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B’nai B’rith Facilitates Donation of Face Shields to Medical Community in Milan
B’nai B’rith Calls for Dismissal of Anti-Semitic Cartoonist Vasco Gargalo
B’nai B’rith Condemns Anti-Semitic Vandalism at Jewish Cemetery in Bulgaria

(Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 2020)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We are deeply disturbed by the vandalism at a Jewish cemetery in the town of Shoumen, Bulgaria. The perpetrators toppled and broke gravestones and damaged the cemetery’s fences. Read more » »
Slovak Embassy Responds to B’nai B’rith’s Letter on Anti-Semitic Vandalism at Jewish Cemetery

(Washington, D.C., Dec. 23, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: In a shocking act of anti-Semitism, anonymous vandals damaged 59 gravestones last week at a Jewish cemetery in Námestovo, Slovakia. The graves were knocked down and smashed. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Co-Hosts “After Halle – From Words to Action Against Anti-Semitism” Summit With President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen

(Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2019)–“Words should be weighed, not counted.” President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen commenced her speech this way at this week’s high-level conference jointly hosted by the European Parliament Working Group on Anti-Semitism, the European Jewish Congress and B’nai B’rith International. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Condemns Aalst’s Decision to Renounce Place on UNESCO Heritage Of Humanity List so the Carnival Can Continue Hosting Anti-Semitic Carnival Floats
B’nai B’rith International Dismayed By European Court Of Justice Ruling On Labeling Israeli Products

(Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International is dismayed by today’s European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling imposing labeling guidelines on Israeli products originating beyond the pre-1967 lines. Read more » »