Category Archives: World
Marcus Foundation grants $60 million to teen Israel travel program RootOne
The Marcus Foundation will announce a $60 million grant today to RootOne, the Israel teen travel program it created in 2020 with a $20 million seed gift, Simon Amiel, RootOne’s executive director, told eJewishPhilanthropy. Read more » »
Rally Against Anti-Semitism Draws 3,000 in Show of Unity at US Capitol in Washington
(JNS) More than 3,000 people from across the country gathered near the U.S. Capitol on Sunday to stand in solidarity against the rising tide of anti-Semitism across the United States. Read more » »
On Capitol Hill, rally-goers agree that antisemitism is un-American. But when Israel is involved, it gets complicated. – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Several thousand people spent a sweltering afternoon in front of the U.S. Capitol at a rally on Sunday that denounced antisemitism as un-American and made the case that Jewish identity and support for Israel are inextricable. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Co-Sponsors NO FEAR Rally in Washington, D.C. to Combat Anti-Semitism
(Washington, D.C., July 11, 2021)—B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: As co-sponsors of today’s NO FEAR: A Rally in Solidarity with the Jewish People, in Washington, D.C. Read more » »
Activists gather at the National Mall to protest the rise of antisemitism
WASHINGTON – Julie Paris from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, decided to drive all the way to Washington to attend the rally against antisemitism on Sunday. Read more » »
Watch LIVE – Project 21’s Marie Fisher at the U.S. Capitol
Marie Fischer, a member of the National Center’s Project 21 black leadership network, is scheduled to speak at the “No Fear” rally against antisemitism in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 11. The rally begins at 1: 00pm eastern, and will be held on the west side of the U.S. Capitol Building. The event will be streamed on the Internet. Read more » »
Numerous Jewish organizations to protest the rise of antisemitism
WASHINGTON – Following the recent rise of antisemitism across the US, a coalition of organizations will hold a rally at the National Mall by the west entrance of the US Capitol building on Sunday. Read more » »
PETITION: Jewish Profs Need Your Support
Terezia Zoric speaking (YouTube) July 9, 2021 TORONTO — Earlier this week, B’nai Brith Canada drew attention to the concerns of 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 » »
PETITION: Support Jewish Faculty Members at the University of Toronto
To: Meric Gertler President, University of Toronto Keith Adamson Chair, Membership Committee University of Toronto Faculty Association Brenda Austin-Smith President, CAUT Dear esteemed leaders, For the past year and a half, Jewish faculty Read more » »
«Judaísmos a través del tiempo» con Leandro Galanternik
B’nai B’rith Chile Mar Jónico 8860, Vitacura Santiago de Chile +562-29296784 contacto@bnaibrith.cl Read more »
