Category Archives: World
Cabalat Shabat na Praia de Atlântida/RS
Nesta sexta-feira, na praia de Atlântida será realizado um Cabalat Shabat especial. A iniciativa é resultado da parceria entre Sibra e B’nai B’rith Rio Grande do Sul. Read more »
Câmara Fraterna da B’nai B’rith RS homenageia sobreviventes
A Câmara Fraterna é um programa da B’nai B’rith Rio Grande do Sul que vem gerando importantes exposiçőes fotográficas com trabalhos realizados pelos membros da instituição. Entre as principais atividades está o vídeo produzido com depoimentos de sobreviventes do Holocausto, ministrados em palestras no Rio Grande do Sul. Read more » »
Violento ataque antissemita na Argentina
Um hostel com 200 turistas foi alvo de ataques nesta segunda-feira na Argentina. Várias pessoas com armas e pedras procuraram atingir turistas israelenses, em plena madrugada, gritando xingamentos aos judeus. Cerca de 10 pessoas de Onda Azul ficaram feridas e a polícia que chegou ao local nada fez para conter o ataque que durou quatro horas. Read more » »
Judeus, cristãos e muçulmanos reunidos em Davos para condenar violência religiosa
Em debate sobre os conflitos no Oriente Médio e os recentes atentados terroristas em Paris, o Fórum Econômico Mundial em Davos reuniu, na quarta-feira, um rabino, um clérigo muçulmano e o ex-primeiro-ministro britânico Tony Blair para falar sobre extremismo, violência e liberdade de expressão. Read more » »
Belgium’s Synagogues Empty Despite Security
January 23, 2015 The Jewish community in Brussels, Belgium’s capital, had a tense weekend, which saw the closure of educational institutions for a day. On Saturday, soldiers spread out around the city’s Jewish institutions as part of the response to the raids. Read more » »
EU Appeals Court Ruling Taking Hamas Off Its Terror List
January 23, 2015 Federica Mogherini said the council of ministers would challenge some of the court’s finding and consider future action to avoid similar annulments. At the same time, the EU appeal suspended the effects of the EU court ruling over 17 December until a final decision is taken. Read more » »
Surveys Show Spike in British Anti-Semitism
January 23, 2015 Forty-five percent of all Britons hold anti-Semitic views, according to a new survey carried out by the Internet-based market research firm YouGov for the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Honors Head of University Healthsystem Consortium
B’nai B’rith International recently announced that Irene M. Thompson, president and CEO of the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), will receive the organization’s National Healthcare Award. Read more » »
French Jewish Leader Says His People Need Israel’s Help
January 22, 2015 Joel Margi, president of the Consistoire, the umbrella organization of Jewish congregations in France, was part of a meeting of 20 European Jewish leaders at the Knesset Tuesday afternoon following the funeral of the four Jews killed during last week’s hostage crisis at Paris’ Hyper Cacher market. Read more » »
Our Freedoms in the Wake of the Paris Terror Attacks
January 22, 2015 The terror attack over the weekend in Paris brought the world to a standstill. The targets of the main attacks: the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, and the kosher supermarket, were meant to provoke a level of terror past that of murder. Read more » »
