Category Archives: World
Historian, Professor and Author Pamela Nadell Explores The History Of Jewish Women in American Life, on B’nai B’rith’s Podcast
(Washington, D.C., May 3, 2019)—Pamela Nadell, the Patrick Clendenen chair in Women’s and Gender History at American University’s Department of History and the author of America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today, joined B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin for a discussion on the history of Jewish women in American life. Read more » »
Alpha Epsilon Pi hosts Walk to Remember in memorial of Holocaust
Joshua Irvine/Daily Senior Staffer Students march down campus drive as part of Alpha Epsilon Pi’s Walk to Remember in memory of Holocaust victims. It was wet, gusty and 45 degrees outside Thursday evening, but the weather did little to deter the procession that marched down Sheridan Road in silence. Read more » »
KKL-JNF and B’nai B’rith mark heroism of Jewish Rescuers during Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony
Browse > Home / News / KKL-JNF and B’nai B’rith mark heroism of Jewish Rescuers during Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony May 3, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk Read on for article The B’nai B’rith World Centre in Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish Read more » »
Israeli survivor has emotional meetup with family of his Jewish wartime rescuers
Charlie Hilsberg was five years old when his parents determined that it was no longer possible to keep their children safe, once the Nazis began rounding up and deporting Jews from Brussels in 1942. Read more » »
14 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, May 3-9
LOS ANGELES COUNTY ‘Hot Flashin’’ A musical comedy about five women brought together to share their talent and wisdom on a reality show. When: May 9-19. Where: Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. Tickets: $33.75-$37.50. Information: www.hotflashinmusical. Read more » »
New Apartments for Seniors in Double Bay
May 2, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz Read on for article The mission of B’nai B’rith Retirement Villages, (BBRV) is to provide financially accessible accommodation in Sydney for independent Jewish Seniors, age 55 and over. Read more »
The kindertransport: alone in a foreign land
A monument in London. Children of the Kindertransport, dedicated by the Association of Jewish Refugees. (Uwe Aranas/Shutterstock.com) I was born in 1931 in Bytom, in the Upper Silesia region, which was then part of Germany. My immediate family consisted of my parents, an older and younger brother, and myself. Read more » »
Aliyah profile: Ongoing love affair – with Zion
Shari Wright arrived in Israel as an idealistic 18-year-old in 1982. Married to Baruch Pilo since 1997 and the mother of a 15-year-old daughter, she has retained her Zionist fervor and keeps it well-stoked by helping hundreds of people establish Read more » »
Holocaust survivors take part in Remembrance Day program
Holocaust survivors take part in Remembrance Day programSANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Rabbis and members of the Temple B’nai B’rith congregation welcomed clergy from other faiths to join in Yom HaShoah. The Holocaust Remembrance Day is an annual event on the Jewish Calendar. The most treasured guests are always Holocaust survivors from the community. Read more » »
Atlanta Jewish Times – Unto Every Person There Is A Name
The Atlanta Jewish Times covered the Atlanta Jewish community’s participation in B’nai B’rith International’s Holocaust memorial program Unto Every Person There is a Name. Read on the Atlanta Jewish Times The names of Holocaust victims will be read aloud at the Georgia State Capitol on Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, May 3. Read more » »
