Category Archives: World
B’nai Brith Urges Canadian Provinces to Follow New Zealand in Joining the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance – B’nai Brith Canada
Cliquez ici pour le français July 13, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada welcomes the expansion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) membership with the inclusion of New Zealand and calls on all Canadian provinces to follow suit. This grows the number of full and observer member countries to 45. Read more » »
Projeto Tikun Olam da B’nai B’rith é finalizado no Hospital P. Príncipe
No final do mês de maio passado, a Loja Chaim Weizmann, da B’nai B’rith de Curitiba, anunciou o encerramento do Projeto Tikun Olam no Hospital Pequeno Príncipe, com atividades que vinham sendo realizadas mensamente pelos voluntários do programa desde 2015, mas que foram suspensas em 2019 por causa da pandemia do Covid-19. Read more » »
Penny (Paula H.) Deley – The Santa Barbara Independent
Penny Deley, beloved mother and aunt and devoted friend, passed away quietly at her Santa Barbara home on June 28, 2022, surrounded by her adult children. Penny survived and thrived for 11 years receiving dialysis treatment for kidney failure, but finally elected to discontinue treatment due to multiple health issues. Read more » »
A Pessimistic View of Public-School Reform
Confessions of a School Reformer by Larry Cuban Harvard Education Press, 2021, $36; 275 pages. As reviewed by Paul E. Peterson “They’re not good,” the head of a Fortune 500 company lamented about U.S. schools not long ago. “Students learn little, education gaps are widening, and not much can be done about it.” Pressed on the matter, he relaxed. Read more » »
B’nai Brith says judges need a better understanding of the Holocaust – B’nai Brith Canada
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FROM THE ARCHIVE: A century of Bay Area Jewish summer camp – J.
In 1919, a group of young Jewish men from San Francisco came back from the wilds of Ben Lomond, near Santa Cruz. They’d been at a summer camp, then a novel idea for the Jewish youth of the city. But it had been a great success. Read more » »
B’nai Brith says judges need better understanding of the Holocaust
B’nai Brith is quoted in this article on why the Sorier-Chaput case points to the need for judges to have greater understanding of the Holocaust. CLICK HERE to read the article. Read more » »
La compagnie aérienne ukrainienne réclame 1 milliard de dollars à l’Iran en réparation de l’écrasement d’un vol ukrainien
Épave du vol PS-752 (CBC) CLICK HERE for English 12 Juillet 2022 OTTAWA – On a appris que la compagnie “Ukraine International Airlines” a intenté une poursuite d’un milliard de dollars contre l’Iran en guise de réparation pour avoir délibérément abattu le vol ukrainien PS-752. Read more » »
Former BBYO president Grant Shapps pulls out of Tory leadership contest
Former BBYO president Grant Shapps has pulled out of the Tory leadership race. Tweeting on Tuesday, Transport Minister Shapps, the only Jewish candidate vying to become Prime Minister, announced he was instead backing Rishi Sunak’s campaign to become leader. Read more » »
Ukrainian Airline Sues Iran for $1-Billion in Reparations for Downing of Ukranian Flight – B’nai Brith Canada
Flight PS-752 wreckage (CBC) Cliquez ici pour le français July 12, 2022 OTTAWA – News has emerged that Ukraine International Airlines has sued Iran for $1-billion in reparations for the deliberate shooting down of Ukranian Flight PS-752. Filed in court in Ontario, the lawsuit is dated January, 2022, but is just now coming out in public. Read more » »
