Category Archives: World
Blackburn offers bipartisan, bicameral National Service Animals Memorial Act
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently helped introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to honor and recognize the contributions of service animals in America. Sen. Blackburn and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on Jan. 7 unveiled the National Service Animals Memorial Act, S. 3447, while U.S. Reps. Read more » »
B’nai Brith joins call to scrub Bedaux name from local landmarks
Bedaux an ‘odious’ and ‘deplorable’ figure who does not ‘reflect Canadian values’, organization says A Jewish advocacy group has called on the province of B.C. to strip the name of Charles Bedaux from two mountain landmarks in Northeast B.C. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Canada asks feds to help ground Iranian aviation
B’nai Brith Canada has sent a letter to Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra calling for measures affecting Iran’s aviation in light of its government’s refusal to pay reparations to the families of victims of a flight that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down in early 2020. Read more » »
US Jewish groups urge immediate replenishment of Iron Dome – Israel Hayom
US Jewish groups urge immediate replenishment of Iron Dome Israel Hayom Read more »
Daily Kickoff: Deni Avdija, the star of Jewish Heritage Night + Rand Paul takes heat
Subscribe now to the Daily Kickoff 👋 Good Wednesday morning! The Washington Wizards celebrated “Jewish Heritage Night” at last night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Capital One Arena in D.C. Read more » »
Obituary: Zelda Greenspun
Zelda Greenspun SCARBOROUGH – Zelda Greenspun, 99 1/2, died on Jan. 8, 2022 after a brief illness. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa. June 7, 1922, the daughter of Harry and Millie Ettinger. She attended Lower Merion High School, graduating in 1940, the yearbook acknowledging that “In her small way, she was an integral part of the school. Read more » »
A new president for B’nai B’rith NSW
Janine Zimblerhas been elected as the new Council President of B’nai B’rith NSW. Anna Marks, David Samuels, presodent of BBANZ and Janine Zimbler Having served in numerous leadership positions in a professional capacity and in the community and with Read more » »
Major Jewish groups urge Senate to take immediate action to replenish Iron Dome
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming approved (420-9) legislation last September to provide $1 billion in funds, but the legislation has since stalled in the Senate. (January 11, 2022 / JNS) A dozen major Jewish organizations spanning the religious and political spectrum are urging the U.S. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Calling for British Columbia to Dump Names of Nazi Collaborators
Petain Glacier Falls (CJN) Jan. 11, 2022 VANCOUVER — B’nai Brith Canada is supporting an effort to rename geographic sites in British Columbia that were named after historical figures who collaborated with the Nazi regime. Read more » »
Turning a blind eye to Palestinian violence – analysis | World Israel News
Both the US and the EU continue to single out the settlement issue instead of focusing on all the obstacles By Israel Kasnett, JNS. Read more » »
