Category Archives: World
B’nai B’rith Asks University of Hawaii to Cancel Event With Palestinian Terrorist
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 21, 2020)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International condemns a dangerous choice by the University of Hawaii to host an event with convicted Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled. Read more » »
Con gran alegría 🥳 dimos la 🅑🅘🅔🅝🅥🅔🅝🅘🅓🅐 a 𝟯𝟬 𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘀 𝗷𝗼́𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 junto a sus familias quienes formarán …
Con gran alegría 🥳 dimos la 🅑🅘🅔🅝🅥🅔🅝🅘🅓🅐 a 𝟯𝟬 𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘀 𝗷𝗼́𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 junto a sus familias quienes formarán parte de la Generación 2020 de nuestro Programa Salir Adelante. ➡Desde hace 11 años nuestra Fundación Salir Adelante 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙨 »
Jewish cemeteries, Holocaust memorial desecrated in Greece
The #Holocaust memorial in Thessaloniki and several Greek Jewish cemeteries have been vandalized with hateful anti-Semitic graffiti. We thank the Order of AHEPA for condemning these despicable acts and continuing to stand with the Jewish community in #Greece. Read more » »
Anti-Semitism on Campus: A Global Perspective
We are committed to fighting and speaking out against #antisemitism, including in the form of anti-Israel groups on college campuses that have become increasingly more prevalent over the last few years. Too many groups engage in radical behavior that leaves Jewish students feeling attacked and unsafe. Read more » »
Leadership Forum du BBI
INFORMATION Leadership Forum du BBI La réunion du leadership forum annuel du B’nai B’rith International aura lieu en virtuel les 15 et 16 novembre prochains. Read more »
Essy Davidowitz receives Wilkes University President’s Medal
KINGSTON — Paul S. Adams, vice president of student affairs, said it best when speaking of Essy Davidowitz, the 2020 recipient of the Wilkes University President’s Medal. “Few people have preserved the history of Wilkes University in the detail and eloquence of Essy Davidowitz,” Adams said. Read more » »
We are pleased and proud of the inaugural meeting of B’nai B’rith Portugal. Our President Charles …
We are pleased and proud of the inaugural meeting of B’nai B’rith Portugal. Our President Charles Kaufman met virtually Sunday, Oct. 18 with 28 enthusiastic members at the launch of @BnaiBrith in Oporto. Kudos from the glorious and historic grounds of the Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue, the largest synagogue in Portugal. Read more » »
South Carolina’s unlikely offensive star: Adam Prentice excels in the dirty work
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Adam Prentice almost became a collegiate wrestler, but you can’t outrun destiny — or at least you can’t with Prentice’s speed.Prentice played linebacker at Clovis (Calif. Read more » »
Bernard-Henri Levy in unity plea amid right-wing Zionist Congress takeover bid
Speaking at an unusually tense 38th World Zionist Congress on Tuesday, French celebrity philosopher, filmmaker, activist, and author Bernard-Henri Levy made a plea to keep Diaspora Jewry at the heart of the Zionist movement amid an apparent bid by right-wing and religious organizations to seize control of key Zionist institutions. Read more » »
Hadassah, other groups delay right-wing takeover of World Zionist Congress
JTA — A coalition of Jewish groups including the likes of Hadassah and B’nai B’rith International has temporarily blocked a plan by Orthodox and right-wing parties to take over top positions throughout the World Zionist Congress, the Jewish National Fund and other crucial groups that spend $1 billion annually on international Jewish causes. Read more » »
