Category Archives: World
ADL chief: Musk a great innovator, but he engages with users espousing antisemitism
JTA — Days after Elon Musk threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League for billions of dollars and amplified a hashtag spread by white supremacists, the ADL’s CEO praised Musk’s business acumen but called his behavior “frustrating” and said he was spreading “age-old tropes” around blaming Jews for antisemitism. Read more » »
La Unión Europea condena comentarios antisemitas de Abbas
Abbas afirmó que los judíos askenazíes no tienen descendencia de los antiguos israelitas, sino de los jázaros. La Unión Europea denuncia recientes palabras del presidente palestino, Mahmud Abbas, alegando que estas perpetúan el antisemitismo y deshonran a quienes sufrieron el Holocausto. Read more » »
Abbas: Hitler killed Jews for money laundering, they are not Semites
Mahmoud Abbas claimed that European Jews had no historic ties to the land of Israel and were not Semites. Read more » »
Southern and Jewish: Memories and recipes go back centuries
Close your eyes and remember a nice dinner at home when you were a child — the food, the aromas, your loved ones talking or squabbling. What did you eat? What did those dishes say about your family?The childhood tables of Rachel Gordin Barnett and Lyssa Kligman Harvey reflected the richness of their heritage as Jews in South Carolina. Read more » »
Recognition for B’nai B’rith stalwart
A young Heinz Gerstl went along to his first B’nai B’rith function because his mother wanted him to socialise with Jewish girls. Now, the long-time stalwart has been honoured by B’nai B’rith International for 70 years of dedication to the organisation and its causes. Gerstl has held numerous positions in the organisation. Read more » »
Calls for unblocking of latest film
Documentary filmmaker Saulius Beržinis was recently presented with a B’nai B’rith Australia New Zealand (BBANZ) Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the body of research, study, and documentation of Lithuania’s Jewish population during the Holocaust. Read more » »
BBYO is back in Tarrant County with Ralph Berets Chapter
Photos: Courtesy NTO BBYOTeens enjoy a day at the lake at their chapter retreats, April 2023. This retreat incorporated multiple programming folds and offered unique programming. The chapter also received a game-changer grant for innovative programming and a Shabbat Grant for their Shabbat elements. Read more » »
U.S. Rep. Blunt Rochester Visits Seniors at B’nai B’rith Affordable Housing Building in Delaware – B’nai B’rith International
Rep. Blunt Rochester visited the Asher Rubin B’nai B’rith House in Claymont, Delaware. Rep. Blunt Rochester answered questions from residents about healthcare, affordable housing, income security and nutrition. Rep. Read more » »
Rosalie Brasch
Rosalie Brasch, September 4, 2023 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rosalie Brasch on September 4, 2023 at home with family. Rosalie was born on January 31, 1930, in St. Louis, the youngest child of three. Her parents were Meyer and Etta Klayman, and her siblings were Lois and Martin. Read more » »
Comunidades judías piden a la RAE suprimir la acepción de judío como ‘persona avariciosa’
Además, plantearon que define en términos peyorativos y discriminatorios a una comunidad de identidad y que no refleja el uso del lenguaje actual PorManuel Vega Loomanuel.vega@laestrella.com. Read more » »
