Category Archives: World
Iconic Biblical harp shop goes up in flames, as owners voice hope
Michah and Shoshanna Harrari have been making harps nonstop for 40 years. That streak came to a temporary end this week when their workshop in Ramat Raziel burned down in the massive fire that swept through the hills and towns north of Jerusalem. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Appalled by Wave of Swastika Graffiti – B’nai Brith Canada
Graffiti defacing a synagogue in midtown Toronto on Aug. 19, 2021 August 19, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is alarmed by a noticeable increase in antisemitic vandalism across the country, seemingly coinciding with the start of the federal election campaign. Read more » »
Men’s Club Softball League Announces Sportsmanship, Pure Heart Award Winners — Detroit Jewish News
Jeff Fox Sportsmanship Award winner, Glenn Scher, (second from left) celebrates with Inter-Congregational Men’s Club Summer Softball League organizers Mitch Klein, Steve Achtman and Michael Betman. Read more » »
MNA David Birnbaum Visits B’nai Brith Canada
English version of article below Photographiés de gauche à droite : Le Conseiller juridique en chef Steven Slimovitch, le Député David Birnbaum, le Coprésident du Conseil du Québec Ronnie Roter, le Coprésident du Conseil du Québec Jerry Tarasofsky au bureau de B’nai Brith Canada à Montréal. Read more » »
Board of Deputies Community Briefing 19 Aug 2021
August 2021 „, „image”: „”, „name”: „Raoul Wallenberg Lodge Zoom meeting : “Queens of the Underworld- the Incredible History of Female Crooks””, „url”: „https: //www.bnaibrithuk. Read more »
BIA statement on Afghanistan
By BBUK In Advocacy, Statements On 19 August 2021 By Jeremy Havardi, 19 August 2021 B’nai B’rith UK is deeply alarmed at the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the subsequent victory of the Taliban. Read more »
BBUK Letter to the Polish Ambassador re the restitution law just signed by President Duda
By BBUK In Advocacy, Statements On 19 August 2021 By Jeremy Havardi, 18 August 2021 Your Excellency You will be aware that in our visits to your embassy, we have raised with you the subject of Holocaust restitution on many occasions, explaining its importance to Jews worldwide. Read more » »
A sky-high celebration for Eunice Reiter, 83
Photo: Alex DeGlopperEunice Reiter and Skydive Spaceland professional tandem instructor Fernando Rodriguez on July 5, 2021 By Deb Silverthorn No mere candles and cake for Eunice Harris Reiter’s 83rd birthday — the Dallas native and Houston area retired accountant jumped out of an airplane in a once-in-a-lifetime skydiving lark. Read more » »
Finding inspiration from the other side of the world
Last year, 27-year-old Jarod Rhine-Davis, who graduated from Carmel School in Perth and now lives in Melbourne, won the B’nai B’rith Award for Leadership for his work in repairing relationships between the Australian LGBT+ and Jewish communities, and for facilitating cross-community collaboration opportunities. Read more » »
Canadian courts continue to resist attempts by lobby groups to delegitimize critics of Israel
An Ontario Appeal Court Judge has again rejected an attempt by B’nai Brith Canada’s legal counsel David Matas (l) and CEO Michael Mostyn (r) to vilify the Canadian Union of Postal Workers for its strong support of Palestinian rights. Read more » »
