Category Archives: World
Second Leg of Biannual Trilateral Conference in Cyprus
By TNH Staff January 15, 2020 The delegation and officials posed for a photo in Cyprus. Photo: Facebook CYPRUS – AHEPA under the leadership of George Horiates along with the American Hellenic Initiative (AHI), the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish American Organizations, and B’nai B’rith continued their joint oversees mission in Cyprus. Read more » »
Secret Hitler Tabletop Game Pulled from Montreal Stores After B’nai Brith Complaints
The social deduction tabletop game Secret Hitler has been pulled from three Montreal game stores following complaints from the Jewish human rights group B’nai Brith Canada. If you’re unfamiliar with Secret Hitler, this social deduction tabletop game was first released in 2017. Read more » »
Foreign policy, Middle East take center stage at Democratic debate in Iowa
Good Wednesday morning! On Capitol Hill, the House is expected to vote today to send impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate for trial. A House Subcommittee on Homeland Security will hear testimony from Jewish leaders and government experts on the rise of antisemitism. More below. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International Advocates For anti-Semitism Countermeasures In Statement To Homeland Security Committee
B’nai B’rith International submitted testimony to the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism, in advance of a hearing on anti-Semitism being held today. The hearing is focused on confronting the rise in anti-Semitic domestic terrorism in the U.S. Read more » »
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration at the Balai Quezon in Israel
(Tel Aviv, Jan. 14, 2020)—The Philippine Embassy in Israel, in partnership with the B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem, will be holding „Safe Haven: Jewish Refugees in the Philippines,” a commemorative event to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on Jan. 27 at the Balai Quezon. Read more » »
Las Vegas philanthropist bestows one last surprise gift, 20 years after his death
The longtime Las Vegas resident, Charlie Tarr was known for his modest lifestyle. He barely spent outside of his basic necessity and always invested his money on bettering the community. Tarr frequently donated to charities around Las Vegas setting a great example for wealthy Nevadans who fully realise their social responsibility. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith NSW
B’nai B’rith NSW is the peak body of B’nai B’rith in New South Wales. It co-ordinates the activities of all NSW Constituents as well as those of our other State bodies, including, the BB Retirement Villages, B’nai B’rith Centre, the Youth and Welfare Read more » »
B’nai B’rith calls on Canada to designate Iran’s IRGC as terrorist organization
B’nai B’rith and the Council of Iranian-Canadians on Monday called on Canada’s government to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, saying the organization poses a „greater threat than ever before” to Canada’s Jewish and Iranian communities. Read more » »
Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn in Semanario Hebreo Jai – ¿Alguien no sabe dónde están los asesinos?
B’nai B’rith International’s Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn published this Spanish-language op-ed in Semanario Hebreo Jai about how justice has still not been served in the death of Jewish prosecutor Alberto Nisman. Read more » »
B’nai Brith, Council of Iranian Canadians demand Trudeau government list IRGC as ‘terrorist entity’
You have 10 free articles left today, enjoy reading. The federal government must list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as “terrorist entity”, say the Council of Iranian Canadians, B’nai Brith Canada and longtime Iranian-Canadian activist Reza Banai. Read more » »
