimas de nosso povo. Como foi possível que uma população culturalmente tão avançada aceitasse a liderança antissemita nazista e tamanho ódio e criatividade destrutiva?. Read more » »
I Simpósio Paulistano sobre o Genocídio Étnico, Cultural e Religioso
Dia 10 de novembro de 2014, na Câmara Municipal de São Paulo, acontece o I Simpósio Paulistano sobre Genocídio Étnico, Cultural e Religioso. Read more » »
CARTA COMPASP (trechos)
A História do mundo está repleta de abusos e violaçőes de direitos humanos. O mais sério é o Genocídio que, muitas vezes, é iniciado devido a sentimentos de ódio racial e consiste na intenção de eliminar uma parte ou totalmente um grupo ou comunidade com a mesma característica étnica, racial, religiosa ou social. Read more » »
Sad News about Jean Etherton former National President of B’nai B’rith UK
It is with great shock and sadness that I have to inform you of the sudden death of Jean Etherton, former National President of B’nai B’rith UK. She will be sadly missed by her Sisters and Brothers in our organisation and our thoughts are with her husband Tony, our BBUK Treasurer, and her family. Read more » »
BBUK See the Real Israel Trip – October 20th to 27th 2014
Report by Greg Wand Yad B’Yad Lodge 7 members of the Yad B’Yad Lodge, Maureen Daniels (president) Eve Swabe (president BBUK) & Tony Swabe, Liz & David Koten. Myra & Greg Wand joined 18 other BBUK members on this trip. Read more »
The annual meeting of Central European B’nai B’rith lodges… becoming a tradition
This is a report by Jan Lerbletier, President of the B’nai B’rith Renaissance – Praha lodge in Czech RepublicIt all started back in 2008 in Bratislava and since then BB lodges from Bratislava, Kosice, Prague and Budapest decided to take turn in organizing such annual event. Read more » »
Bronx woman honored for helping Jews escape Nazis
A brave 92-year-old Bronx woman who helped rescue Jews from Germany-occupied Hungary during World War II was honored Thursday for her heroic past. Read more » »
Vis A Vis: Recapping B’nai B’rith Argentina’s Human Rights Awards
On Tuesday evening, B’nai B’rith Argentina held its annual recognition ceremony for the Human Rights awards recipients. Embassy representatives from Germany, Brazil, Greeze and Bulgaria joined B’nai B’rith and community leaders attending the event. Read more » »
