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B’nai B’rith International CEO to Retire in June

After nearly four decades with the organization, the longtime CEO of B’nai B’rith International plans to step down on June 30 next year.Chevy Chase resident Daniel Mariaschin has served the Jewish professional world for more than 50 years. Read more » »

Trump, Netanyahu unveil 20-point plan to end war in Gaza, release hostages within 72 hours – Texas Jewish Post

“Hamas will be disarmed, Gaza will be demilitarized, Israel will retain security responsibility,” Netanyahu said.By Andrew BernardSept. 29, 2025(JNS) U.S. Read more » »

UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State Absent ‘Substantive’ Israeli Steps

Keir Starmer, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, told reporters on Tuesday that he intends to recognize a Palestinian state in September, before the U.N. Read more » »

New chair at Victoria’s Courage to Care

New chair at Victoria’s Courage to CareSabrina Chakman has been appointed as the new B’nai B’rith Chair of Courage to Care Victoria Inc.Chakman, known as Sabi, takes up the role this month, following the sad passing of the previous Chair, Judy Glick, who held the position from August 2022. Read more » »

US victims can sue Palestinian terrorists, Supreme Court rules unanimously – Texas Jewish Post

“I am skeptical that entities such as the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority enjoy any constitutional rights at all,” wrote Clarence Thomas, an associate justice of the high court.By Vita FelligJune 20, 2025(JNS) Americans who are victims of Palestinian terror can sue for damages in U.S. Read more » »

Educating the dangers of antisemitism beyond the classroom

It’s safe to assume if you are reading these words that the Jewish world has relevance to your life. You know what being a Jew means to you your family and your Jewish friends. Read more » »

Remembering Rabbi Alvin Sugarman

“I put on my pants one leg at a time. I’m just one guy, trying to make sense of this chaos we call life.” That is how Rabbi Alvin Marx Sugarman, of The Temple, described himself in a 2015 interview with Atlanta’s AIB Network. Sugarman engaged in that quest from childhood until his death on Jan. 17 at age 86. Read more » »

Everyone has a plan to fight antisemitism. Few have studied what actually works.

Protesters at a Jewish solidarity march in New York City on Jan. 5, 2020. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images) By Asaf Elia-Shalev January 6, 2025 (JTA) — When Matt Williams founded a research center for the Anti-Defamation League in 2022, he vowed to “ruthlessly and systematically test” what the organization does. Read more » »

Online talk by Shadi Khalloul, founder of the Israel Christian Aramaic Association – 17 December 2024

By BBUK In News On 18 December 2024 Last night, Shadi Khalloul, founder of the Israel Christian Aramaic Association, spoke to a BBUK online audience about the history and culture of the Aramean community in Israel and his efforts to advocate for them in Israel. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith UK welcomes the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

By BBUK In Advocacy, Israel, News On 28 November 2024 B’nai B’rith UK welcomes the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Read more »