Tag Archives: BB London Bureau of International Affairs

B’nai B’rith’s Bureau of International Affairs is shocked but not surprised

12/07/2019| Advocacy, Announcements, anti-Semitic, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, Jewish Interest| Report by Jeremy Havardi B’nai B’rith’s Bureau of International Affairs is shocked but not surprised by the revelations contained in Wednesday’s (10th July) excellent Panorama documentary. Read more » »

BBLBIA met with other UK Jewish communal organisations at the US embassy

11/07/2019| Advocacy, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, Jewish Interest| Report by Jeremy Havardi On 8th July, B’nai B’rith UK’s Bureau of International Affairs met with other UK Jewish communal organisations for a Read more » »

BBLBIA attend Latvian Embassy annual lecture

The Latvian Embassy held its annual Isaiah Berlin lecture on 4 July 2019. Tony Swabe attended. The speaker was the Australian High Commissioner who had found Isaiah Berlin’s ideas valuable as a guide to his career in politics. There was an interesting discussion on liberal democracy which was contributed to by the Israeli Ambassador. Read more » »

BBYP gets ancient wisdom at the Acropolis

Report by Valerie Tesler A small group of B’nai B’rith Young Professionals (BBYP), together with B’nai B’rith Europe (BBE), from the UK and Europe enjoyed a weekend of culture, history and sightseeing in Athens (from 17th May until Sunday 19th). Read more » »

BBLBIA Newsletter for June 2019

BBLBIA Newsletter for June 2019 The post BBLBIA Newsletter for June 2019 appeared first on B’nai B’rith UK. Read more » »

The Polish Ambassador H.E. Arkady Rzegocki spoke at a BBLBIA breakfast meeting

On 8th May, the Polish Ambassador H.E. Arkady Rzegocki spoke at a breakfast meeting hosted by Clifford Chance and organised by B’nai B’rith’s Bureau of International Affairs. The Ambassador gave a talk about the role of Poland’s Righteous Gentiles during the Second World War and a lively question and answer session followed. Read more » »

BBUK and BBLBIA write an open letter to Lord Prescott

06/05/2019| Advocacy, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, BBUK, Israel, Jewish Interest| Report by Jeremy Havardi 6 May 2019 Dear Lord Prescott, I am writing this open letter to you following your recent remarks to a Jewish journalist which were reported in The Jewish Chronicle. Read more » »

BBUK and BBLBIA are shocked and appalled by terrorist attack

22/04/2019| Advocacy, Announcements, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, BBUK, Events, International News| Report by Jeremy Havardi B’nai B’rith UK, together with it’s advocacy arm, the London Bureau, is deeply shocked and appalled by the horrific terrorist attacks that took place on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. Read more » »

BBLBIA Attend UN Human Rights Council

21/04/2019| Advocacy, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, United Nations| Report by Jeremy Havardi In March BBLBIA Director, Jeremy Havardi, conducted three days of lobbying with senior international diplomats at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Read more » »

BBLBIA Director, met the American Ambassador

19/04/2019| Advocacy, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, Jewish Interest| Report by Jeremy Havardi On 17 April, Jeremy Havardi, BBLBIA Director, met the American Ambassador, H.E. Read more » »