Category Archives: World
Tomorrow’s leaders
The future of our community is in good hands. On page 2 of this week’s AJN and in our special 12-page insert, you will read about the “36 under 36” exemplary young Jewish Australians who have been named Changemakers this year. Read more » »
Proudly presenting 36 under 36
Each year, The AJN partners with B’nai B’rith and JNF to honour the outstanding Jewish young adults who make a difference in their professional work, volunteering and involvement in the Australian Jewish community, and in society as a whole. Read more » »
Friedman JCC to host Hanukkah run on Sunday
Friedman JCC to host Hanukkah run on Sunday PAHomePage.com Read more »
Social Security COLA Hopes to Ease Burden on Seniors – B’nai B’rith International
In October the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that, starting in January 2023, recipients will receive an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Over the past 20 years, the COLA has increased benefits about 2.5% a year. Read more » »
Iran booted from UN women’s rights panel as repression of protests continues
NEW YORK — Iran was expelled on Wednesday from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women by a majority vote, with a number of countries voicing alarm over the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the country’s morality police and the Islamic Republic’s violent crackdown on the ensuing rights protesters throughout the country. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Canada est encouragé par la motion d’Ottawa visant à renommer une rue
Mahsa Amini, tuée par le régime iranien pour avoir « incorrectement porté » le hijab (CBC) CLICK HERE FOR ENGLISH Le 14 décembre 2022 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada est encouragée par le dépôt d’un avis de motion au conseil municipal d’Ottawa visant à Read more » »
B’nai Brith Canada Encouraged by Ottawa Motion to Rename Street
Mahsa Amini, killed by the Iranian regime for “improperly wearing” hijab (CBC) Cliquez ici pour le français Dec. 14, 2022 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada is encouraged that a notice of motion has been tabled at Ottawa City Council to rename a section of Metcalfe Street outside the former Iranian Embassy as Mahsa Amini Street. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commends Removal of Iran from U.N. Commission on Status of Women – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International, whose dedicated Office of United Nations Affairs has led Jewish communal engagement with the U.N. for decades, strongly commends the world body’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for removing Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for the remainder of a term that was to continue until 2026. Read more » »
15 Jewish Holocaust Rescuers to be Recognized with the Jewish Rescuers Citation – B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith World Center and the Committee to Recognize the Heroism of Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust have announced that they will bestow their joint Jewish Rescuers Citation on 15 nominees, all of them posthumously. Read more » »
