Category Archives: World
Donaciones a la Escuela Especial Nº198 de discapacidad visual a cargo de Filial Montevideo y Comisión Interfiliales
Días pasados concurrieron a la escuela Nº198 Fredy Mayer, Eva Kalberman y Doris Bruck en representación de la Filial Montevideo y Silvia Aufman y Tania Kornworcell en representación de la Comisión de Interfiliales. Read more » »
Opinion: Historian Irving Abella said the struggle for Jewish equality changed Canada for the better
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Irving Abella, a noted scholar of Jewish history, died on July 3. This is an excerpt of a speech he gave to the Canadian Historical Association when he was the group’s president in 2000.The Canada of the first half of the last century, and particularly from the 1920s through the 1940s, was a foreboding place for Jews, as it was for most immigrants. Read more » »
Who was Sol Dreyfuss?
Dreyfuss Club site at White Rock Lake. Photo by Renee Umsted. The name Dreyfuss probably rings a bell for East Dallas folks because Dreyfuss Point is a notable spot at White Rock Lake. Plus, it’s been in the news recently, with all the talk of rebuilding Dreyfuss Club. Read more » »
Israeli Ambassador: ‘Biggest effect of Ukraine war on Israel yet to come’
Israel’s Amb. to Ukraine Michael Brodsky delivered the keynote address at the B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Award for Journalism. Read more »
Semana de 22 – Envolvimentos
A B’nai B’rith São Paulo tem o prazer de convidar para o curso, “Semana de 22: Envolvimentos- a participação de judeus” ministrado pelo Dr. Olivio Guedes, curador de arte e palestrante. Read more » »
Hebrew Free Loan Provides Home-Improvement Loans to Young Jewish Detroit Residents — Detroit Jewish News
Jaemi Loeb and Craig Payst MOVE-IN DETROIT was made possible through the generosity of philanthropist husband and wife team Peggy Daitch and Peter Remington. As she pursued a career in academia, Jaemi Loeb, 41, and her husband, Craig Payst, 49, spent decades or so renting and moving from city to city. Read more » »
BDS a ‘polarizing’ factor on campus, Canadian report concludes
McGill University in Montreal (Shutterstock)(Shutterstock)BDS a ‘polarizing’ factor on campus, Canadian report concludes BDS rhetoric leaves McGill University’s Jewish students feeling “marginalized, alienated and/or discriminated.” By Dion J. Read more » »
A World in Transition Program in Athens, Greece – B’nai B’rith Europe
Home / Advocacy / Events / A World in Transition Program in Athens, Greece From left to right: Daniel Mariaschin – CEO BBI, Victor Batis – President, BB Philon and his wife , Angel Nikolaou-Konnaris – Professor, University of Cyprus and her husband, Read more » »
Comings and goings: WAMU names executive editor, Tom Mara joins Seattle International Film Festival …
Teresa Frontado joined WAMU in Washington, D.C., as executive editor last month. Frontado Frontado is WAMU’s first permanent news leader since 2020. Interim newsroom leaders were Jeffrey Katz, Rachel Sadon and Gabe Bullard, who have all left the station. Frontado previously worked as executive editor for KUT in Austin, Texas. Read more » »
Alberta Inmates to Receive Kosher Food Thanks to B’nai Brith Efforts – B’nai Brith Canada
EDMONTON – B’nai Brith Canada is delighted with the Alberta Government’s response to our appeal to provide a Kosher food option throughout the province’s prisons. Read more » »
