Tag Archives: anti semitism
B’nai B’rith Statement on Beverly Hills Synagogue Vandalism
(Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: It is with deep sadness and anger that we condemn the attack on Nessah synagogue in Beverly Hills on Shabbat. Police are classifying the shocking attack as a hate crime. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commends UNESCO For Delisting of Aalst Carnival
(Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Supports Application of Title VI Civil Rights Law to Jewish People
(Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith applauds President Donald Trump’s anticipated executive order extending federal civil right protections to the Jewish people. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Magazine: Jewish German Fashion Industry Flourished, Then Perished Under Nazi Rule
Winter Issue Also Spotlights: The Tiny Cuban Jewish Community, African Immigrants to Israel, Oil in Chanukah Cooking, And More (Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2019)– In pre-World War II Berlin, Jewish fashion designers were key to Germany’s golden age of fashion. Read more » »
Cleveland Jewish News: Jewish community, Pennsylvania governor reflect one year after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
The Cleveland Jewish News included B’nai B’rith’s Pittsburgh Healing Fund in its coverage of the one-year anniversary of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. Read at the Cleveland Jewish News Almost a year since the Oct. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Concludes Annual Leadership Forum “Global Security in an Insecure World”
(Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2019)–B’nai B’rith International’s 2019 Leadership Forum, which featured prominent speakers from the diplomacy, public policy and media realms and a special reception for participants at the residence of the Japanese ambassador, concluded today after three days of programming for leadership from around the world. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Calls for UNESCO to Remove Anti-Semitic Belgian Parade From Heritage List
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 23, 2019)–The annual Aalst carnival parade in Belgium, which has a history of anti-Semitic displays, has once again plunged into anti-Semitism. Organizers of the parade are planning to give out ribbons to all participants featuring gross caricatures of Orthodox Jews with hooked red noses and gold teeth. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Condemns Yom Kippur Synagogue Shooting in Germany
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We condemn the vile anti-Semitic attack that took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, outside a synagogue and inside a kebab shop in Halle, Germany. Read more » »
Jerusalem Post: ‘Mummy, I’m a Jewish Rodent:’ 5-Year-Old Aussie After Antisemitic Attacks
The Jerusalem Post quoted B’nai B’rith International President Charles Kaufman’s letter to the principal of an Australian school where a Jewish student recently became the target of anti-Semitic bullying. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Outraged by Anti-Semitic Bullying Incidents in Australian Schools
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We are deeply angered by two separate reports of anti-Semitic bullying in Australian schools. Read more » »
