Category Archives: World
UN Commission of Inquiry Member Apologizes for “Jewish Lobby” Comment
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Commission of Inquiry [COI] member Miloon Kothari wrote a letter apologizing for his “Jewish lobby” comments that were criticized as being antisemitic. Read more »
Tickets on sale for Siletz Bay Music Festival
Tickets on sale for Siletz Bay Music Festival Newport News Times Read more »
Breve registro dos agradáveis momentos do evento de ontem à noite que reuniu jovens organizado pela B’nai B’rith São Paulo…
Breve registro dos agradáveis momentos do evento de ontem à noite que reuniu jovens organizado pela B’nai B’rith São Paulo… Read more » »
Julia L. Robichau Obituary (2022)
Wenham – Julia Ann (Laroe) Robichau of Wenham, 85, passed peacefully on July 30, 2022. She rejoined her beloved husband and dance partner, Paul Robichau, with whom she spent 63 years on Earth. She was born in Beverly to the late Dr. Frank Wood Laroe, Jr. and Doris (Cunningham) Laroe. Read more » »
Communities Agree to Cooperate to Fight Bill 96
(Globe and Mail) CLIQUEZ ICI pour le français August 2, 2022 MONTREAL – A virtual community forum on Bill 96 saw B’nai Brith Canada given a mandate to clarify the Quebec Government’s willingness to scale back provisions of Bill 96 and to consider a possible lawsuit against the Government for failing to do so. Read more » »
Les communautés s’engagent à coopérer pour lutter contre la loi 96
(Globe and Mail) CLICK HERE for English 2 août 2022 MONTRÉAL – Lors d’un forum communautaire virtuel sur le projet de loi 96, B’nai Brith Canada a reçu le mandat de clarifier la volonté du gouvernement du Québec de réduire les dispositions du projet de loi 96 et d’envisager une éventuelle poursuite contre le gouvernement s’il ne le fait pas. Read more » »
Digitizing a Century-Old Archive Puts the Spotlight Back on Yiddish Culture – B’nai B’rith International
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After Human Rights Council President Cites Stigmatization of Jews, Jewish Groups Urge Removal of „Prejudiced” U.N. Commissioners – B’nai B’rith International
Jewish organizations on multiple continents have written to the United Nations Human Rights Council president, urging him to remove members of a Commission of Inquiry on Israel found to have made offensive statements on Jews and the Jewish state. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith announces art competition winners
This year the 27th Annual Jewish Youth Art Competition displayed a total of 220 artworks, including paintings, drawings, sculpture, mixed media, and photography, filling the Gallery of the Glen Eira Town Hall. The quality of the artworks delivered surpassed even the judges’ expectations. Read more » »
The 1977 Siege Of Washington D.C.
The story of the first major terrorist attack in Washington D.C.Police sniper overlooking the District Building, March 1977. Courtesy: AP/WTOP.For three days in 1977, multiple gunmen held Washington DC hostage (1). Read more » »
