Category Archives: World

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 » »

UK joins international condemnation of car attacks

The United Kingdom joined the US and others Thursday in condemning Wednesday’s suspected car ramming attacks in Jerusalem and the West Bank, in which a Border Police officer was killed and over a dozen other people were injured. Read more » »

Conflict Kitchen wrappers spark conversation on foundation’s role

Controversy over Conflict Kitchen’s focus on Palestinian fare has continued since the menu was introduced Oct. 6, with conservative groups and media now trying to link anti-Israel messages on food wrappers distributed by the Oakland restaurant with Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of U.S. Read more » »

EU, UN, Canada join US in condemning Jerusalem terror attack

The UN, EU and Canada joined the US Thursday in condemning the terror attack in Jerusalem Wednesday in which a Palestinian man ran over groups of pedestrians before being shot dead. The attack killed one Border Police officer and left 14 people injured. Read more » »

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At revived ‘Super Sunday,’ volunteers work to boost JFed Annual Campaign

With the inflatable goal posts and football-themed tablecloth, it certainly felt like Super Sunday. But there is at least one difference between the fundraising phone-a-thon of 2014 and its earlier predecessors. No banks of phones. Thanks to the rise of mobile technology, most of today’s volunteers solicited donations from their own smartphones. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Strongly Condemns Second Car Attack on Jerusalem Light-Rail Station in Recent Weeks

B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: In the second attack in less than two weeks, a Hamas member drove a car at pedestrians at a light-rail station in northern Jerusalem, killing one and wounding 13 others. Read more » »

Kerry calls Jerusalem terror attack ‘an atrocity’

US Secretary of State John Kerry condemned a terror attack in Jerusalem Wednesday that left one dead as „an atrocity,” while also admitting that peace efforts had gotten bogged down by what he termed „serious complications. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Questions Heinz Endowment On Controversial Grant

B’nai B’rith International contacted The Heinz Endowments , expressing dismay and deep concern over a grant previously given to Pittsburgh eatery Conflict Kitchen, which has served anti-Israel propaganda to diners as part of it’s „Palestine” campaign. Read more » »

Somerville Public Library holds interfaith panel discussion Nov. 12

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