Category Archives: World
Jewish Groups React to Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation to US Supreme Court
Jewish groups reacted immediately following the U.S. Senate confirmation on Monday of Amy Coney Barrett as the 115th U.S. Supreme Court justice a week before the Nov. 3 election. Barrett, previously a judge on the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court and a professor at Notre Dame Law School, her law school alma mater, was confirmed 52-48. Read more » »
Jewish Community Applauds Ontario’s Adoption of IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
October 27, 2020 TORONTO – Today, the Government of Ontario became the first province in Canada to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, as endorsed by consensus at the 2016 IHRA plenary. Read more » »
Two Years Later, Jewish Groups Remember Victims of Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre
People pray at a makeshift memorial near the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Oct. 31, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Cathal McNaughton. Read more » »
Segunda sesión del club de lectura en B’nai B’rith Uruguay
𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐞́𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨́𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚? Gracias totales Janet Rudman‼‼ #clubdelectura #bnaibrithuruguay #eduardohalfon Read more » »
Jewish groups react to Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to US Supreme Court
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Elissa Slotkin receives violent threat amid Michigan’s tense political climate
Oct 27, 2020 By Arno Rosenfeld Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat, reported receiving a voicemail with violent threats at her campaign headquarters over the weekend. Read more » »
JBS Coverage of B’nai B’rith Supporting the Coalition Agreement Announced at 2020 World Zionist Congress
JBS covered our statement expressing our commitment to Jewish unity and supporting the coalition agreement that was announced at the 2020 World Zionist Congress. View coverage here (beginning at 6: 33) or below. Read more » »
To fight radical Islam, France is limiting religious freedoms — with the blessing of its Jewish minority
(JTA) — As the French government rolls out a controversial plan that amounts to its most robust crackdown on religious activity in decades, it is enjoying broad support from at least one of the country’s faith communities: French Jews. Read more » »
Message de condoléances
Message de condoléances Décès de notre soeur Annette Nouchi (z”l) C’est avec une grande tristesse que nous avons appris le décès de notre sœur Annette Nouchi (z”l), épouse de notre frère Guy. Tous deux étaient parmi les fondateurs de l’ancienne loge Abraham Furtado de Bordeaux et ils ont beaucoup œuvré pour le B’nai B’rith. Read more » »
CEO and Former Ambassador Op-ed: The U.N. Should Stop Funding the Palestinian Narrative
The Jerusalem Post published an op-ed by B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin and the late U.S. Ambassador Richard Schifter on the need for the U.N. to stop funding „Palestinian committees” and end its support of the “right of return. Read more » »
