Category Archives: World
Think you have what it takes to win the Topsfield Fair’s annual hot dog eating contest?
EntertainmentPublished: Sep. 27, 2023, 2: 14 p.m.Think you have what it takes to eat the most hot dogs at the Topsfield Fair this year? Well, you better start stretching your stomach now.The B’nai Brith Booth is sponsoring the 5th Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 3 p.m. on the Trianon stage. Read more » »
Larry Schoenbrun is DHHRM’s 2023 honoree
Photo: DHHRM2023 Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Hope for Humanity honoree Larry Schoenbrun and his wife Celia Hope for Humanity celebration, Oct. 25 By Deb Silverthorn The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum (DHHRM) will celebrate Hope for Humanity, honoring Holocaust survivors and saluting Larry Schoenbrun, beginning at 5: 30 p.m. Read more » »
Israel, ¿único país que no merece existir?
CARLA REYES / MARÍA ROYOEN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA FEDERACIÓN DE COMUNIDADES JUDÍAS DE ESPAÑA, DE LA ASOCIACIÓN GALEGA DE AMIZADE CON ISRAEL, LA PLATAFORMA CONTRA EL ANTISEMITISMO, EL MOVIMIENTO CONTRA LA INTOLERANCIA Y LA COORDINADORA IBEROAMERICANA CONTRA EL RACISMO, EL ANTISEMITISMO Y LA INTOLERANCIA. 27 sep 2023 . Read more » »
Jews & the Burden of Southern History
On September 17, the Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature overrode Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s veto and enacted the latest in a series of measures that Cooper and the state’s African-American leaders said was aimed at suppressing, limiting and otherwise diluting the votes of the state’s African American voters. Read more » »
Leading US Jewish groups decry top legal award for anti-Israel UN official
NEW YORK — Leading US Jewish groups and legal organizations on Tuesday called on prominent law firms to cut their support for a prestigious award that will be given to a UN human rights official, saying her anti-Israel activities were discriminatory against Jews and Israel. Read more » »
Your Daily Phil: Private foundation giving spikes despite economic woes
Good Wednesday morning!In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we report on a new effort by the Orthodox Union to get government funding for religious schools and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with U.S. Jewish leaders last week. We feature an opinion piece from Rabbi Joel Thal Simonds on food insecurity. Read more » »
‘Long overdue,’ Israel is first in Middle East in US Visa Waiver Program – JNS.org
(September 27, 2023 / JNS) U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced on Wednesday that Israel has been admitted officially as the 41st nation in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. The announcement, which the secretary made in consultation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, means that as of Nov. Read more » »
Save The Date: Noite festiva para celebrar os 90 anos da B’nai B’rith no Brasil
Dia 21 de novembro de 2023 o Clube A Hebraica será palco da noite festiva para celebrar os 90 anos da B’nai B’rith no Brasil O evento terá entre as atrações: 19h: Visita à exposição LEGADO 90 ANOS NO BRASIL; 20h: Apresentação da Orquestra Filarmônica Read more » »
The B’nai B’rith World Center and the Committee to Recognize the Heroism of Jewish Rescuers Will Present the Jewish Rescuers Citation to Alma Rose, Conductor of the Women’s Orchestra in Auschwitz – B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and the Committee to Recognize the Heroism of Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust will present The Jewish Rescuers Citation in honor of Alma Rose, leader of the women’s orchestra at Auschwitz concentration camp on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 18: 00 local time in the assembly hall at Kibbutz Netzer Sereni, Israel. Read more » »
US Jewish groups packed their schedules during UN General Assembly – JNS.org
(September 26, 2023 / JNS) The U.N. General Assembly is best known for its annual, high-level General Debate, during which world leaders do not debate but instead take the podium individually to broadcast largely promotional messages to the globe. Read more » »
