Category Archives: World

Letting the Repellent In

How Philip Roth Let the Repellent In The young Roth in his Kips Bay apartment. Photo: Bob Peterson Indisputably a great American novelist, Philip Roth has a decent claim to be the great American novelist: a philosopher and a satyr, cranky and profound, one of the foremost interpreters of what he called “the indigenous American berserk. Read more » »

Message de condoléances – Décès de Rosy Levy Menkel (z’’l)

Message de condoléances Décès de Rosy Levy Menkel (z’’l) C’est avec une grande tristesse que nous avons appris le décès de Rosy Levy Menkel (z’’l). Née dans une famille originaire de Frankfort ayant quitté l’Allemagne nazie, elle perdit son père en déportation. Read more » »

The Confederate governor who loved Jews | IJN

By Andrea Cooper ASHEVILLE, NC — A granite obelisk at Pack Square in this city’s downtown has commanded attention for more than a century. It’s a landmark set in a spot where groups from evangelicals to Black Lives Matter protesters go to be heard. Read more » »

Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021

Join B’nai Brith Canada for virtual Holocaust Remembrance Day events in Toronto, Montreal, and Winnipeg. Toronto: Holocaust Denial and Distortion | Wednesday, April 7, 2021 5: 00 pm EST Please join us, the Law Society of Ontario, and The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day with this special program. Read more » »

Presidency of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Passes to Greece

As Greece 🇬🇷 takes over the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) presidency from Germany 🇩🇪, we thank outgoing chairwoman Ambassador Michaela Küchler and wish incoming chairman Ambassador Chris Lazaris success in his new role. Greece’s leadership in combating #antisemitism and #Holocaust disinformation will be pivotal. Read more » »

North Shore news in brief | Community News | salemnews.com

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Jack Greenwald 1928-2021 | IJN

“303-388-1217.” That sparkle in the eye. That deadpan, which his inner smile sailed through as he was reciting the long forgotten phone number of the person he was summoning so that he, or she, not be forgotten. The setting: Announcements in the synagogue. Read more » »

Did You Know? We help ensure Holocaust victims are acknowledged and remembered. We are the official …

Did You Know? We help ensure Holocaust victims are acknowledged and remembered. We are the official North American sponsor of “Unto Every Person There is a Name,” under the auspices of Yad Vashem, Israel’s official #Holocaust museum and research center in Jerusalem. Read more » »

Yom Hashoah- Rencontre avec « Les Derniers »

Invitation Yom Hashoah – Rencontre avec « Les Derniers » – Zoom le 8 avril à 20h00 Envoyé aux F&S Chères sœurs, chers frères, A l’occasion de Yom Hashoah, le B’nai B’rith France et sa commission nationale Mémoire vous convient à une rencontre Zoom avec Sophie Nahum et « Les Derniers », le jeudi 8 avril 2021 à 20h00. Read more » »

B’nai Brith Denounces Antisemitic Graffiti During Passover in Toronto

Antisemitic graffiti on Finch Station in North York, Toronto TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is deeply disturbed by two brazen incidents of antisemitic vandalism in the North York district of Toronto over the Jewish Passover holiday. Read more » »