Tag Archives: holocaust
B’nai B’rith Magazine Placed in Two Rockower Awards Categories
Our fascinating B’nai B’rith Magazine cover story won two prestigious Rockower Awards for journalism last night! Our story by Beryl Lieff Benderly, Secret Shabbes: How the ‘Sabbath Delight’ hid an astonishing archive” details how a brave and dedicated group of Jews chronicled the atrocities in the Warsaw Ghetto. Read more » »
Remembrance and Education: Yom HaShoah and the Synagogue in Babyn Yar
Thursday, April 8th, marks the confluence of two significant events – the observance of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day throughout the Jewish world, and the dedication of a symbolic synagogue at the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center near Kyiv, where 33,771 Jews were murdered in a two-day period in late September 1941. Read more » »
Holocaust Remembrance Day is Marked in Latin America
Jewish communities in countries across Latin America held events to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day.Due to the pandemic commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day in Latin America was held in-person in only a few countries this year.All events were available to watch live through streaming. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Magazine: How Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto Hid an Astonishing Archive of Jewish Life During the Holocaust
Winter Issue Also Spotlights the Effort to Restore the Run-Down Jewish Cemeteries in Europe(Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2020)—“Oyneg Shabes” — or “Sabbath delight” — is usually associated with a joyful social gathering. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Objects to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Usage of Holocaust Imagery to Make Political Point
(Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2020)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
JBS Coverage of B’nai B’rith Welcoming Facebook’s Decision to Ban Holocaust Denial
JBS covered our statement welcoming Facebook’s decision to ban any content that denies or distorts the existence of the Holocaust. View coverage here or below (beginning at 1: 49). Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Applauds Bipartisan Senate Passage of Never Again Holocaust Education Act
(Washington, D.C., May 14, 2020)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
Holocaust Remembrance Day Across Latin America
B’nai B’rith Helped Coordinate Events in Various Countries (Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2020)—B’nai B’rith International, in partnership with local Jewish communities, helped coordinate events across Latin America in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Holds Holocaust Commemoration Events at United Nations in New York, Israel
Focus on Lesser-Known Story of Rescue of Jews by Philippines (Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2020)—B’nai B’rith International held events at the United Nations in New York and Israel today to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Both focused on the vital role of the Philippines in saving Jews from Nazi death camps. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Calls for UNESCO to Remove Anti-Semitic Belgian Parade From Heritage List
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 23, 2019)–The annual Aalst carnival parade in Belgium, which has a history of anti-Semitic displays, has once again plunged into anti-Semitism. Organizers of the parade are planning to give out ribbons to all participants featuring gross caricatures of Orthodox Jews with hooked red noses and gold teeth. Read more » »
