Category Archives: World
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 » »
CJN: Two men were sentenced for hate crimes after leaving antisemitic graffiti outside Beth Jacob synagogue in Hamilton, Ont.
Our CEO, Michael Mostyn, was quoted in a Canadian Jewish News article about vandalism at a synagogue in Hamilton, Ontario. CLICK HERE to read the full story. Read more » »
Jeanne Izenberg Handman Obituary (2021) Citizens Voice
A woman of great energy and „talking hands,” Jeanne Izenberg Handman, 94, died Monday, Nov. 8, 2021.Recently a resident of Highland Park Senior Living, she was born in Paterson, N.J. on May 16, 1927, the daughter of the late Lillian Fortinsky Izenberg and David W. Izenberg. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Pleased with Convictions in Hamilton Synagogue Vandalism Case – B’nai Brith Canada
Nov. 9, 2021 HAMILTON, Ont. – B’nai Brith Canada commends Ontario’s judicial system for holding two young men accountable for vandalizing a synagogue in Hamilton. The two men were found guilty of vandalizing the parking lot of a Hamilton synagogue with antisemitic and anti-Black graffiti. Read more » »
Noite de Cristais – 83 anos depois
Hoje, 9 de novembro, nos lembramos de um dos acontecimentos mais abomináveis da história do povo judeu: a “Noite de Cristais”. E, para tal, repercutimos o texto do Sr. Ernesto Strauss z”l, sobrevivente que nos deixou há um mês. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith New Zealand Commemorates 60th Anniversary
B’nai B’rith International President Charles Kaufman Gives Keynote Address AUCKLAND, New Zealand — B’nai B’rith New Zealand leaders from across the country took a trip down memory lane Nov. 7 to celebrate the global organization’s 60th anniversary in the land of the long white cloud. Read more » »
