Category Archives: World

Jewish Groups Slam Barcelona for Mulling End to Twinning Agreement with Tel Aviv – B’nai B’rith International

The European Jewish Press noted B’nai B’rith International’s outrage at the City Council of Barcelona’s proposal to end its friendship agreement with Tel Aviv after 24 years of good relations between the two cities. Read in the European Jewish Press. Read more » »

Jewish groups slam Barcelona for mulling end to twinning agreement with Tel Aviv

‘’If Barcelona were to break its twinning with Tel Aviv, this would mark it as a city prone to hateful political manipulation,’’ said Shimon Smauels from the Simon Wiesenthal Center,  noting that the Barcelona City Council will meet on 27 January – Read more » »

Thibault Margolis Obituary (3/9/1933 – 1/15/2023) – Niantic, CT – The Day

Niantic – Katherine Margolis Thibault (Miller) of Niantic, formerly of Lake Worth, Fla., passed away at the age of 89, Jan. 15, 2023, surrounded by her loving family, at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London. Read more » »

Sally Frankel Obituary (1929 – 2023) – Legacy Remembers

Sally Frankel, a resident of Boca Raton, FL, passed away on January 19, 2023, at the age of 93. She leaves to cherish her memories her children, Scott (Ann) Frankel, Francine (Steven) Levine, & Anne Frankel; her grandchildren, Joshua, Shoshanna & Emily Levine and Abygail & Sam Frankel, her great-grandchildren, Eliza & Noa. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Condemns Harvard Kennedy School Decision To Now Offer Fellowship To Kenneth Roth – B’nai B’rith International

(Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2023)—B’nai B’rith President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: The recent decision by the Harvard Kennedy School to reverse its previous decision not to offer a fellowship to Read more » »

Legal Workforce Act proposed by Calvert

U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) on Jan. 12 led six of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would require employers in the United States to verify that potential hires are not unauthorized aliens. “Like most Americans, I believe American jobs should only go to people legally authorized to work in our country,” Rep. Calvert said. Read more » »

Collins-authored pandemic preparedness, response provisions …

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Kim sponsors bipartisan bill to ramp up frontline communications …

U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on Jan 17 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to improve the nation’s wildfire communications. The NIST Wildland Fire Communications and Information Dissemination Act, H.R. 369, which Rep. Kim introduced with lead original cosponsor U.S. Rep. Read more » »

January Quick Hits | Detroit Jewish News

Merrick and Jonah Chernett Eight Were Great on the Tennis Court Eight Jewish boys tennis players from Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham Groves and Birmingham Seaholm high schools were named to all-state teams selected by the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association. Here’s the list: Division 1 singles: Jonah Chernett, Bloomfield Hills freshman. Read more » »

Reflecting on Experiences in Post-WWII Europe with Author Manning Rubin – B’nai B’rith International

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