Category Archives: World
Past President Kaufman Op-ed in Jerusalem Post: Social Media Platforms Should Unleash a Digital Iron Dome – B’nai B’rith International
Read the op-ed by past B’nai B’rith President Charles Kaufman in the Jerusalem Post. Can the technology that gave the world “auto-reply” messages and “chatbots” deliver an antidote to antisemitic and anti-Israel social media posts? Round-the-clock monitoring doesn’t seem to curb the appetite for Jew-hatred. Read more » »
Egypt as the cornerstone of the Middle East’s new regional security architecture
(August 8, 2022 / Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security) Egypt has been present in various ways, both directly and indirectly, in the events and developments that have resulted in the current alignment of forces in the eastern Mediterranean and beyond: 1. Read more » »
BBUK welcomes last night’s ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad
By BBUK In Bureau of International Affairs, Israel, Statements On 8 August 2022 The following statement has been issued by Jeremy Havardi, Director of the BBUK Bureau of International Affairs: B’nai B’rith UK welcomes the ceasefire that was implemented last night between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Read more » »
An Unbeatable Experience – San Diego Jewish World
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — My family’s association with soprano Ilona Domnitch goes back many years, to the 1980s, when my parents moved to Israel and were active in the activities of B’nai B’rith there. Read more » »
Arthur Wesley Hirsch Obituary (1932 – 2022) Marin Independent Journal
Beloved family man and electrical engineer Arthur Wesley Hirsch, „Art”, passed away on July 19. He was born in Chicago, the fourth of seven children, to Meyer and Georgia Hirsch, wholesale grocer and homemaker. When the family moved to Los Angeles, he was proudly a primary driver along the classic 1940s Route 66. In L.A. Read more » »
“Economia Criativa” é o tema do nosso próximo evento com Yael Steiner
É hoje! “Economia Criativa” é o tema do nosso próximo evento. A empreendedora cultural e cineasta, sócia da Yael Steiner Cine e Cultura, Yael Steiner, será a palestrante. A mediação será do diretor curador da galeria A Hebraica, Olívio Guedes. Agende-se! A ação ocorrerá, domingo, 7 de agosto, às 18h. LINK para assistir: www.youtube. Read more » »
Nota de protesto da B’nai B’rith Brasil
A B’nai B’rith, instituição mais antiga de Direitos Humanos no mundo, com 180 anos de existência e quase 90 anos no Brasil, manifesta seu repúdio à forma como o youtuber e “dito especialista” em investimentos Thiago Nigro expôs sua apresentação no evento Expert XP 2022 ontem, 4 de agosto, em São Paulo. Read more » »
Greenwich High grad earns citizenship award scholarship from First County Bank Foundation
Three students, including one from Greenwich, recently received the Richard E. Taber Citizenship Award scholarships from the First County Bank Foundation. The annual award honors three Fairfield County high school students who consistently demonstrate good citizenship at school, home and in the community. Read more » »
Director of U.N. Affairs Op-ed in Times of Israel: Miloon Kothari’s “Apology” Is Inadequate; Prejudiced Commissioners Must Go – B’nai B’rith International
Read the op-ed by our Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs in the Times of Israel. Fifteen international Jewish organizations have written to the United Nations Human Rights Council president, Federico Villegas, demanding that he remove members of a “Commission of Inquiry” on Israel guilty of bigoted statements on Jews and the Jewish state. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Plays Role in Court Decision Exonerating Jewish Judge from Allegations of Anti-Muslim Bias – B’nai Brith Canada
Justice David Spiro (Andrew Balfour) CLIQUEZ ICI pour le français August 5, 2022 OTTAWA – A Federal Court has dismissed an application from a number of parties that sought to challenge a Canadian Judicial Council ruling permitting Justice David Spiro to continue sitting as a federal judge. Read more » »
