Category Archives: World
Luciano: Army vet dies day of Honor Flight but leaves valuable lesson
Luciano: Army vet dies day of Honor Flight but leaves valuable lesson Peoria Journal StarFighting four cancers, Army veteran Delbert Morgan hoped to stay strong enough to realize a lifetime-capstone dream: taking a trip to Washington, D.C., with the … Read more » »
Justin Trudeau’s blackface scandal steals show at B’nai Brith debate
The scandal involving photos of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dressed in blackface took centre stage, when three candidates in Thornhill, Ont., squared off in an election debate hosted by B’nai Brith Canada on Sept. 19. Read more » »
5779 Community Year In Review
September 2018 Kehilat Yonatan, a Reform congregation in Hod HaSharon, Israel, finally won the right to build their shul. Land was allocated to the congregation in 2013 and they raised the necessary funds to build, just had to wait for the OK. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Set to Meet With World Leaders at U.N. General Assembly
(Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2019)–B’nai B’rith International will meet with numerous world leaders during the course of next week, on the sidelines of the opening of the 74th United Nations General Assembly session. B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
Holocaust survivors lobby Congress to sue European insurance firms
September 18, 2019 12: 00 2 minute read. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) administers the oath of office to House members and delegates of the U.S. House of Representatives at the start of the 116th Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019. Read more » »
Miami Holocaust survivors urge Congress to let them sue European insurance companies
Miami Holocaust survivors urge Congress to let them sue European insurance companies McClatchy Washington BureauThe White House and Congress are considering a proposal backed by Miami lawmakers that would allow Holocaust survivors to fight European insurance … Read more » »
Miami Holocaust survivors urge Congress to let them sue European insurance companies
Miami Holocaust survivors urge Congress to let them sue European insurance companies Miami HeraldThe White House and Congress are considering a proposal backed by Miami lawmakers that would allow Holocaust survivors to fight European insurance … Read more » »
Israeli Runner and Racecar Driver are Both in the Spotlight in New Issue of B’nai B’rith Magazine
Fall issue also focuses on Torah-Themed Quilts and the revival of the Ladino language (Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2019)– Israeli Olympic hopeful Beatie Deutsch, also known as “Speedy Beatie,” isn’t your typical runner – and not only because she has five children. Read more » »
SYV Jewish Community will celebrate High Holy Days
Photo Contributed Rabbi Oren Postrel is the local Jewish Community’s new leader.Contributed In the Jewish calendar, holidays include Passover in the spring, Hanukkah in the winter, and feast days during the rest of the year, but the High Holy Days in a 10-day span in the fall are the most important holidays of the year. Read more » »
