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Linda Sarsour Overcomes Mayoral Opposition in Winnipeg – Waging Peace
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, June/July 2019, pp. 59-60 Waging Peace By Candice Bodnaruk Although Winnipeg’s mayor attempted to disinvite Linda Sarsour from speaking at a recent event in the city, free speech prevailed and Sarsour spoke Read more » »
Summer Issue of B’nai B’rith Magazine Spotlights Experiences of French Jewish Immigrants to Israel
Summer 2019 issue also focuses on the legacy of visa forger Joseph Rubinsky, whose exploits allowed Jewish refugees to escape the Holocaust, and the newly uncovered history of the Kitchener Camp, which rescued thousands of Jewish men from Certain Death in Germany (Washington, D.C. Read more » »
Anti-fascist except when they support Israel
Canadian extreme right hate groups have figured out a way to gain mainstream acceptance: Support Israel. While most of the world voted to label Zionism a form of racism in 1975, many self-declared antiracists in Canada today refuse to challenge far right extremists if they act in service of that European colonial and Jewish supremacist movement. Read more » »
Mike Zervos: Volunteers are Australian communities’ beating heart
Mike Zervos: Volunteers are Australian communities’ beating heart Herald SunA couple of Mondays ago, like many Victorians, I had the day off. It was, of course, the Queens Birthday holiday and although I didnt get to share any birthday … Read more » »
Yehoram Gaon to be awarded for fostering diaspora relations
The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem announced today that singer, actor and Israel Prize laureate for Hebrew Song for 2004 Yehoram Gaon will be the next recipient of its Special Citation for Fostering Israel-Diaspora Relations through the Arts. Read more » »
Grapevine June 23, 2019: Woman on an ambucycle
Although women drive buses in Israel and ride motorbikes, only three in the whole country ride ambucycles. The third, who is the first in Tel Aviv, is Aely Haccoun who immigrated to Israel from France eight years ago. Read more » »
Israel’s Premier Performer Yehoram Gaon to Receive a Special B’nai B’rith World Center Citation for Fostering Israel-Diaspora Relations Through the Arts
Yehoram Gaon. Photo credit: Ilan Besor. Recognition to be presented at annual B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism ceremony. Winners: Antonia Yamin (KAN – Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation), and Zvika Klein (Makor Rishon and NRG360); Certificate of Merit: Attila Somfalvi (ynet news)Emory University Professor Deborah E. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Sports Awards honorees | Local
B’nai B’rith Sports Awards honorees | Local Uniontown Herald StandardThe Uniontown Rotary Club held the 62th B’nai B’rith Sports Awards recently at the Diamond Ballroom in Uniontown. Honorees for 2019 pictured above with … Read more » »
| Historical Headlines – June 20
06/20/1969 – Armstrong County Planning Commission members last night tabled a request for approval of a county airport site after they were unable to agree that the suggested location would best serve the future interests of the county. Read more » »
Op-Ed By Daniel S. Mariaschin in the Jerusalem Post – Iran, Argentina and a 25-Year-Old Terror Attack
In the wake of the 25th anniversary of the AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin wrote an op-ed in the Jerusalem Post about the need for justice in this still-unresolved case. Read more » »
