Tag Archives: Antisemitism
College Students: Help Address Anti-Semitism on Social Media; B’nai B’rith Essay Contest Winners Can Earn Up to $2500 College Scholarship – B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith International 2023 None Shall Be Afraid Essay Contest invites students between the ages of 18 and 22 to address the prevalence of anti-Semitism on social media and how to combat it. Winners will earn scholarships and have the opportunity to have their essays published. The deadline to submit an essay is July 10, 2023. Read more » »
Embrace IHRA antisemitism definition, 160 Jewish groups tell UN – JNS.org
“International efforts to fight antisemitism can only succeed if reflecting the actual realities faced by Jews today,” B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin. Read more » »
More than 160 Jewish Communities and Organizations Across the Globe Urge UN to Use IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism in UN Action Plan – B’nai B’rith International
More than 160 Jewish communities and organizations across the globe called on the United Nations to make use of the Working Definition of Antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in its forthcoming action plan to counter antisemitism. Read more » »
Opinion in Inside Sources: As Israel Turns 75, What It Means to Me–and What It Should to You – B’nai B’rith International
In Inside Sources, David J. Michaels, Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs at B’nai B’rith International, writes about Israel’s 75th Anniversary: May 14 marked Israel’s 75th birthday. For many of us, Israel is simply a fact of life — and, amid renewed fighting with terrorists in Gaza, a subject of recurrent controversy. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Deplores First-Time U.N. Event Marking Israel’s Founding As “Nakba” – B’nai B’rith International
B’NAI B’RITH DEPLORES FIRST-TIME U.N. EVENT MARKING ISRAEL’S FOUNDING AS “NAKBA” (Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023)—B’nai B’rith President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
Virginia, Newfoundland and Labrador adopt IHRA antisemitism definition – JNS.org
“We can clearly define hate, which is exactly what this bill does,” said Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin. (May 9, 2023 / JNS) Virginia has passed a new law embracing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, joining 29 other states in America to do so. Read more » »
United Nations to hold meeting in Spain to examine internal antisemitism – JNS.org
Miguel Moratinos, charged with monitoring antisemitism and enhancing a system-wide response with the United Nations, told JNS that an intergovernmental group would hold a meeting in Cordoba, Spain, in June to discuss an action and response plan for antisemitism, including within the world body’s ranks. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commends Virginia for Adoption of Anti-Semitism Working Definition – B’nai B’rith International
Director of Legislative Affairs Attends Bill Signing and Provides Benediction B’nai B’rith welcomes the adoption by Virginia of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working definition of anti-Semitism. Gov. Read more » »
Antisemitic incidents, violence dropped slightly in Canada in 2022 – JNS.org
But an annual antisemitism audit from B’nai B’rith Canada raises alarm. (April 18, 2023 / JNS) Antisemitic incidents in Canada dropped 1.1% in 2022 from the record high of 2,799 incidents in 2021, and violent incidents dropped from 75 in 2021 to 25 in 2022, according to B’nai B’rith Canada’s just-released Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Meets with Dozens of Geneva Ambassadors, Addresses Human Rights Council – B’nai B’rith International
A B’nai B’rith International delegation has made its annual visit to Geneva for the main yearly session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), meeting with ambassadors from six continents to advocate on priority concerns including the body’s discriminatory treatment of Israel relative to all other U.N. member states. Read more » »
