Tag Archives: Jewish Identity
Little-Known Heroines and Heroes Honored by B’nai B’rith in 2025
Aurora Israel spotlighted recipients of B’nai B’rith International’s 2025 Jewish Rescuer Citations—extraordinary men and women who risked their own lives to save fellow Jews from Nazi persecution during the Holocaust. Read more in Aurora Israel. Read more » »
The Golden Age of Italian Jews | With Dr. Gino Segrè
How did a small Jewish community shape modern Italy’s politics, culture and science?In this episode of the Conversations with B’nai B’rith podcast, CEO Dan Mariaschin speaks with physicist and historian Dr. Gino Segrè about his new book, “The Golden Age of Italian Jews, 1848–1938. Read more » »
Remembering October 7, 2023
Virtual ContentPlay VideoB’nai B’rith commemorated the second anniversary of the October 7th Hamas terror attacks—a day that forever changed Israel and the Jewish people. Read more » »
UNGA Side Event by the Center for Jewish Impact Honors President of Cyprus
The Jerusalem Post covered a B’nai B’rith and Center for Jewish Impact side event at the U.N. General Assembly, honoring Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in recognition of his longstanding partnership and his role in strengthening bilateral relations between Cyprus and Israel. Read more in the Jerusalem Post. Read more » »
The Untold Stories of Bulgaria’s Jews During the Holocaust
In this episode of the Conversations with B’nai B’rith podcast, CEO Dan Mariaschin speaks with acclaimed filmmaker and oral historian Jacky Comforty about the untold stories of Bulgaria’s Jewish community during the Holocaust. Read more » »
CEO Op-ed: Looking at the enduring inspiration of Leon Uris’s ‘Exodus’
In a Jerusalem Post op-ed, B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin examines the enduring legacy of Leon Uris’s “Exodus”—the novel, film, and music that once captivated the world—contrasting its global embrace 65 years ago with today’s climate of anti-Israel hostility. Read the full piece in the Jerusalem Post. Read more » »
What Israel’s Enemies Don’t Want You To Know | With Major Doron Spielman
Play Video WATCH ON YOUTUBE WATCH ON FACEBOOK Israel’s fight for survival is not only on the battlefield—it is also a struggle over history, truth and identity.In this episode of the Conversations with B’nai B’rith podcast, CEO Dan Mariaschin speaks with Major Doron Spielman—IDF officer and New York Times bestselling author. Read more » »
Geneva U.N. Event to Highlight Jewish Refugees from Middle East
Watch Livestream on Monday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m. NY / 5 p.m. Geneva / 6 p.m. JerusalemB’nai B’rith President Robert Spitzer and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: On the opening day of the new United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session on Sept. Read more » »
How One Student Brought New Life to A Holocaust Story and A Family History Nearly Lost to Time
Play Video WATCH ON YOUTUBE WATCH ON FACEBOOK When Leah Davenport began as a research assistant at the Pearlstine/Lipov Center for Southern Jewish Culture at the College of Charleston, she had no idea she would help memorialize a family murdered during the Holocaust outside their last Berlin residence. Read more » »
Rare Genetic Disorder in Ashkenazi Jews: A Personal Look at TKT Deficiency
What is Transketolase (TKT) deficiency—and Why Does it Matter?In this episode of the Conversations with B’nai B’rith podcast, CEO Dan Mariaschin speaks with two leading voices shedding light on a newly identified rare genetic disorder affecting the Ashkenazi Jewish community: Transketolase (TKT) deficiency. Read more » »
