Category Archives: World

B’nai Brith Canada Takes Government to Court Over Not Listing IRGC as Terror Group

Canadian flag. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – B’nai Brith Canada is taking legal action against the Canadian government over not designating Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group following a parliamentary motion, unanimously approved in the House of Commons in June 2018, that called on the government to do so. Read more » »

Current Affairs with Ron James (Series 4)

Current Affairs with Ron James is back! Make sure to attend to not miss out on the stimulating conversations! Join our interactive fortnightly discussion series tackling pressing global, political and local issues with your community members. Read more » »

En B’nai B’rith festejamos la democracia. #1m #asuncionpresidencial2020 #bnaibrithuruguay

En B’nai B’rith festejamos la democracia. #1m #asuncionpresidencial2020 #bnaibrithuruguay Read more » »

Rooted in El Dorado

Portraits of Minette K. Hearin, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crawford McKinney, Col. Thomas Harry Barton and Ike Felsenthal line the wall in the Gallery of History in El Dorado. Ike Felsenthal, pictured here, helped establish El Dorado’s Chamber of Commerce. – Photo by Siandhara Bonnet Janey Pillsbury grew up in an active Jewish community in El Dorado. Read more » »

Jewish humor: When punchlines create punching bags… or worse

Self-deprecating humor not only keeps people humble, it helps people out of difficult situations or keeps them alive. By CHARLES O. KAUFMAN FEBRUARY 29, 2020 20: 59 A FLOAT with an effigy of a Jew is seen during the carnival at Aalst, Belgium, on February 23. Read more » »

News Transcript Datebook, March 4

• Judy Russell, the Legal Genealogist, will speak at the Monmouth County Genealogy Society meeting on March 8 at the Community Center, 72 Broad St., Eatontown. Russell will speak on “Doing Time – Prison Records as Genealogy Resources.” There will be refreshments and networking at 1: 30 p.m., followed by the business meeting and speaker at 2 p.m. Read more » »

CATHEY: Jewish community mourns loss of Anne Yourman

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B’nai Brith Canada takes government to court over not listing IRGC as terror group

B’nai Brith Canada takes government to court over not listing IRGC as terror group  JNS.org Read more »

B’nai B’rith Commends Austrian BDS and Anti-Semitism Resolution

We commend the Austrian parliament for unanimously passing a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, including the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The resolution is a strong symbolic statement against all forms of anti-Semitism, including anti-Zionism. Read more » »

Shabat shalom!

Shabat shalom! Read more » »