Category Archives: World
The Latest on Aid to Ukraine from B’nai B’rith UK
B’nai B’rith UK is actively engaged in helping Ukrainian citizens facing the most brutal conditions. The BBUK Ukraine Emergency Appeal Funds raised are being put to immediate use.KyivThe Ukraine Emergency Appeal Fund is supporting the Orach Chaim Foundation, which is busing residents out of the city and hopefully into safer destinations. Read more » »
Welcoming Sam Goldstein as Director, Legal Affairs
Sam GoldsteinMarch 18, 2022TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of veteran criminal lawyer Sam Goldstein as Director, Legal Affairs. In this role, Sam will be involved in B’nai Brith’s legal matters, including helping to grow the Matas Law Society, Canada’s national Jewish activist legal group. Read more » »
Rosen, Other Abraham Accords Caucus Co-Chairs Applaud Law to Strengthen Accords | Senator Jacky Rosen
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), James Lankford (R-OK), and Joni Ernst (R-IA), Co-Chairs of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus, released the following statement on the bipartisan Israel Relations Normalization Act becoming law. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Leopolis Charitable Fund, Lwow and B’nai B’rith Kiev Programme – B’nai B’rith Europe
Since 2001, B’nai B’rith Kyiv and B’nai B’rith Leopolis successfully holds the project of giving high quality food and medication to the elderly, lonely, poor, disabled, socially unprotected Jews, Nazi Victims, as well as the Righteous Among the Nations (people who saved Jews during the Holocaust). Read more » »
COMING UP: Day of Remembrance in France – B’nai B’rith Europe
It is an honour for me to let you know of an upcoming event organised by our Sisters and Brothers of the Mordehai Lodge in France. B’nai B’rith France Lodge Mordehai in partnership with the city of Voiron is organising an event on the Day of remembrance – March 24th, 2022 at 14: 00 CET. You can find more information in the two attached documents. Read more » »
HIAS Europe Aid for Ukraine – B’nai B’rith Europe
HIAS is closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine and neighboring countries and is responding with emergency humanitarian assistance to those who are displaced. Read more »
New furniture for the Jewish old age home in Sofia – B’nai B’rith Europe
In the late nineties we sponsored new furniture for the Jewish old Age home in Sofia. In 1998-99 we helped finance a bone marrow transplant for a child who suffered from leukemia. The transplant was done in Jerusalem at the Hadassah Medical Center. Read more » »
The project ‘Foster Grand Parent Plan, Romania’ – B’nai B’rith Europe
This project has been running since 2002. Two volunteers from the Bucharest B’nai B’rith Lodge (Forum Dr. Moses Rosen), together with the local Jewish social services, made a list of needy, old and sick Jewish people. These people live alone at home and do not get assistance from other organizations. Their monthly income is 30-50 euro. Read more » »
Supporting education and sports – B’nai B’rith Europe
The Norway Norgeslosjen Lodge has provided financial support to the Jewish kindergarten in Oslo, as well as to the Pierre Gildesgame football tournament for a few years now. This year, 2018, the tournament was hosted in Oslo. Read more »
A solidarity trip to Israel – B’nai B’rith Europe
During last summer’s Gaza conflict, the B’nai B’rith Europe executive committee organized a Solidarity trip to Israel. As part of the program, organized by Alan Schneider, Director of BBI World Center Jerusalem, the participants visited several small towns and Kibbutz closed to the Gaza Strip. Read more » »
