Tag Archives: holocaust
Recognizing Jewish Heroes From the Holocaust – B’nai B’rith International
Alan Schneider, Director of the B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem, shared his insights on our Jewish Rescuers Citation on a website dedicated to the new documentary, “Resistance: They Fought Back.” Read on the “They Fought Back” website. Read more » »
CEO Opinion: Europe abandons the Jews again (JNS) – B’nai B’rith International
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B’nai B’rith Latin America Commemorates Anniversary of Nazi Pogroms with Strong Words Against Hamas – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith commemorated the 85th anniversary of the horrific riots that unfolded during the 1938 November pogroms, also known as Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, in public events throughout Latin America, attended by dignitaries, Jewish community members and special guests. During two dark nights on Nov. Read more » »
Opinion: 85 years after the Nazi November Pogroms (EU Observer) – B’nai B’rith International
In commemoration of the 85th anniversary of the November Pogroms, our Director of EU Affairs Alina Bricman reflects in an EU Observer op-ed on soaring anti-Semitism following the October 7 massacre by Hamas and the toll it’s taken on Jewish communities thus far. Read in the EU Observer. Read more » »
The B’nai B’rith World Center and the Committee to Recognize the Heroism of Jewish Rescuers Will Present the Jewish Rescuers Citation to Alma Rose, Conductor of the Women’s Orchestra in Auschwitz – B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and the Committee to Recognize the Heroism of Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust will present The Jewish Rescuers Citation in honor of Alma Rose, leader of the women’s orchestra at Auschwitz concentration camp on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 18: 00 local time in the assembly hall at Kibbutz Netzer Sereni, Israel. Read more » »
Calls for unblocking of latest film
Documentary filmmaker Saulius Beržinis was recently presented with a B’nai B’rith Australia New Zealand (BBANZ) Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the body of research, study, and documentation of Lithuania’s Jewish population during the Holocaust. Read more » »
The History of B’nai B’rith and Jews in Modern Poland – B’nai B’rith International
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Jewish publications honored at American Jewish Press Association’s Rockower Awards – B’nai B’rith International
Editor & Publisher Magazine highlighted several Jewish journalism awards given to B’nai B’rith International by the American Jewish Press Association. Read in Editor & Publisher Magazine. The Forward was the biggest winner in the 42nd annual Simon J. Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism. Read more » »
German Refugee Rabbis & American Congregations – B’nai B’rith International
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Polish-language, Canadian newspaper ‘doubles down’ on antisemitism – JNS.org
(June 26, 2023 / JNS) The Ontario-based, Polish language newspaper Goniec has “doubled down on antisemitism,” per a B’nai B’rith Canada investigation. Read more » »
