Category Archives: World
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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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 » »
