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B’nai Brith fends off libel suit from former Green party candidate
One of Dimitri Lascaris’ campaign signs, when he ran in the 2015 federal election. (Ken Lund/CC BY-SA 2. Read more » »
‘Just kidding:’ Trump would charitable exemption
Posted on 17 July 2018. By Joel H. Cohen Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Major Jewish philanthropies are among those at risk in President Trump’s plan to remove the tax-exempt status for charitable organizations. Read more » »
Poland honors satirist who said Jews create anti-Semitism
By JTA July 17, 2018 17: 24 1 minute read. JEWS LIVING in a shtetl in Poland. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Read more » »
B’nai Brith asked Trudeau to condemn glorification of Nazis while in Europe
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (2017 Canada Summer Games/CC BY 2.0) B’nai Brith Canada called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to condemn attempts to glorify Nazi sympathizers and distort history, prior to his trip to Latvia and the NATO summit in Brussels. Read more » »
Poland honors satirist who said Jews create anti-Semitism
(JTA) — A Polish satirist who in 2016 made anti-Semitic jokes on television and later accused Jews of fomenting hatred against themselves was awarded his country’s highest distinction for artists. Read more »
PFOP: Bloomington lawyer led fight against anti-Semitism
Bloomington PantagraphPFOP: Bloomington lawyer led fight against anti-SemitismBloomington PantagraphBy this time, Sigmund Livingston was active in Jewish affairs, playing a national role in the Independent Order of B’nai B’rith, a Jewish social and charitable organization also known as the Sons of Israel. In 1908, he headed a standing committee … Read more » »
At time of crisis Chateau B’nai B’rith sets new standard for affordable seniors housing
The Suburban NewspaperAt time of crisis Chateau B’nai B’rith sets new standard for affordable seniors housingThe Suburban NewspaperI was invited by the extraordinary Bissell family to tour the almost completed second affordable housing project for seniors of B’nai B’rith. Read more » »
Lieutenant Governor Speaks at Jewish Community Housing Corporation Dinner
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The Jewish Community Housing Corporation of Metropolitan New Jersey (JCHC) recently held its board of trustees annual dinner at Crystal Plaza in Livingston, where Sheila Oliver, lieutenant governor of New Jersey, spoke to the Read more » »
Longtime real estate broker Robert Freedman dies
Albany Business ReviewLongtime real estate broker Robert Freedman diesAlbany Business ReviewHe also served as president of the Greater Capital Association of Realtors and community organizations, such as B’nai B’rith Gideon Lodge. Prior to becoming a broker, Freedman managed 12 offices of a family-owned business, Protective Loan Co. Read more » »
Leeser to deliver Human Rights address
FEDERAL politician Julian Leeser will examine the singling out of Israel by the international community and the role of international human rights as it pertains to the Australian parliament when he delivers the 2018 B’nai B’rith Human Rights Address on Sunday, July 15. Read more » »
