Category Archives: World
Coverage of the 2021 B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Journalism Awards and Ceremony
B’nai B’rith International has received significant news coverage of its ceremony honoring the winners of the 2021 B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith World Center Holds 2021 Award for Journalism
Professor Yedidia Z. Stern, president of the Jewish People Policy Institute, delivered the keynote address, entitled „The Israeli Identity Crisis,” at the B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage for 2021. Read more » »
US Jewish Group ‘Outraged’ by Activists Accusing IDF of Exploiting Surfside Disaster
Members of Israel Defense Forces on the ground in Surfside, Florida. Photo: IDF JNS.org – Anti-Israel activists took to social media to accuse the Israel Defense Forces of exploiting the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. Read more » »
Jewish activists fight antisemitism with a bold message
Last week’s brutal attack in Boston of a Chabad emissary kept the rising tide of antisemitism in the US in the headlines. And Jewish groups and individuals are mobilizing in various ways. Read more » »
Sarsour plays victim after backlash over anti-IDF tweet
Linda Sarsour (AP/Carolyn Kaster)(AP/Carolyn Kaster)Sarsour plays victim after backlash over anti-IDF tweet Sarsour deleted the offensive tweet, but rather than apologize, she claimed that she had been victimized on the site. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Outraged by Tweet on IDF Involvement in Surfside Rescue
(Washington, D.C., July 6, 2021)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We are outraged by a tweet from political activist Rafael Shimunov questioning the IDF’s rescue efforts in Surfside, Florida. Read more » »
Pushing Back Against Bigotry at U of T
Terezia Zoric speaking (YouTube) July 6, 2021 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada is standing up for concerned Jewish faculty members at the University of Toronto (U of T) following problematic and antisemitic comments made by a University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA) official. Read more » »
Letter to U of T President Meric Gertler
Meric Gertler June 30, 2021 President Kelly Hannah-Moffat Vice President Human Resources and Equity University of Toronto The purpose of this letter is to request appropriate responses to an act of bigotry from a member of the University of Toronto faculty. »
Diverse Minds Questionnaire
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Amid rising US antisemitism, Jewish groups plan July 11 solidarity rally in DC
NEW YORK — Alarmed by rising antisemitism at home and abroad, a coalition of Jewish organizations is planning to converge on Washington, DC, for a solidarity rally on July 11. Read more » »
