Category Archives: World
‘Mazel tov on assimilating:’ The strange, rich history of Rosh Hashanah advertisements
The practice of placing Rosh Hashanah greetings in Jewish newspapers first emerged in the early 1900s. Graphic by Forward Collage By Yael Buechler September 22, 2022 “Nobody can chide you for forgetting them — if Your Greeting is published in the Annual Rosh Hashanah Edition,” declared a 1937 issue of The American Jewish World of Minnesota. Read more » »
Edgar Lagus, esteve presente hoje no evento realizado pela Secretaria de Estado da Pessoa com Deficiência por conta do Dia Internacional da Paz e o Dia Nacional de Luta da Pessoa com Deficiência
A B´nai B´rith, por meio de seu presidente do Estado de São Paulo, Edgar Lagus, esteve presente hoje no evento realizado pela Secretaria de Estado da Pessoa com Deficiência por conta do Dia Internacional da Paz e o Dia Nacional de Luta da Pessoa com Deficiência, comemorados nesta quarta-feira. Read more » »
Author Marc Wortman on Admiral Hyman Rickover, “Father of the Nuclear Navy” – B’nai B’rith International
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Cantor twins hit high notes in Tarrant County
Photo: John SauveyTwins Cantor Elisa Abrams Cohn (left) and Cantor Shoshana Abrams Kaikov rehearse for the Sept. 17, 2022, “Sounds of Selichot” musical service at Beth-El Congregation in Fort Worth. Read more » »
What Queen Elizabeth meant to a British Jew like me
(Photo courtesy of Victoria Jones/Getty) Jeremy Havardi The death 0f Queen Elizabeth II after 70 years on the throne is a devastating loss for Britain, the Commonwealth and the free world. It is hard to overstate the sense of grief that will be felt at her passing, including from within the Anglo-Jewish community. Read more » »
Clifford A. Levy Obituary (2022) Chicago Tribune
Clifford A. Levy, 76, beloved husband of Anne „Patti”, Peccia, nee Joffe and the late AnneMarie, nee Franchina; loving father of Nicholas (Diane) and step-father of Marcus (Renée) and Jonathan (Darine) Peccia; adoring grandfather of Clark Levy and Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Uruguay Presents Light and Truth Award for Science and Technology to Two Young Scientists – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith Uruguay presented the Light and Truth Award for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic at an in-person event on Sept. 15. This year’s recipients are Matias Castells and Andres Lizasoain, who each received a doctorate in Biological Science. Castells and Lizasoain will travel to Israel in 2023 as part of the award. Read more » »
Curitiba presta homenagem a memória de Ester Proveller dando seu nome a projeto beneficente
Comunidade e B’nai B’rith apoiam o Instituto Ama que atende crianças vulneráveis. “Ester Proveller foi uma presidente brilhante e muito ativa da Kehilá de Curitiba, foi presidente de sua Loja Chaim Weizmann, sempre presente e colaboradora”, declarou Read more » »
BB News setembo/outubro 2022
A B´nai B´rith segue sua intensa programação cultural, de promoção da beneficência, de incentivo à manutenção da identidade judaica, ao combate à intolerância e ao antissemitismo, à promoção da fraternidade e do entendimento, por meio de distintos eventos, ações, divulgações e encontros. Read more » »
Herbert A Sandler Obituary (2022)
Herbert A. Sandler was born on November 7, 1928 in Lowell, MA to Sara and Israel Sandler. He earned a master’s degree in Communications from Boston University. He lived for many years in Newburgh, NY where he founded the John Herbert Company and served as President for 50 years. Read more » »
