Category Archives: World
Canadian Jewish Group Takes Toronto-Area Mosque to Task Over Article by Infamous Holocaust Denier
Islamist demonstrators displaying a Holocaust denial sign (illustrative). Photo: Courtesy of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum A leading Jewish advocacy group in Canada has strongly condemned a mosque in the Toronto area for publishing an article by a notorious Holocaust denier in its monthly magazine. Read more » »
Jeremy Havardi represented B’nai B’rith UK at a celebration of International Freedom of religion
01/11/2019| Announcements, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, BBUK, Events, Jewish Interest| Report by Jeremy Havardi On Monday, Jeremy Havardi represented B’nai B’rith UK at a celebration of International Freedom of religion or belief day at the US embassy. Read more » »
Discovering Cora Wilburn
Preeminent Jewish Studies Scholar Jonathan Sarna Joins the B’nai B’rith International Podcast to Discuss a Heretofore Unknown Jewish Novelist (Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 2019)–For more than 150 years, Jewish author Cora Wilburn’s work went largely unnoticed. Read more » »
AEPi International Seeking New Round of Beneficiaries
Undergraduate Brothers of International Jewish Fraternity Will Select Future Beneficiaries of Fraternity’s Philanthropy Efforts (INDIANAPOLIS, IN) Alpha Epsilon Pi, the world’s leading Jewish college fraternity, is looking for new Jewish and Israeli Read more » »
Meet Jco’s 2019-2020’s shinshinim – IJN
JEWISHcolorado, in partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel, is hosting four Israeli teens, shinshinim, to take part in a community service gap year between high school and army service. Read more » »
Mayor of French City Condemns Rising Antisemitism After Frenzied Individual’s Attack on Jewish School is Foiled
A French police car. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The mayor of the southern French city of Nice has strongly condemned rising antisemitism in his country following an incident at a Jewish school in which a man yelling antisemitic epithets tried to break into the building. Read more » »
Editorial: Well-deserved honors for laureates
Editorial: Well-deserved honors for laureates Albany Times Union Read more »
Carl Bernstein on Trump and the Current State of Journalism
Carl Bernstein at L.A. City College Photo by Ryan Torok Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carl Bernstein discussed President Donald Trump and the current state of journalism, among other topics, when he appeared at L.A. City College on Oct. 27. Read more » »
The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Targeted Older Jews. One Year On, Young Jews Are Still Traumatized.
Maddie McGarvey for BuzzFeed News People walk past memorials outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Oct. 27. PITTSBURGH — Before Oct. 27, 2018, Joyce Fienberg and her young great-niece were best friends. They did puzzles, played mini golf, and went to the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh together. Read more » »
AJC Hosts Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius in Washington
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — At an American Jewish Committee (AJC) reception, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius was praised for his efforts to correct the narrative around Lithuanian complicity in the Holocaust. Earlier this summer, Šimašius oversaw two important decisions regarding Holocaust memory in Lithuania. Read more » »
