Tag Archives: anti semitism
AJIRI-BBI op-ed from three former members of Congress: This anti-Israel UN ‘Special Committee’ must be put out of its misery
Three former members of Congress, including Dan Burton and AJIRI-BBI Advisory Board members Eliot Engel and Shelley Berkley, wrote an op-ed on behalf of AJIRI-BBI for the New York Daily News calling for the anti-Israel U.N. ‘Special Committee’ (SCIIHRP) to be voted down once and for all. Read more » »
US Jewish Groups Call for ‘Overdue’ Confirmation Hearing of State Dept. Antisemitism Envoy
The Algemeiner included our statement prominently in its coverage of American Jewish organizations calling for the swift confirmation of Deborah Lipstadt serve as the next U.S. anti-Semitism envoy. Read more » »
CEO Op-ed in Times of Israel: What Powell said about anti-Semitism
The Times of Israel ran B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin’s op-ed on former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s speech on anti-Semitism in 2004. Powell died on October 18, 2021. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International Takes Part in High-level Malmö Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Anti-Semitism
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2021)–B’nai B’rith International is pleased to have taken part in the historic Malmö Remember-React International Forum, to promote Holocaust Remembrance and combat anti-Semitism. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Letter to Marriott Regarding Anti-Semitic Treatment of Gil Ofarim and Marriott’s Response
German Jewish singer Gil Ofarim was recently denied entry to the Westin Leipzig for wearing a Star of David. When Ofarim spoke out about his inexcusable, anti-Semitic treatment, we immediately sent a letter to parent company Marriott International. Read our letter to Marriott. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International Welcomes EU Strategy on Combating Anti-Semitism and Fostering Jewish Life
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 5, 2021)–B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International welcomes the ambitious first-ever European Union Strategy on Combating Anti-Semitism and Fostering Jewish Life, for the 2021-2030 period. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Canada says university course could be ‘forum for anti-Semitic views’
The organization is concerned about a course by assistant professor Shamma Boyarin, who has lashed out at Jews online and posted derogatory images and statements on his personal Twitter account, called Motley Jëw. Read more » »
Weissman well-suited for Jewish liaison, say those familiar with position
The White House’s announcement on Aug. 5 that Chanan Weissman, a career government staffer and former Jewish liaison under President Barack Obama, was chosen to become the White House liaison to the Jewish community was welcomed by members of the Jewish community who recalled working with him in the previous Democratic administration. Read more » »
Biden to nominate Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt as next anti-Semitism envoy
Lipstadt’s nomination was hailed by numerous Jewish organizations, which over the past months had been lobbying the White House to appoint a candidate as violent acts of anti-Semitism. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin Addresses Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism
(Washington, D.C., July 15, 2021)—B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin spoke at the 7th Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism (GFCA), organized by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, Thursday morning. Read more » »
