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Tribute to the Berlin B’nai B’rith Lodges at the Original Grand Lodge Site – B’nai B’rith International

Initiated by B’nai B’rith’s Raoul Wallenberg Lodge, a memorial sponsored by the city of Berlin honors the history of its B’nai B’rith lodges, which were closed by the Nazis in 1937. The glass marker is installed at10 Kleist Street, the former location of the German Grand Lodge. Read more » »

Why are Spain and Europe so Obsessed with Israel? | CEO Op-ed

In a JNS op-ed, B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin calls out Spain and parts of Europe for their obsessive, hypocritical condemnation of Israel following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks.A week or two of goodwill toward Israel following the terror attacks on Oct. Read more » »

Hosts Delegation from Georgian Agency for Religious Issues

A delegation from Georgia’s State Agency for Religious Issues met with Daniel S. Mariaschin, CEO of B’nai B’rith International, at the organization’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., as reported by the Agency. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Part of Jewish Delegation at Meeting with Pope Leo XIV

B’nai B’rith International received prominent media coverage after Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels joined a delegation of Jewish leaders for a private audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Read more » »

The ‘Portuguese Dreyfus’ honored for lifetime of courage

B’nai B’rith Portugal on Sunday honored Capt. Arthur Carlos de Barros Basto (1887–1961), a decorated military hero, pioneering Jewish leader, and symbol of resilience and identity. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Condemns UNHRC’s Passage Of Anti-Israel Resolutions – B’nai B’rith International

B’nai B’rith President Robert Spitzer and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International condemns the passage by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) of four anti-Israel resolutions at the council’s main session of the year. Read more » »

Editor Gene Meyer on the Winter 2024 Issue of B’nai B’rith Magazine – B’nai B’rith International

Play Video Watch on YouTube Watch on Facebook In this episode of the Conversations with B’nai B’rith podcast, Award-winning journalist and B’nai B’rith Magazine editor Gene Meyer joins CEO Dan Mariaschin for a captivating look at the Winter 2024 Read more » »

How does one ‘remember’? Challenges as the years go by… – B’nai B’rith International

In a JNS op-ed, B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin underscores the urgency—and shared responsibility—of safeguarding Holocaust memory and historical truth through education and commemoration, as the Holocaust fades from living memory and denial and distortion grow online and elsewhere. Read the op-ed at JNS.org. Read more » »

Romania bestows honor upon trio of longtime American Jewish leaders who tackle antisemitism – B’nai B’rith International

B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin, along with two other American Jewish leaders, was honored with the National Order “For Merit” by Ambassador Andrei Muraru, on behalf of the Romanian government. Read more » »

CEO Op-ed: Spain’s Israel problem – B’nai B’rith International

In a JNS op-ed, B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin criticizes Spain’s anti-Israel stance under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez – including calling for an arms embargo against Israel – which reverses years of progress in Spanish-Jewish relations, reflecting a lingering hostility toward Jews and the Jewish state. Read more » »