Category Archives: World
Brenda Levine, 87: Law graduate who helped children with sight loss
Raising a family was important to the Leeds law graduate Brenda Levine, who stopped reading for the Bar to bring up her children. Yet by the time she was approaching her forties and her youngest was entering his teens, she was focused on a project to support the learning of a visually impaired undergraduate at Leeds University. Read more » »
Ferris State Professor in Helmet in Video Rant by Barry Mehler | Nokia News
Ferris State Professor Wears Helmet in Video Rant by Barry Mehler Due to COVID-19, Barry Mehler, a Ferris State University professor, was suspended after posting an expletive-filled video for his class in which he told students they were “vectors of disease” who should “stay the f*** away from me. Read more » »
You Don’t Have to Be Jewish to Enjoy ZEMER: Santa Barbara’s First Jewish Music Festival
Posted on January 14, 2022 | 11: 52 a.m. ZEMER: A Santa Barbara Jewish Music Festival, a week devoted to the wide range of Jewish music and music inspired by Jewish composers, will be held Feb. 22-27 at Congregation B’nai B’rith, 1000 San Antonio Creek Road, Santa Barbara. Read more » »
¡Apoya la Iniciativa Popular de Norma de B’nai B’rith Chile para la Convención Constitucional!
Iniciativa N°42.658: «Discursos de odio como limitación al Derecho a la Libertad de Expresión»¿Cómo hacerlo?1. Ingresa a: https: //bit.ly/iniciativabb2. En la esquina derecha, Click en “Apoyar”3. Inicia sesión con “Clave única” o “Cédula de identidad y N° de serie”4. Haz click en “Entendido. ¡Apoyar!”5. Read more » »
La Conferencia de Wannsee: una oportunidad para educar
Artículo de B’nai B’rith Chile para Revista Shalom – edición enero 2022 Por Daniel S. Mariaschin, Director ejecutivo de B’nai B’rith Internacional En años previos al ascenso del nazismo en Alemania, B’nai B’rith era la más grande de las organizaciones judías alemanas, acogiendo al año 1933, a más de 100 logias en el país. Read more » »
CEO and Dir. of U.N. Affairs Op-ed in Newsweek: Holocaust Comparisons Are Holocaust Denial. It Has to Stop.
Newsweek published an op-ed by B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin and Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels urging members of Congress and all others to stop trivializing the Holocaust to score cheap political points. Read in Newsweek The Holocaust is once again being trivialized in the name of the politics. Read more » »
Remembering Raoul
RAOUL Wallenberg, who rescued thousands of Jewish lives in German-occupied Hungary during the Holocaust, is being commemorated this Sunday for his bravery and heroism – marking 77 years since his disappearance. Read more » »
Adam’s Angels Continues Helping Those in Need – The Santa Barbara Independent
Nearly two years after its pandemic-induced founding, Adam’s Angels continues to serve those in need in a multitude of ways. The effort began right after lockdown, when Realtor Adam McKaig posted an offer on Facebook to shop for elderly people in need. Read more » »
France’s EU presidency amid a presidential election: the right time for President Macron ? – EJP
Since January 1, France took over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union, as presidential elections are to be held in the country in April. This gives French President Emmanuel Macron the opportunity of being considered as the leader of the 27-nation EU. Read more » »
Wagner, McMorris Rodgers, Ernst launch caucuses to bolster peace in the Middle East
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Monday launched bicameral, bipartisan congressional caucuses in their chambers that aim to strengthen and expand the historic Abraham Accords. Read more » »
