Tag Archives: holocaust
B’nai B’rith Announces First Winners of New Award Recognizing Polish Preservation of Jewish Heritage – B’nai B’rith International
Wdzięczność-Gratitude-הכרת הטוב Urszula Antosz-Rekucka (Shtetl Mszana Dolna) – Individual category Forum for Dialogue (founder Andrzej Fowarczny) – Institutional category B’nai B’rith International announced today the recipients of a new award to Read more » »
Vandals deface Italian Holocaust mural of ‘Simpsons’ characters wearing yellow Stars of David – JNS.org
Alexsandro Palombo has called the marring of his pop art antisemitic. (April 28, 2023 / JNS) A pop-art mural near a Holocaust memorial in Milan, Italy, which depicts characters from “The Simpsons” wearing striped uniforms and yellow Stars of David, was reportedly vandalized on April 17 at the start of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust remembrance day. Read more » »
Who Will Tell Their Stories? – B’nai B’rith International
At this year’s State of the Union Address, Holocaust survivor Ruth Cohen sat in the audience as a guest of Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. Cohen is 92 years old and spent time in multiple concentration camps, including Auschwitz. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Partners With Yad Vashem As Official North American Sponsor Of “Unto Every Person There Is A Name” Holocaust Program For 34th Year – B’nai B’rith International
Essential Program Enables Holocaust Victims to be Remembered as Individuals B’nai B’rith is proud to again serve as the North American sponsor of “Unto Every Person There Is A Name,” the essential Holocaust remembrance program of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. Read more » »
The Present and Future of Jewish Genealogy and Holocaust Remembrance – B’nai B’rith International
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Insect named for Hitler draws criticism from organizational, academic circles
Connections between the Nazis and Volkswagen Beetles are well known. But an insect that looks like Adolf Hitler bearing his name? That’s like letting the bed bugs bite. Read more » »
Documenting Every Holocaust Memorial Monument in the World | With Dr. Sam Gruber – B’nai B’rith International
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Dir. of Latin American Affairs Op-ed in Semanario Hebreo Jai: A Devious Attack – B’nai B’rith International
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CEO Op-ed in JNS: We Are Not in Competition to Win a Victimization Sweepstakes – B’nai B’rith International
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Release: New Bipartisan Holocaust Education Bill Introduced in the House on International Holocaust Remembrance Day – B’nai B’rith International
Reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Kathy Manning (NC-6), Michael McCaul (TX-10), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1). announced the introduction of new bipartisan legislation — the Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act – supported by B’nai B’rith International. Read more » »
