Cleveland Jewish NewsBrafman, RhodaCleveland Jewish NewsHer service will be at 2 p.m. Oct. 21, 2018 at Gall Hall at Hillcrest Cemetery, 26700 Aurora Road in Bedford Heights. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Cleveland APL or to B’nai B’rith. Friends will be received from 1 to 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at the … Read more » »

But that’s not a bad thing. “Jeff is a good soul,” said longtime league umpire-in-chief Rob Landaw. “He fits the name of the award 100 percent.” The award is the Michael Yendick “Pure Heart” Award. Read more » »

With David Beavers and Daniel Lippman TODAY’S NOTABLE REGISTRATIONS: BGR Group has signed the Motion Picture Association of America to lobby on intellectual property protection. Read more » »

Prominent members of Washington’s influence industry are distancing themselves from the government of Saudi Arabia as it faces withering criticism over its alleged involvement in the likely murder of a prominent journalist in a Saudi diplomatic facility in Turkey. But not everyone is cutting ties. Read more » »

Queens ChronicleWalk to fight breast cancer on SundayQueens ChronicleHe’s leading a group from the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization chapter in Bayside, which he’s the president of. “My chapter is going to do it and we have family and friends coming, too,” the Cardozo student said. Reich is also a candidate in Real Men … Read more » »

The Saudi Arabian Public Relation Affairs Committee has signed Southfive Strategies to represent the Muslim World League. Based in Mecca, MWL claims it represents the “true Islam and its tolerant principles,” according to the pan-Islamic NGO. Read more » »

MONTREAL — Quebec’s incoming government wants to ban some public servants from wearing religious symbols to work, spurring concerns from Jewish groups. The proposed ban by the Coalition Avenir Québec government is ostensibly to make the Canadian province’s public institutions more secular and religiously “neutral. Read more » »

Cleveland Jewish NewsDragin, JoanCleveland Jewish NewsA member of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, Joan was involved in B’nai B’rith Women and the Mandel Jewish Community Center. Joan loved to play cards and go to lunch with her friends. She had a great sense of humor and family was of the utmost … Read more » »

Nikki Haley, strong advocate for Israel on world stage, resigns as ambassador to UNCleveland Jewish News“Nikki Haley is a great champion of human rights, of U.N. reform and for a strong U.S.-Israel relationship,” said Daniel S. Mariaschin, executive vice president and CEO of B’nai B’rith International. Read more » »

The Salem NewsTopsfield’s top dogThe Salem NewsTOPSFIELD — When the Topsfield Fair general manager and board of directors set out to find a special event to mark its 200th anniversary, food seemed like a good theme — it being a country fair and all — so they went with the fair’s first-ever hot … Read more » »