Category Archives: World

Jeanne Izenberg Handman Obituary – The Record/Herald News

Jeanne Izenberg Handman Obituary – The Record/Herald News  NorthJersey.com Read more »

Broad coalition of Jewish groups urge Senate to hold hearing for antisemitism envoy

WASHINGTON – A broad array of U.S. Jewish organizations and denominations urged leading Senators on Thursday to consider Deborah Lipstadt as U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Latin America Commemorates 83rd Anniversary of Kristallnacht

(Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2021)—B’nai B’rith Latin America is commemorating the anniversary of the Nazi Pogrom of November 1938, also known as Kristallnacht/Pogromnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, during the month of November. Some ceremonies were held virtually. B’nai B’rith events in Panama and Uruguay were in person. Read more » »

Board of Deputies Community Briefing 11 Nov 2021

November 2021 First Lodge Lunchtime Quiz. (Government Regulations allowing). 14th November 2021 at 1 p.m. (Restricted to 6/8 people per table). Venue: The Blue Check Restaurant. 144/146 High Road, Bushey WD23 3DH. Tickets £25 in support of B’nai B’rith core charities in Qiryat Gat and the Ukraine. Please email firstlodgengland@aol. Read more » »

Jewish groups urge US school to reject BDS resolution passed by graduate students – Israel Hayom

Jewish groups urge US school to reject BDS resolution passed by graduate students  Israel Hayom Read more »

Nazi Memorabilia Pulled from Alberta Stores Following B’nai Brith Action

Nov. 10, 2021 EDMONTON — B’nai Brith Canada credits the owners of three antique stores in Edmonton for showing the moral clarity to remove contemptible Nazi memorabilia from their shelves. Read more » »

Groups urge Virginia Tech to reject BDS resolution passed by graduate students

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ANNETTE (NETTIE) STERMAN SCHWARTZ

Annette (Nettie) Sterman Schwartz, age 98, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died peacefully at her home on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. Annette was born on Aug. 21, 1923, in Buffalo, N.Y., to Pearl and Nathan Sterman. In June 1945, she became engaged to the love of her life, Robert (Bob) Schwartz after meeting him at a B’nai B’rith dance. Read more » »

Groups urge Virginia Tech to reject BDS resolution passed by graduate students

The 79 organizations also asked university president Tim Sands to affirm his commitment to ensuring that “no student will be subject to unfair discrimination or harassment because of the implementation of such a boycott on campus. Read more » »

B’NAI B’RITH COLLECTING JEWISH WWII SOLDIERS’ PROFILES AND STORIES FOR ISRAEL’S MUSEUM OF THE JEWISH SOLDIER IN WWII

Project to Recognize and Honor Jewish Service People (Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2021)–B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »