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B’nai B’rith Magazine: Jewish German Fashion Industry Flourished, Then Perished Under Nazi Rule
Winter Issue Also Spotlights: The Tiny Cuban Jewish Community, African Immigrants to Israel, Oil in Chanukah Cooking, And More (Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2019)– In pre-World War II Berlin, Jewish fashion designers were key to Germany’s golden age of fashion. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Praises Corinthians Football Club’s Commemoration of Kristallnacht
(Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We strongly support the Corinthians Football Club of São Paulo’s campaign to commemorate Kristallnacht by wearing yellow stars on their jerseys this week. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Condemns Yom Kippur Synagogue Shooting in Germany
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We condemn the vile anti-Semitic attack that took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, outside a synagogue and inside a kebab shop in Halle, Germany. Read more » »
Jerusalem Post – Berlin Jewish Museum Director Resigns over Tweet Endorsing Antisemitic BDS
The Jerusalem Post quoted B’nai B’rith International President’s Charles O. Kaufman’s letter decrying the actions of the Jewish Museum Berlin’s Director Peter Schäfer in its coverage of Schäfer’s resignation from his post. Read more » »
