Category Archives: World
Exploring Architectural History: the origins of the SCAD Student Center
Written by Lilli Donohue, Photos by Katie Burke Before the Student Center was a place for bees to buzz, it was known as the Congregation B’nai B’rith Jacob Synagogue (Congregation B.B.J), which was built in 1909. Read more » »
Human Rights Watch says Israel has crossed ‘apartheid’ threshold – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — A report by Human Rights Watch says that Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza has crossed the threshold into apartheid and recommends far-reaching punitive measures, including prosecutions for crimes against humanity. Read more » »
CSU abandons BDS: B’nai Brith Canada
The Concordia Student Union has formally abandoned the anti-Israel Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement, according to a statement by B’nai Brith Canada.CSU Student Life Coordinator Eduardo Malorni confirmed this as well. Read more » »
‘It’s essential to protect historical truth’: Jewish groups react to Biden’s recognition of Armenian genocide
(April 27, 2021 / JNS) Jewish organizations responded positively to the United States officially recognizing as a genocide the killing and deportation of more than a million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century. The declaration was made on April 24 by U.S. Read more » »
Jewish Groups, Local Communities Mark Two-Year Anniversary of Deadly Passover Shooting at Poway Chabad
A makeshift memorial was placed by a light pole a block away from a shooting incident where one person was killed at the Congregation Chabad synagogue in Poway, north of San Diego, California, April 27, 2019. Photo: Reuters / John Gastaldo. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Outraged by Human Rights Watch Report Accusing Israel of “Apartheid” and “Persecution”
(Washington, D.C., April 27, 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 new Human Rights Watch report accusing Israel of “persecution” and “apartheid.” In its report, the group, which is known to have an anti-Israel bias, defames Israel. Read more » »
Domingo, dia 02 de maio, acontece mais um encontro através do Canal do YouTube da B’nai B’rith.
Domingo, dia 02 de maio às 17h, acontece mais um encontro através do Canal do YouTube da B’nai B’rith. Com o tema: “Caem muralhas, constroem-se pontes – Aproximação entre Israel e Países Árabes“, o administrador de empresas, Marcos Susskind, falará a respeito às 17h. O encontro está marcado. Read more » »
Costigan, Giovanni Marie Denis George (1905-1990)
History professor and author, peace activist and humanitarian, Giovanni Costigan taught at the University of Washington for 41 years and was professor emeritus there for 15 more. Passionate about liberal social causes, he spoke out often and fearlessly about some of the most divisive issues of his day — the anti-communism purges of the 1950s, U.S. Read more » »
On Palestinian Aid and Accountability
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a meeting, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Aug. 18, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Mohamad Torokman / Pool. The decision to resume American aid to the Palestinians is a classic example of cart-before-the-horse thinking that has existed in one form or another for the past seven decades. Read more » »
The Suburban: More Than Seven Antisemitic Acts a Day in Canada
April 27, 2021 Joel Goldenberg of the Suburban just reported on B’nai Brith Canada’s 2020 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. CLICK HERE to read the article. Read more » »
