Category Archives: World
Remembering the 1938 November Pogroms (Kristallnacht) Join Bnai Brith Brasil TODAY at 3 p.m. ET / 5 …
Remembering the 1938 November Pogroms (Kristallnacht) Join Bnai Brith Brasil TODAY at 3 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. BRT, as they commemorate 82 years since Kristallnacht. Special guests include Israeli President Reuven Ruvi Rivlin, a Holocaust survivor’s daughter Judith Scliar, Archbishop of Rio Orani João Tempesta and Judge Denise Levy Tredler. Read more » »
𝕂ℝ𝕀𝕊𝕋𝔸𝕃𝕃ℕ𝔸ℂℍ𝕋…para entender mejor qué sucedió la noche del 9 al 10 de noviembre de 1938 hay que …
𝕂ℝ𝕀𝕊𝕋𝔸𝕃𝕃ℕ𝔸ℂℍ𝕋…para entender mejor qué sucedió la noche del 9 al 10 de noviembre de 1938 hay que remontarse un par de días antes, o incluso algunos meses previos: ➡𝐴 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑑𝑒 𝑎𝑔𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑠 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑛 »
Projet national „La liberté en un clic”
Projet national „La liberté en un clic” Envoyé aux F&S Chères sœurs, chers frères, Nous sommes actuellement presque tous confinés chez nous et c’est peu de dire que le contexte est globalement anxiogène. Read more » »
Judith Meisel, Santa Barbara Educator and Holocaust Survivor, 1929-2020
Posted on November 8, 2020 | 2: 00 p.m.November 8, 2020 | 2: 00 p.m. Judith Meisel Judith Meisel, a long-time Santa Barbara educator, civil rights activist and Holocaust survivor — who spent much of her life retelling her harrowing story in hopes of improving the world — died Nov. 3, 2020, at her home in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. She was 91. Read more » »
7 especially Jewish ‘Jeopardy!’ moments to Alex Trebek’s 36 years as host
(JTA) — Alex Trebek, the beloved baritone host of “Jeopardy!,” died of pancreatic cancer Sunday at 80. In his 36 years as host of the immensely popular game show, Trebek encountered his share of Jewish moments. We’ve rounded up a few especially notable ones from the last decade here. Read more » »
What We’re Watching: Official felicitation and low-key remembrance
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waits to speak to reporters from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on March 17. (Andrew Meade/iPolitics) After spending most of last week resolutely refusing to speculate — at least in public — on the outcome of last week’s Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Brasil lastima a morte do Rabino Jonathan Sacks
É com profunda tristeza que a B’nai B’rith do Brasil lastima o falecimento do Rabino Jonathan Sacks, ocorrido neste sábado (07-11-20), em Londres, em decorrência do agressivo câncer do qual, infelizmente, ele vinha sofrendo há algum tempo. A comunidade judaica mundial perde um de seus rabinos mais respeitados por sua sabedoria e pensamento. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Congratulates President-Elect Joe Biden
B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We congratulate Joe Biden on his election as president of the United States. And we congratulate Kamala Harris on her historic election – as a woman and as a child of immigrants – as vice president. Read more » »
Rabbi Lord Sacks, rabbinical giant of his generation, dies aged 72
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z”ll. Rabbi Sacks was without a doubt one of the most influential Jewish figures of our age. An enduring moral voice, an eminent intellectual and an inspiring leader. Read more » »
Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US
Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for being elected the next president and vice president of the U.S. 🇺🇸. We wish them well and hope both can unite Americans on many issues, including our support for Israel and our fight against anti-Semitism. Read more » »
