Category Archives: World
Religion news 1 September 2023 – Religion Media Centre
Britain’s first church minister for drug addiction The Methodist minister, Rev Laurent Vernet, begins a new role in Glasgow today as minister for recovery — Britain’s first minister for drug addiction. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Canada demande à la convention musulmane de retirer le conférencier antisémite
CLICK HERE FOR ENGLISH Sheikh Nashaat Ahmed (canadadocs.org) Le 31 août 2023 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada demande à l’Association musulmane du Canada (AMC) de retirer un conférencier antisémite de son congrès annuel, prévu pour la fin de semaine de la fête du Travail. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Canada Calls for Muslim Convention to Remove Antisemitic Speaker
Cliquez ici pour le français Sheikh Nashaat Ahmed (canadadocs.org) August 31, 2023 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) to remove an antisemitic speaker from its annual convention, scheduled for this Labour Day weekend. Read more » »
Adriana Glikman of B’nai Brith Canada Interviewed by Global News on Diverse Minds Creative Writing Competition
Adriana Glikman, B’nai Brith Canada’s National Program Coordinator for the Diverse Minds Writing Competition, speaks on Global News about the launch of the 2023 Competition and invites high school students from all across Canada to enter. She is joined by a 2022 competition finalist, Samuel, who speaks about the inspiration behind his submission. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Webinar: Israel and the International Court of Justice – B’nai B’rith International
(Washington, D.C., August 31, 2023)—The World Court has been asked by the United Nations General Assembly to issue yet another advisory opinion on the legality of Israeli policies alone, as it did nearly 20 years ago. Read more » »
A Win for Workplace Religious Freedom at the Supreme Court – B’nai B’rith International
When Gerald Groff, an Evangelical Christian, began working for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in 2012, he saw little conflict between his employment duties and his religious beliefs. Rarely was he required to work on a Sunday, which was his Sabbath day of rest. Soon, however, USPS began delivering Amazon packages on Sundays. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Internacional conmemora el 60 aniversario de la Marcha sobre Washington
Itón Gadol (Un sitio asociado a Diario Judío) – Ago 28, 2023 – | Visto 108 veces Al acercarse el 60º aniversario de la decisiva Marcha sobre Washington por el Trabajo y la Libertad, B’nai B’rith Internacional conmemora su papel de vital importancia en la lucha por los derechos civiles. Read more » »
Berzinis uncovers truth of Lithuanian atrocities
B’nai B’rith Australia New Zealand (ANZ) is honouring documentary filmmaker Saulius Berzinis with a 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 » »
DJHS ‘rock stars’ to be celebrated
Photo: Courtesy Dallas Jewish Historical Society 2023 Ann Sikora Humanitarian Award honorees, from left, Jeri Finkelstein, Marilyn Pailet and Liz Liener Sept. 28 honors to Jeri Finkelstein, Liz Liener and Marilyn Pailet By Deb Silverthorn The Dallas Jewish Historical Society (DJHS) will rock around the clock, at least from 5: 30 to 9: 30 p.m. Read more » »
Roberta Kroot Obituary – 2023
Obituary of Roberta KrootRoberta Lee Kroot, known to all as Bobbi, was born June 17, 1945 and died July 12, 2023.Some say she was a bright light; to most people she was known as a forcefield. Growing up as the middle daughter in a blissfully happy home in Los Angeles she was known early on for her sense of style. Read more » »
