Tag Archives: Expert Analysis
In 2021 Inflation Took a Bite Out of Seniors’ Income – B’nai B’rith International
Although I am not a “senior,” I’m in my early forties, and it was hard to visit the supermarket last year and not notice the grocery bill. It’s difficult to believe, but a pound of butter cost $7 now. Read more » »
CEO and U.N. Affairs Dir. Op-ed in JPost: Discrimination, Demonization and Delegitimization Has No Place at the U.N. – B’nai B’rith International
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Putting it in Writing – B’nai B’rith International
These past months I have been going through files in preparation for my retirement at the end of December. As there is sand at the beach, there is B’nai B’rith in almost every piece of paper that I have reviewed. Read more » »
Social Security COLA Hopes to Ease Burden on Seniors – B’nai B’rith International
In October the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that, starting in January 2023, recipients will receive an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Over the past 20 years, the COLA has increased benefits about 2.5% a year. Read more » »
Jewish Artists in the News This Autumn – B’nai B’rith International
Discoveries in the visual arts held the spotlight during the past several months, much of it focused on news about Jewish painters whose works are being reevaluated by prominent individuals in the art world. Read more » »
CEO and U.N. Affairs Dir. Op-ed in InsideSources: 75 Years On, the Dead End of Palestinian Grievance – B’nai B’rith International
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The U.N. Assault on the IHRA Anti-Semitism Definition – B’nai B’rith International
For those of us who believe in the need for an organization of the world’s countries committed to working together to solve tough global issues, it has been difficult to bear the U.N.’s descent into irrelevance as its human rights pillar is perversely used to attack Israel. Read more » »
Political Changes in Brazil After Lula Da Silva Is Elected President for the Third Time in His Life – B’nai B’rith International
On Oct. 30, Luis Inacio Da Silva, worldwide known by the nickname Lula, won the runoff in Brazil presidential election against the current President Jair Bolsonaro. The difference in votes between the candidates was less than 2%, showing that the largest country in South America is politically divided and polarized. Read more » »
President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Lifts Debt Burden For Many Seniors – B’nai B’rith International
Recently, President Joe Biden announced the Department of Education will forgive $10,000 in student loan debt from most federal borrowers. Obviously, this will have a big impact on young people graduating from school and starting their professional careers. Read more » »
CEO and Director of U.N. Affairs Op-ed in JNS: Britain Should Move Its Embassy to Jerusalem – B’nai B’rith International
Read the op-ed by B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel Mariaschin and Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels in JNS. Liz Truss, who has just announced her resignation as British prime minister, signaled recently that she had been considering moving her country’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Read more » »
