Category Archives: World

Mega Group, Maxwells, and Mossad: The Spy Story at the Heart of the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal

As billionaire pedophile and alleged sex-trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein sits in prison, reports have continued to surface about his reported links to intelligence, his financial ties to several companies and “charitable” foundations, and his friendships with the rich and powerful as well as top politicians. Read more » »

Acclaimed Israeli Actor Sasson Gabay on Bridging Cultures through Art

B’nai B’rith Podcast: New Episode on Israeli Musical The Band’s Visit (Washington, D.C., August 5, 2019)–Israeli actor Sasson Gabay addresses difficult cultural themes in some of his work, but he is surprisingly optimistic about human nature. Read more » »

B’nai Brith to Canadian AG: West Bank wine labeling decision aids BDS

August 5, 2019 20: 26 1 minute read. Rosé wine. (photo credit: TNS) Canada’s Attorney-General should appeal the federal court’s decision to ban the labeling of settler wines as “products of Israel” on the grounds that it is discriminatory and assists the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, B’nai Brith told the country’s Justice Department. Read more » »

Obituary: Ilse Loeb, A Founder Of Hidden Children Of Rockland Co.

From the Glick Family Funeral Home Ilse Loeb, age 94 of Boca Raton, FL. (formerly of Monroe Township NJ, Chestnut Ridge, NY, and Vienna, Austria), died on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter Loeb for more than 60 years. Ilse was the daughter of the late Max and Elvira Morgenstern. Read more » »

Canada election clash with Shemini Atzeret causes anger in Jewish community

An angry B’nai B’rith Canada has slammed the country’s chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, who has refused to change the federal election date this year, which falls on Shemini Atzeret, the last festival of the month of High Holy Days. Read more » »

Navigating the ‘Perfect Storm’ of Modern anti-Semitism – The Jewish Press

Photo Credit: Marco Verch via Flickr / https: //www.flickr.com/search/?text=Marco%20Verch%20scrabble%20 Any way you spell it, it’s anti-Semitism {Originally posted to the JNS website} Contemporary anti-Semitism has been described as the perfect storm: coming from the left, the right and from Islamists in the Middle East and beyond. Read more » »

Navigating the ‘perfect storm’ of modern anti-Semitism

Navigating the ‘perfect storm’ of modern anti-Semitism  Israel HayomContemporary anti-Semitism has been described as the perfect storm: coming from the left, the right and from Islamists in the Middle East and beyond. Read more »

BBYP Friday Night Dinner with Ner Yisrael Synagogue Sells Out!

B’nai B’rith UK Young Professionals (BBYP) held its second annual joint Friday night dinner with Ner Yisrael Synagogue, on Friday 2nd August for young professionals in their 30s and 40s. This was the fourth joint BBYP Friday night dinner in the area, including previous dinners at Hendon United Synagogue in December. Read more » »

AP-News Pronunciation Guide AC

A Mahmoud Abbas — mahk-MOOD’ ah-BAHS’ Abbottabad — AHB’-tuh-bad Bilal Abdullah — BIL’-ahl ab-DUHL’-uh Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab — OO’-mahr fah-ROOK’ ahb-DOOL’-moo-TAH’-lahb Shinzo Abe — SHIN’-zoh AH’-bay Salman Abedi — SAHL’-muhn ah-BEE’-dee Huma Read more » »

United Church of Canada should Come Clean on Anti-Palestinian Accord

Toronto church Trinity-St. Paul’s shameful suppression of a Palestinian youth cultural event highlights anti-Palestinian rot festering in the United Church of Canada. It ought to also shine a light on a little discussed anti-Palestinian accord UCC leaders signed with Israel lobby groups five decades ago. Read more » »