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Nominate a Changemaker

THE 2021 B’nai B’rith and JNF Youth & Young Adult Changemaker Awards will kick off this year with a new award in honour of Joshua Levi, the late CEO of The Australian Jewish News. Nominations for this year’s awards opened on Monday, August 2. 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 » »

JTA: Photo of Australian Jewish boy being forced to kiss classmate’s shoes sparks outrage

JTA.org quoted Dvir Abramovich, the chairman of B’nai B’rith’s Anti-Defamation Commission, in its coverage of anti-Semitic bullying in Australian schools. Read at JTA ​Two reports of anti-Semitic bullying at schools in Australia are receiving widespread media coverage. Read more » »