Category Archives: World
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 » »
Netanyahu addresses Iran, California shooting, ‘NYT’ at Yad Vashem
Jew hatred is the one thing the extreme Right, extreme Left and radical Islam have in common, but Israel has learned from the past and will not “extend its neck for slaughter,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday evening at Yad Vashem at a ceremony marking the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more » »
B’nai Brith audit finds anti-Semitism on the rise in Canada
B’nai Brith Canada chose an auspicious week in which to release its Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents for 2018. Only two days before the launch, a gunman attacked a San Diego-area synagogue, killing a 60-year-old woman and wounding three others. Read more » »
Jewish and pro-Israel groups criticize back-to-back anti-Semitic cartoons in ‘NY Times’
The Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) quoted B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin and President Charles O. Kaufman on the appearance of an anti-Semitic cartoon in The New York Times. Read on JNS. Read more » »
B’nai Brith report says there’s a ‘disturbing’ trend of increased anti-Semitism in Canada
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B’nai Brith Canada Chief Executive Officer Michael Mostyn speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, April 29, 2019. Read more » »
New York Times under fire after publishing a second anti-Semitic cartoon
New York Times under fire after publishing a second anti-Semitic cartoon Israel HayomJewish and pro-Israel groups have condemned The New York Times for publishing anti-Semitic cartoons in its international edition on April 25 and over the … Read more » »
Canadian Jewish advocacy group reports ‘uptick’ in anti-Semitism
Outside the family home in Vaughan, Andrew Sefton consults with a security company about installing surveillance cameras. “We’re interested in enhancing the household security so that at least on a preventative, on a precautionary measure, we are going to be able to take care of future incidents if they have to occur,” said Sefton. Read more » »
Jewish and pro-Israel groups criticize back-to-back anti-Semitic cartoons in ‘NY Times’
Jewish and pro-Israel groups criticize back-to-back anti-Semitic cartoons in ‘NY Times’ Cleveland Jewish NewsOne must ask why they are so obsessed with Israel and with [Israeli] Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu?” said Sarah Stern, founder and president of the … Read more » »
Record number of anti-Semitic incidents fuelled by online hate: B’nai Brith
OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada says online hatred is fuelling a rise in anti-Semitism that saw record numbers of Jewish Canadians harassed and assaulted last year. The Jewish advocacy group says there were more than 2,000 incidents of hatred towards Jews in 2018, up 16 per cent compared to the year before. Read more » »
