Category Archives: World

Obituary: Moishe Smith, Past President of B’nai B’rith and Longtime Jewish Community Leader – B’nai B’rith International

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Bernard BASKIN Obituary (1920 – 2023) – Toronto, ON – The Globe and Mail

RABBI BERNARD BENJAMIN BASKIN Rabbi Bernard Benjamin Baskin, who served as spiritual leader of Temple Anshe Sholom in Hamilton, Ontario between 1949 and 1989, and as Rabbi Emeritus from 1989 to 2017, died on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in Toronto at the age of 102. Read more » »

Raoul Wallenberg Day

Around 100 members of the Melbourne Jewish community and friends gathered at the St. Kilda Town Hall on Sunday to institute the inaugural Wallenberg Day, in memory of the heroic deeds of Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest during World War II. Read more » »

Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Rochelle Robins: Learning to Be There for Others

Rabbi Rochelle Robins grew up surrounded by spirituality. Her father was a rabbi in her hometown, San Jose, California; she would go to Hebrew school and Camp Swig and participate in B’nai B’rith and NFTY (The Reform Jewish Youth Movement). “I always felt connected to Jewish community, which was spiritual to me,” she said. Read more » »

Rabbi Sidney Zimelman marks 90th birthday

Photo: Fort Worth Magazine/Alex LepeVivian and Rabbi Sidney Zimelman. On Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at a Kiddush luncheon, Congregation Ahavath Sholom will honor Rabbi Zimelman on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Ahavath Sholom celebrates ‘5 times chai’ at Jan. Read more » »

Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film with Author Glenn Kurtz – B’nai B’rith International

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

The consideration of such a move is motivated by “deep-seated anti-Israel bias,” says the European Jewish Congress. Read more » »

A man who made ‘Australia a better place’

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus gave the keynote address at the inaugural Raoul Wallenberg Day event held at St Kilda Town Hall in Melbourne on Sunday. Read more » »

Wagnild, Bernard Edward “Bernie”

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B’nai Brith calls on Ottawa to oust Iran’s ICAO rep

B’nai Brith calls on Ottawa to oust Iran’s ICAO rep  The Suburban Newspaper Read more » »