Category Archives: World

Rencontre avec le président du BBI Charles Kaufman

Invitation Rencontre avec le président du B’nai B’rith International Charles Kaufman mardi 2 juin à 19h30 Envoyé aux présidents de loges et au présidents de Commissions nationales. Read more » »

Senior Spotlight: Roosevelt tennis player inspired by medical professionals

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — For four years, Roosevelt’s Lena Lee had a racquet in her hands. Her freshman year, she was the Roughriders’ most improved player in both tennis and badminton. By her senior year, she was named most athletic. Her lasting high school memory is a quarterfinal playoff win this past fall on the tennis court. Read more » »

Clovis High multi-sport star Julia Hardwick wins B’nai B’rith award

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Clovis High School’s Julia Hardwick is the overall winner of the 69th B’nai B’rith scholar-athlete award. The award was voted on by an independent panel of judges who weighed academic and athletic achievement of the 16 nominees. Hardwick kept a 4. Read more » »

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz calls on VA to replace headstones inscribed with swastikas

JTA covered B’nai B’rith International’s support of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation pushing for the Department of Veterans Affairs to replace three headstones in military cemeteries that were vandalized with swastikas. Read on JTA. Read more » »

Lehigh Valley polling places are changing during the pandemic. Do you know where to vote?

Unfortunately, our website is currently unavailable in most European countries. We are engaged on the issue and committed to looking at options that support our full range of digital offerings to the EU market. We continue to identify technical compliance solutions that will provide all readers with our award-winning journalism. Read more » »

Israelis Dubbed “Thieves and Murderers” at Virtual Toronto al-Quds Event

Paul Larudee speaking at the virtual Toronto al-Quds Day event (YouTube) May 18, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic blocked the Toronto al-Quds Day Committee from conducting its customary occupation of downtown Toronto, but did not prevent it from spreading hate on the internet. Read more » »

CEO Op-ed for Fox News: Europeans Continue Unjustified Criticism of Israel but Ignore Real Middle East Threats

B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin responded to the sharp rise in anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment in Europe on Foxnews.com. Read on Foxnews.com A new coalition government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz is expected to take office in Israel Sunday, soon after U.S. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Statement on HEROES Act

(Washington, D.C., May 18, 2020)—​B’nai B’rith International is encouraged by the House of Representatives’ passage of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more » »

Daily Kickoff: Nikki Fried is Florida’s only statewide elected Democrat + Napa Valley’s new kosher wine

Subscribe now to the Daily Kickoff Good Monday morning! Thank you to all who joined our inaugural interactive wine tasting yesterday live from Napa Valley’s OneHope Winery with Jake Kloberdanz, Yitz Applbaum and Dan Levin. More on OneHope’s kosher news below. Read more » »

Florida’s only statewide elected Democrat is a 42-year-old Jewish rising star

In the summer of 2018, right after Florida’s August primary, a coalition of prominent Democratic donors met in Miami to plot out a November election game plan. Read more » »