Category Archives: World
Jewish women are on the frontlines of the fight for abortion rights. We can’t give up hope now
Jewish Women International at a protest for abortion rights in 2016 Courtesy of JWI By Meredith Jacobs May 03, 2022 “Didn’t we expect this to happen?” That’s the text I sent to my advocacy team when news broke of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning both Roe and Casey. I wasn’t being cavalier or defeatist. Read more » »
BBUK Bureau meeting with Finland’s Ambassador to the UK – 3 May 2022
By BBUK In Advocacy, Bureau of International Affairs On 3 May 2022 This morning, the BBUK Bureau had a meeting with Finland’s Ambassador to the UK, H.E. Mr. Jukka Siukosaari (centre). The Bureau discussed the current Ukraine crisis, the prospect of Finland joining NATO, antisemitism, Israel’s relations with Finland and other topics. Read more » »
Read an Excerpt from Tracy E. K’Meyer’s „To Live Peaceably Together” | The Chicago Blog
Tracy E. K’Meyer’s To Live Peaceably Together is a thoughtful examination of the struggle for fair housing in the postwar United States, with a unique focus: the efforts undertaken by the Quaker-aligned American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in cultivating wider acceptance of residential integration. Read more » »
CRA Must Act Against al-Quds Day Mosques
Anti-Israel protesters at the April 30, 2022 Toronto al-Quds Day rally on government property May 2, 2022 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada has written to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), demanding that it examine the charitable status of mosques that facilitated the recent al-Quds Day hate-fest in downtown Toronto. Read more » »
Veja, reveja e se emocione com a live com o sobrevivente Jorge Tredle
Live em homenagem ao Yom Hashoá ocorrida ontem trouxe o sobrevivente Jorge Tredler. Veja, reveja e se emocione: www.youtube. Read more » »
Looking for volunteers to join our Click and Connect project. Only an hour a week and great fun.
Looking for volunteers to join our Click and Connect project. Only an hour a week and great fun. Read more » »
Zelda J. Taylor Obituary
Amber Alert: Child and man located after triple shootingcrime For SubscribersTop 5 things to do: Shrimp Fest, ‘La Boheme,’ Billy Strings, moreevents Mars Small AR WebcardBilly Strings brings new twists to bluegrass at St. Read more »
B’nai Brith Welcomes 42 New Jurisdictions Supporting Jewish Heritage Month
Jewish Heritage Month, B’nai Brith Canada May 1, 2022 At the start of Jewish Heritage Month, B’nai Brith Canada salutes 42 jurisdictions – representing provinces, municipalities and school boards throughout Canada – who accepted our invitation to formally recognize the Month. Read more » »
Canada Must Deport Senior PFLP Operative
Khaled Barakat (centre-right) speaks at a PFLP event beneath a PFLP flag , Jewish Press April 29, 2022 Canada’s dirty secret is finally out. For more than two years, the Government of Canada has allowed a senior member of an antisemitic terror group to roam freely, contrary to Canadian law. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commemorates Yom HaShoah With Virtual And In-Person Events Around The World
(Washington, D.C., April 28, 2022)–B’nai B’rith International marked Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, with virtual and in-person programs across the U.S. and globally. Read more » »
