Category Archives: World

B’nai Brith Canada Appoints David Granovsky as Government Relations Director – B’nai Brith Canada

David Granovsky Cliquez ici pour le français Nov. 13, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of David Granovsky as Director, Government Relations. He will be responsible for liaising with government officials as well as members of the diplomatic corps. Read more » »

Report of Bureau presentation by Prof. Robbie Sabel on Wednesday 9 November

By BBUK In Advocacy, News On 12 November 2022 On Wednesday night, Robbie Sabel, Professor of International Law at the Hebrew University Jerusalem, gave an online presentation to members and friends of B’nai B’rith UK on whether international law was relevant to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith UK welcomes Ofcom’s BBC ruling

By BBUK In Advocacy On 12 November 2022 Jeremy Havardi – Director, BBUK Bureau of International Affairs B’nai B’rith UK welcomes Ofcom’s ruling that the BBC had ‘failed to observe its editorial guidelines on due impartiality and due accuracy’ in its reporting of an antisemitic attack in Oxford Street last year. Read more » »

Janice A. Knepper’s Obituary (1940 – 2022) Morning Call

Janice Ann Knepper entered into peace on November 7, 2022, in hospice at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. Born in South Tamaqua, on February 28, 1940, to Walter C. and Esther L. (Dreisbach) Knepper. Janice was a proud 1958 Tamaqua High School graduate. Read more » »

European Day of Jewish Culture to be celebrated in Istanbul – Türkiye News

ISTANBUL European Day of Jewish Culture, celebrated every year in Türkiye together with 35 European countries, will be held in Istanbul this year with the motto of “the first Jews of Anatolia. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Denounces U.N. Committee’s Vote to Refer Israel to International Court of Justice – B’nai B’rith International

B’nai B’rith President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith deplores the vote in the United Nations General Assembly’s Special Political and Decolonization Committee, known as the Fourth Committee, to refer Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Latin America Commemorates Anniversary of Kristallnacht – B’nai B’rith International

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B’nai Brith, UNESCO to Hold Hebrew Symposium in Paris – B’nai B’rith International

The Jerusalem Post previewed B’nai B’rith International’s conference in cooperation with UNESCO, which will be a landmark event on the Hebrew language held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Read in The Jerusalem Post. Read more » »

Sylvia Gould’s Obituary (2022)

Sylvia Gould, a resident of Trenton, NJ, passed away at the beautiful age of 89. She was preceded in her passing by her husband, Harold. She leaves to mourn her sons, Barry (Cynthia) Gould, Brian (Susan) Gould; daughter, Bonnie (Larry) Cohen; grandchildren, Phillip, Joshua, Benjamin, Leah, Rebecca, Lauren; brother, Charles (Martha) Cohen. Read more » »

84 años de la Noche de los Cristales Rotos

84 años de la Noche de los Cristales Rotos 9 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1938 – 9 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022 84 AÑOS DE LA NOCHE DE LOS CRISTALES ROTOS *Sala llena con jóvenes de todas las tnuot presentes y un número altísimo de autoridades de la Comunidad junto a integrantes del Centro Recordatorio del Holocausto del Uruguay, familiares y amigos. Read more » »