Category Archives: World
B’nai B’rith Statement on Shooting at Chabad Synagogue
B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: It is with heavy hearts, mixed with anger, that we condemn the shooting at a Chabad synagogue in Poway, California, outside San Diego. Read more » »
On 56th Friday in Gaza, Israeli forces wound 110 civilians, including 37 children and 4 paramedics
Gaza On 56th Friday of Great March of Return and Breaking Siege, Israeli forces wound 110 civilians, including 37 children, 3 women, 4 paramedics and journalist PCHR 26 Apr — … Two of those wounded sustained serious wounds. Read more » »
Activist ‘shocked and dismayed’ over Winnipeg mayor’s call to remove her from event
Despite calls from mayor Brian Bowman to have her removed, an event featuring activist Linda Sarsour carried on Friday night in Winnipeg. And Sarsour also had a chance to respond to the mayor’s comments. “I thought I was being invited to a democratic country where the Canadian people enjoyed freedom of speech,” Sarsour said before the event. Read more » »
Weekly offerings in Polk – Entertainment & Life
Friday Apr 26, 2019 at 6: 03 PM Apr 26, 2019 at 6: 03 PM 2019 W.o.w. CONFERENCE: Weapons of Warfare, April 27-28, Hurst Chapel AME Church, 875 Ave. O NE, Winter Haven, $50. Angela Clark, conference host. 9 a.m. April 27 guest speaker: The Rev. LaTonya Watson-Woodruff, Saturday sessions: 9 a.m. — Spiritual Warfare and Weapons; 11 a.m. Read more » »
Report: Students file lawsuit to stop UMass Israel, Palestine panel
AMHERST — A group of University of Massachusetts Amherst students is seeking an emergency preliminary injunction in Suffolk Superior Court to stop an event titled “Israel, Free Speech, and the Battle for Palestinian Human Rights” from being held on campus on May 4, contending that it is anti-Semitic. Read more » »
Sad news of Rabbi Harry Jacobi’s death
B’nai B’rith along with the rest of the Community are saddened by the news of Rabbi Harry Jacobi’s death. He was active as President of the Leo Baeck Lodge until it closed in 2017. He will be remembered with great affection by all who knew him. B’nai B’rith offers their condolences to his family. Read more » »
Canadian Police Say Owners of Cafe Staged Anti-Semitic Attack – Report
World06: 50 26.04.2019Get short URL The last week’s incident was the fourth in the last five months to happen at the same place. The police say the owners staged the attack and made a false claim, but the motive remains uncertain. Read more » »
80 Groups Call on UMass to Rescind Sponsorship for Anti-Israel Campus Event [incl. Marc Lamont Hill]: Anti-Israel activists who will address the event include Roger Waters, Linda Sarsour and Marc Lamont Hill.
80 Groups Call on UMass to Rescind Sponsorship for Anti-Israel Campus Event [incl. Marc Lamont Hill]: Anti-Israel activists who will address the event include Roger Waters, Linda Sarsour and Marc Lamont Hill. Read more »
Jerusalem Post – Grapevine: They Were There
The Jerusalem Post covered the conferring of the Jewish Rescuers’ Citation to 15 individuals who were involved in efforts to save Jews from the Holocaust in Belgium and Poland. B’nai B’rith World Center-Jersualem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund have been honoring Jews who saved other Jews during the Holocaust for 17 years. Read more » »
Court rejects B’nai Brith, grants IJV status in wine case
A court has denied B’nai Brith Canada’s request to intervene in a controversial legal case involving the labelling of wine made in the West Bank. At the same time, a group that supports the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign was approved to intervene in the same case. Read more » »
