Category Archives: World
Making art from trash
When other people look at a piece of matzah, they might think about Pesach; about the seder, about the Exodus, about their guests, about crumbs on the rug and months later crumbs in the sofa cushions. They might think about horseradish or hard-boiled eggs. Read more » »
Brazilian survivors seek late payments from Claims Conference
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — A Brazilian campaign has been launched to help Holocaust survivors receive unpaid compensation from the New York-based group that handles German reparations for Nazi atrocities against Jews. Read more » »
Unprecedented devastation – IJN
An aerial view of houses in the Bahamas from a Coast Guard Elizabeth City C-130 aircraft after Hurricane Dorian shifts north Sept. 3, 2019. Read more » »
Israeli, Jewish Organizations Provide Disaster Relief to Storm-Stricken Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian is viewed from the International Space Station September 1, 2019 in a still image obtained from a video. Photo: NASA/Handout via REUTERS. JNS.org – Several Jewish and Israeli humanitarian aid groups are providing aid or relief teams to the Bahamas following the catastrophic devastation unleashed by Hurricane Dorian. Read more » »
Arutz Sheva: US considering including ‘Jerusalem, Israel’ on passports
Arutz Sheva included a statement from B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin in their coverage of a possible policy change that would allow Jerusalem-born American citizens to list „Jerusalem, Israel” as their place of birth on U.S. passports. Read more » »
Analyse
Les leçons d’un triste anniversaire On n’en n’a pas ou peu parlé dans les médias. Il n’y a pas eu vraiment de rappel de cette date par les autorités. Cette date, c’est celle d’un triste anniversaire. Read more » »
Editorial du président du B’nai B’rith France
Ces juifs qui ont aussi fait la France Un ancien Premier ministre avait déclaré en son temps que « la France sans les juifs ne serait pas la France ». L’histoire des français juifs se confond avec le passé le plus lointain de notre pays. Read more » »
Newly renovated Project HOPE celebrates improvements
Schneps Media / Steven Goodstein Martin Adelstein (c) with representatives of NYS Homes & Community Renewal, Connolly and Partners and First Hartford Realty Corporation for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Read more » »
Israeli, Jewish organizations provide disaster relief to storm-stricken Bahamas
“We can expect more deaths to be recorded,” said Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis after Hurricane Dorian. “Our priority is search, rescue and recovery. Read more » »
Jewish groups provide emergency help to the Bahamas
The Israel-based humanitarian group IsraAID, B’nai B’rith International and Chabad are among those pitching in to help the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s devastation, which killed at least seven people. Read more » »
