Category Archives: World
How a leading Jewish Canadian activist got major companies to go green
Tzeporah Berman’s environmental activism was awakened in the summer of 1991, on a trip to explore the rainforests near Vancouver between her freshman and sophomore years of college. Read more » »
Meet Tzeporah Berman, the Canadian ג€˜environmental Nobelג€™ prize winner who never set out to be an activist
(JTA) — Tzeporah Berman did not set out to be an environmental activist. Raised in a Jewish family outside Toronto, she dreamed of becoming a fashion designer and after high school moved into the city to enroll in a fashion arts design program at Ryerson University. Read more » »
Grapevine November 18, 2020: Not quite as bad as we thought
Movers and shakers in Israeli society. AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR Paul Griffiths presents his credentials to President Reuven Rivlin. Read more » »
WATCH: In our first 2020 Leadership Forum panel, Ellie Cohanim, U.S. Department of State deputy …
WATCH: In our first 2020 Leadership Forum panel, Ellie Cohanim, U.S. Department of State deputy special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, and Katharina Von Schnurbein, European Commission coordinator on combating anti-Semitism, spoke with Read more » »
Nazi-Named Street To Be Renamed Following B’nai Brith Advocacy
The street sign honouring Third Reich Naval Captain Hans Langsdorff (Photo by Adam Wiseman) November 17, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada AJAX, Ont. – Following B’nai Brith Canada and community advocacy, a street named after a Nazi battleship captain will be renamed. Read more » »
The FBI’s annual hate crimes report highlights a disturbing reality for American Jews: in 2019, …
The FBI’s annual hate crimes report highlights a disturbing reality for American Jews: in 2019, Jews were the target of over 60 percent of religious-based hate crimes. More urgent and effective measures must be enacted to counter this frightening trend. 👉 https: //ucr.fbi. Read more » »
Despite being unable to connect with friends in person, our just-concluded annual Leadership Forum …
Despite being unable to connect with friends in person, our just-concluded annual Leadership Forum offered in-depth conversations with important guests on topics like global anti-Semitism, the impact of the U.S. elections on the Jewish community and changes in the Middle East peace landscape. Read more » »
Global Action in Unprecedented Times: B’nai B’rith Wraps Up Annual Leadership Forum, Virtual Sessions on anti-Semitism, U.S. Elections, Middle East Peace
(Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2020)—Global anti-Semitism, the impact of the U.S. elections on the Jewish community and changes in the Middle East peace landscape were the featured topics of B’nai B’rith International’s just-concluded annual Leadership Forum. The two-day event was held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more » »
Major Jewish Groups to PM: Return to Principled Voting at UN
B’nai Brith Canada and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center have joined the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) in formally writing to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, urging the Government of Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Objects to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Usage of Holocaust Imagery to Make Political Point
(Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2020)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
