Category Archives: World
Obituary: Phyllis Shiro
Phyllis Shiro WATERVILLE – Her loving family announces the passing of Phyllis Shiro after a period of declining health, on May 22, 2021. She passed peacefully at Maine General Center for Health Thayer Campus with her daughter by her side. Born Phyllis Ann Kovner in Brockton, Mass. on Nov. Read more » »
Rise in antisemitism dispels the myth of American Jewish exceptionalism
I’m not at all surprised.I’m not at all surprised at the savagery we are seeing on the streets, and some halls of power, in countries generally seen to be enlightened, civilized. “Like us.”I have watched for decades as American Jews have not only proclaimed but actually seemed to believe in the myth of their “exceptionalism” in Jewish history. Read more » »
New Brunswick Pro-Palestinian Protest Planned For Saturday
Patch included B’nai B’rith International’s response to the Congressional resolution aimed at preventing a sale of arms to Israel in its coverage of a pro-Palestinian protest held in New Brunswick, New Jersey and the response to President Joe Biden’s approval of the arms sale to Israel. Read more » »
Toronto Fails to Act Against Antisemitism Yet Again – B’nai Brith Canada
The flag of the Hamas terror group (top right) flies over downtown Toronto at a protest on May 22, 2021 May 25, 2021 TORONTO – For the third week in a row, antisemitism and support for terrorism were on display Saturday at a massive protest in downtown Toronto. Read more » »
A Kosher ‘Pork Rind’? New Lower-Fat, Vegan Snacks are Guilt-Free
Snacklins — a 100% vegan kosher snack food — was born in 2015 in the kitchen of a D.C. barbecue joint. Could Snacklins become America’s next great salty snack? Former Detroiter Jeremy Sherman is set on making that happen. As director ofS Growth & Strategic Initiatives at Snacklins, Sherman is a key member of the Washington, D.C.-based company. Read more » »
Editorial du président du B’nai B’rith France
Jean-Yves Le Drian, où est l’apartheid en Israël ? Il y a des termes qui jusqu’à présent étaient l’apanage des militants antisionistes et de leur rhétorique sordide pour délégitimer Israël et déverser leur haine antisioniste avec les conséquences que l’on connait pour les Français Juifs. Le terme d’apartheid en fait partie. Read more » »
Vem aí mais um Cine Debate.🎬
Será domingo, dia 30 de maio, às 17 hs, com transmissão ao vivo pelo Canal do YouTube da B’nai B’tith.📅 A conversa com Eduardo Gurmam e Laura Hauser sobre o Filme “Matrix”. 📽️ Esse é o link para acompanhar o encontro: 📱💻 https: //www.youtube. Read more » »
Good Sports: Book made to honor 70th anniversary of B’nai B’rith award
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — It’s an award unlike any other in the Central Valley.B’nai B’rith is the annual student-athlete award that honors individuals for their accomplishments both in the classroom and in their respected sport along with their community involvement. Read more » »
Cactus ORT chapter hosts June auction in first event since COVID
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Happy 80th birthday, Bob Dylan!
“How does it feel?” we might collectively sing to him, echoing the chorus of his most famous song. “How does it feel?” — for Bob Dylan to turn 80, as he does today. In 1963, as he was preparing to play a concert at Carnegie Hall, he told an interviewer: “My past is so complicated you wouldn’t believe it, man. Read more » »
