Category Archives: World

An Open Letter to Special Envoy Elan Carr: Time to Counter Armenian Antisemitism

US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Elan Carr, right, speaking at the Annual Global Coalition 4 Israel (GC4I) Forum in Jerusalem. Photo: Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry via Twitter. Read more » »

‘Feh!’ Top Holocaust scholar pans Netanyahu for warm ties with Poland, Hungary

Leading Jewish historian Deborah Lipstadt is best known for her role in the fight against Holocaust denial, famously winning a libel suit against David Irving, who had taken her to court for calling him a Holocaust denier. But during an interview in Jerusalem, the Atlanta-based scholar focused on a very different target: the Israeli government. Read more » »

Trinidad, Colorado, celebrates Temple Aaron

Posted on 08 July 2019. By Jerry Klinger Jerry Klinger Temple Aaron marker in Trinidad, Colorado TRINIDAD, Colorado — Temple Aaron in this city celebrated its 130th birthday, Big Time on the weekend of June 21-23. The Temple is 200 miles from Denver, 200 miles from Albuquerque, 200 miles from nearly everything sustainably Jewish. Read more » »

The Jerusalem Post – Antonia Yamin Wins B’nai B’rith Journalism Award

​This article from The Jerusalem Post announces that Antonia Yamin, KAN Israel’s representative in Europe, won in the broadcast category of the 2019 B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem award. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Honors Journalists with Awards for Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage

(Washington, D.C., July 8, 2019)–Antonia Yamin, chief Europe correspondent for KAN-Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation, and Zvika Klein, Jewish world correspondent for Makor Rishon and NRG360, were honored at the 27th annual B’nai B’rith World Center Awards for Journalism on July 3rd. You can watch the ceremony here. Read more » »

Toronto Church to Host Event Honoring Terrorist

Advertisement for the Ghassan Kanafani Resistance Arts Scholarship Launch (Inset photo: Facebook); Toronto’s Trinity-St.Paul’s United Church (Background photo: Google Maps)A Toronto church is hosting an event by a Palestinian youth group that honors brutal terrorists. Click here to sign a petition against the church Trinity-St. Read more » »

The Met to Keep Picasso Sold by Man Fleeing Mussolini, Echoing History

By Professor Ori Z. Soltes The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is the largest art museum in the United States. Photo by Susanne Pommer / ShutterstockThe Nazis stole everything from silverware to buildings. Read more » »

JNS – Washington Security Briefing Offers Tips on Keeping Religious Facilities and Congregants Safer

JNS.org cited B’nai B’rith International’s deputy director of the International Center for Human Rights and Public Policy, in an article about a discussion held at the FBI for religious groups regarding security challenges faced by religious communities. read on jns. Read more » »

Editorial du président du B’nai B’rith France

Nouvelle donne au Proche-Orient, nouvel avenir pour Israël ?  Oui, il y a cette haine d’Israël qui se répand dans bon nombre d’opinions publiques en Europe et ailleurs, alimentées par des orientations diplomatiques et médiatiques trop souvent partiales. Read more » »

Washington Security Briefing Offers Tips on Keeping Religious Facilities and Congregants Safer

Assistant director of the FBI’s Office of Partner Engagement Kerry Sleeper. Photo FBI. JNS.org – Representatives of Jewish, Christian, Muslim and other religious groups gathered together recently at FBI headquarters in Washington, DC, for a discussion on security issues facing faith communities. Read more » »