Category Archives: World

Times of Israel – Posthumous honor given to Florence chief rabbi for saving Italian Jews in WWII

The Times of Israel covered the posthumous awarding of two Jewish Rescuers Citations to Rabbi Nathan Cassuto and Matilda Cassin for their courageous work saving Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Read more » »

Jerusalem Post – Christian, Jewish rescuers honored for saving Italian Jews during Holocaust

Jewish Rescuers Citations were awarded posthumously to two individuals, Rabbi Nathan Cassuto and Matilda Cassin, for their bravery in helping save other Jews from the Holocaust. Read more » »

Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019

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BBUK LBIA December Newsletter

Read the latest BBUK LBIA Newsletter The post BBUK LBIA December Newsletter appeared first on B’nai B’rith UK. Read more » »

Hatred towards Jews on Full Display at York University – The Jewish Press

Photo Credit: courtesy Jewish students at Toronto’s York University were accosted by a mostly Muslim organization calling itself Students Against Israeli Apartheid Last Wednesday’s attack on Jewish students meeting at Toronto’s York University was no Read more » »

BBUK starts a new group

30/11/2019| Announcements, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBUK, Events, Jewish Interest, National Events| Report by Valerie Tesler B’nai B’rith UK, (BBUK) the world’s oldest Jewish humanitarian charity, which operates as a network of Read more » »

Edgware Synagogue together with BBUK invite you to see “Why the Jews”

Edgware Synagogue together with BBUK invite you to see “Why the Jews” 29/11/2019| Announcements, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA News, BBUK, Events, Film| Report by Jeremy Havardi The film is being shown on Tuesday, 7th January 2020. Read more » »

Christian, Jewish rescuers honored for saving Italian Jews during Holocaust

They endangered their lives to arrange hideouts for hundreds of Jews in Catholic institutions and homes. Read more » »

A Texas synagogue burned to the ground, but there were no Jews left to mourn it

A former synagogue building in the small Texas city of Breckenridge was destroyed by fire earlier this week — but it hasn’t been home to a Jewish community for decades. The former Temple Beth Israel building caught fire early Sunday morning and burned for an hour. Read more » »

When a Texas synagogue burned to the ground, no Jews left to mourn it

Over the years, the small Jewish community who used the synagogue have left the place, leaving no one to mourn it. Read more » »