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Iconic Catholic priest ‘didn’t judge, he just tried to help’
Jewish figures joined a groundswell of praise, as Australia mourned the passing of Father Bob Maguire, 88, an iconic Catholic priest, known simply as “Father Bob”, who devoted his life to social justice. Read more » »
Recording now available: BBUK/BBI Zoom Webinar – Ukraine: One Year of War
By BBUK In BBI, BBUK, News, Ukraine On 1 March 2023 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐫 On Friday 24 February BBUK participated in a webinar to mark one full year of Russia’s war in #Ukraine, the largest military attack on European soil since the end of World War II. Read more » »
BBUK Qiryat Gat Food Bank and Distribution Centre Appeal 2023
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“A Royal Surprise!” by Peter Summerfield BEM
By BBUK In News On 18 January 2023 At the JW3 Annual Chanukah Luncheon for Holocaust Survivors, we were told to expect an important guest but none of us could have anticipated that it was King Charles himself who graced us with his presence! One Read more » »
AJEX Annual Remembrance Parade & Ceremony 2022
By BBUK In BBUK, News On 22 November 2022 2022 group before parade The largest ever contingent of B’nai B’rith UK members and their families, attended the ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on Sunday 20 November 2022. This year the theme was “Connection”, to especially connect all generations and carry forward the Baton of Remembrance. Read more » »
Bureau meeting with Taiwan’s special representative to the UK
By BBUK In Advocacy, Bureau of International Affairs, News On 18 November 2022 Yesterday, 17 November, members of BIA had a meeting with Taiwan’s special representative to the UK, Kelly Wu-Chiao Hsieh, in London. Read more » »
Report of Bureau presentation by Prof. Robbie Sabel on Wednesday 9 November
By BBUK In Advocacy, News On 12 November 2022 On Wednesday night, Robbie Sabel, Professor of International Law at the Hebrew University Jerusalem, gave an online presentation to members and friends of B’nai B’rith UK on whether international law was relevant to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Read more » »
Candidates stand against hate
The Jewish community “knows that I stand with them as a strong friend and ally” Liberal member for Malvern Michael O’Brien said. Read more » »
Litvak Days 2022
By BBUK In Advocacy, News On 23 October 2022 Litvak Days 2022 On Thursday, Tony and Eve Swabe, together with Jeremy Havardi, attended the 11th Litvak Days in London, a celebration of Jewish life and architecture in interwar Kaunas, hosted at JW3. Read more » »
Kanye Barred from Twitter After Tweeting He’ll Go “Death Con 3” Against Jews
Rapper Kanye West has been blocked from his Twitter account after he tweeted on October 8 that he would go “death con 3” against the Jews. West had previously been blocked from his Instagram account after he shared a text exchange he had with fellow rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs in which Combs lambasted West for wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt. Read more » »
