Category Archives: World
Canada’s Federal Election: An Opportunity for Jewish Voters to Have Their Say
Image credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang August 16, 2021 OTTAWA – Canadians will head to the polls September 20th. This is an opportunity for members of Canada’s Jewish community to play their role in the democratic process. Read more » »
Coverage of B’nai B’rith Rescuers Citation Presentation in Amsterdam
B’nai B’rith International has received coverage for a Rescuers Citation given to Jewish resistance fighter Henriëtte Pimentel, who saved 600 children in Amsterdam from Nazi death camps. She was honored at the Verzets Resistance Museum 78 years after her death. Read more » »
Parashá Shoftim
ADMINISTRAÇÃO DA LEI E DO ESTADO Union of Hebrew Congregations Rabino Günther Plaut Culto, Justiça e Cultura estão lado a lado. A Torá destaca a distinção a todos eles. Todos são vistos como obrigação. Eles mexem com o bem-estar da comunidade e as profecias são vistas como magia. Read more » »
How Jewish alliances fueled the rise of Vernon Jordan
Vernon Jordan, who died in March of this year, would have turned 86 today, Aug. 15, which provides a good occasion to examine how a Black power broker and civil rights advocate used Jewish alliances to further his goals. More than a mere attorney, Jordan was a fixer and kingmaker. Read more » »
PayPal and the ADL: A Match Made in Censorship Hell
A few weeks ago, PayPal and the Anti-Defamation League announced a joint project focused on “uncovering and disrupting the financial pipelines that support extremist and hate movements. Read more » »
Trisagion for Rev Fr Thomas J Paris – Oakland CA
Very sad news. As a personal note, I went to Skyline High School with Fr Paris kids Maria and Paul. We’re class of 1980.OAKLAND, CA – Reverend Father Thomas J. Paris, Dean Emeritus of the Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Oakland, passed away on August 8, following a long battle with cancer. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Condemns Polish Parliament’s Passage of Law Impeding Restitution of Jewish Property
(Washington, D.C., August 13, 2021)–B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
Feds Must Prevent U of T from Causing a ‘Substantial Harm’ to Canada – B’nai Brith Canada
August 12, 2021 TORONTO — B’nai Brith has written a letter to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada and the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, to request that their ministries deny a work Read more » »
Obituary: Janet Schulman Katz
Janet Schulman Katz, a longtime resident of Marietta, died July 13, 2021, at the age of 89. Janet Katz grew up and attended Louisville Girls High School in Louisville, Ky., and college at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky. Read more » »
PATRICK BULGER | Malema’s house is built on hot air … but don’t expect it to collapse
One hopes voters aren’t duped by his ‘spacious houses’ for the poor and his hypocritical rhetoric, but don’t hold your breath 12 August 2021 – 20: 26 The Nats were known for matchbox houses and toilets in the veld, the ANC for RDP houses and Read more » »
