Category Archives: World

WATCH: Just weeks after the Abraham Accords normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab …

WATCH: Just weeks after the Abraham Accords normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Elie Abadie left his Manhattan synagogue to become only the second rabbi in the UAE. Read more » »

TOMORROW❗ 🗓 Wednesday, March 24 at 2:30 p.m. Washington / 6:30 p.m. London Join us live for a …

TOMORROW❗ 🗓 Wednesday, March 24 at 2: 30 p.m. Washington / 6: 30 p.m. London Join us live for a conversation about Jewish concerns on both sides of the Pond. Dr. Read more » »

Palestra de Artur Zular sobre saúde, bem-estar e qualidade de vida

Para quem não viu ou deseja rever a concorrida palestra do Dr. Artur Zular que a nossa B´nai B´rith promoveu no domingo passado (21/03/2021) sobre saúde, bem-estar e qualidade de vida, aqui está, na íntegra. Read more » »

University of Ottawa Professors Stand Up for the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

An image of the University of Ottawa (Global) March 23, 2021 OTTAWA – A group of professors at the University of Ottawa is fighting back against a resolution passed by its faculty union executive – without any advance consultation – to reject the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Definition of Antisemitism. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith International Geneva Representative Nurit Braun discusses the …

B’nai B’rith International Geneva Representative Nurit Braun discusses the interconnectedness of #racism and #antisemitism in a statement before the UN Human Rights Council. https: //youtu. Read more » »

One day during a stroll through the Lower East Side in 1999, #NYC #photographer Vincent Giordano was …

One day during a stroll through the Lower East Side in 1999, #NYC #photographer Vincent Giordano was invited into Kehila Kedosha Janina, a synagogue that was home to the city’s #Greek Romaniote #Jewish congregation. Read more » »

Our Center for Senior Services recently held a 2-day virtual conference earlier this March bringing …

Our Center for Senior Services recently held a 2-day virtual conference earlier this March bringing together board members, property management, and service coordinators. Many new protocols are now taking place in senior affordable #housing due to the ongoing changes in our world because of the pandemic. Read more » »

#OTD in 2018, 85 year-old Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll z”l was brutally stabbed to …

#OTD in 2018, 85 year-old Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll z”l was brutally stabbed to death at her home in Paris. Why? For being Jewish. May her memory be a blessing and an animating force against #antisemitism and hate. Read more » »

Boulder shooting: Gunman kills 10, including police officer, at King Soopers

Our hearts break for the victims of the shooting in Boulder, CO and the Boulder community. How many mass shootings will it take? We must do more to prevent gun violence and the way to start is by passing sensible bipartisan legislation. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Horrified by Attack on Pregnant Jewish Woman in London

(Washington, D.C., March 22, 2021)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement:    ​We are outraged by the vicious, violent attack on a 20-year-old pregnant Jewish woman in Stamford Hill, London. Read more » »