Category Archives: World
Professor Deborah E. Lipstadt to Deliver the Keynote Address at the 2019 B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism Ceremony
Deborah Lipstadt. Credit: Emory University Israel Prize Winner Yehoram Gaon to be Honored for Fostering Israel-Diaspora Relations Through the Arts(Jerusalem, June 25, 2019)—Deborah E. Read more » »
Evento benéfico ProBecas: una noche de sueños hechos realidad
Evento benéfico ProBecas: una noche de sueños hechos realidad Ni la lluvia ni el frío evitaron que más de 600 personas repletaran el salón principal del Estadio Israelita Maccabi, el sábado 15 de junio de 2019, para disfrutar juntos del evento Read more » »
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 » »
