Tag Archives: anti semitism
‘Jews, we know what you did’: Jewish teens chased in antisemitic attack in Uruguay
After two Jewish teenagers were chased through the streets of Montevideo by young men hurling anti-Semitic slurs, B’nai B’rith International Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn warned that hateful messages circulating on social networks Read more »
Dreyfus posthumously promoted, 130 years after being wrongly accused of treason in France
JNS spoke with B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin, who welcomed France’s move to posthumously promote Alfred Dreyfus to the rank of brigadier general but pressed officials to apply the same conviction to combating modern anti-Semitism. Read more at JNS.org. Daniel S. Read more » »
Letter Sent to the Editor: Bolton’s WSJ Piece on Heinous ‘Zionism is Racism’ Resolution Underscores Its Lasting Harm
B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin and Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David J. Read more »
Remembering ‘Zionism Is racism’ | Opinion
Read The Washington Times op-ed by former Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) and AJIRI-BBI Executive Director Gil Kapen on how the U.N.’s 1975 “Zionism is Racism” resolution betrayed the institution’s founding ideals and still fuels efforts to delegitimize Israel today. Fifty years ago this week, on Nov. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commemorates 87th Anniversary of Kristallnacht Across Latin America
B’nai B’rith commemorated the 87th anniversary of the 1938 November Pogroms, also known as Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, in events throughout Latin America, attended by dignitaries, Jewish community members and special guests. Read more »
Fifty years since ‘Zionism is Racism,’ U.N. anti-Semitism continues | Opinion
Read the Jerusalem Post op-ed by AJIRI-BBI Board Chair Richard P. Schifter and Executive Director Gil Kapen on the enduring impact of the U.N.’s infamous “Zionism is Racism” resolution 50 years later and the urgent need to confront its toxic legacy. Read more » »
Op-ed: 50 years ago, with one vote, the U.N. set in motion today’s anti-Zionism
In a JNS op-ed, B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin and Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels mark 50 years since the U.N.’s “Zionism is racism” resolution, which paved the way for today’s institutionalized anti-Israel prejudice and helped fuel global anti-Semitism. Read the full piece at JNS.org. Read more » »
Letter to Royal Concertgebouw: Reverse Discriminatory Ban and Allow Hanukkah Concert to Proceed
B’nai B’rith International President Robert B. Spitzer and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin sent a letter to the Royal Concertgebouw condemning its discriminatory cancellation of a Hanukkah concert over Cantor Shai Abramson’s participation. We urged the Concertgebouw to reverse this decision immediately and allow the concert to proceed as planned. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International Delegation Participates in 39th Zionist Congress
B’nai B’rith fielded a mission of 20 delegates from 10 countries to the 39th Zionist Congress that convened in Jerusalem on Oct. 28 and Oct. 29. The delegation was led by International President Robert Spitzer and former President Charles Kaufman, who represents B’nai B’rith on the Zionist Executive. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith CEO: Pittsburgh Attack Foretold Surge in Anti-Semitism
JNS marked the seventh anniversary of the Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue tragedy with reflections on its lasting impact on the American Jewish community and spoke with B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin, who called the attack “a tragic, horrific harbinger of the cascade of anti-Semitism we are experiencing today. Read more » »
