Tag Archives: News
“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 » »
Marathon Mike runs race against racism
Mike Zervos, CEO of B’nai B’rith Courage to Care has agreed to “Race Against Racism” running a marathon in early October to raise funds and awareness for Courage to Care. He will be taking part in the actual Melbourne Marathon on October 2, and running 42 kilometres. Read more » »
Israeli PM, Jewish Groups Mourn Queen Elizabeth
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and various Jewish groups issued statements mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. The royal family announced on September 8 that Elizabeth had died peacefully while surrounded by her family in her home. She was 96 and had been serving as the Queen of England since 1952. Read more » »
Award recipients set to travel and learn
B’nai B’rith has recently announced the recipients of the 2022 Bernard J. Lustig Scholarship. Now in its 67th year, the scholarship has been awarded to Rabbi Sammy Brygel (full scholarship), Isabel Gelb (full scholarship) and Rabbi Alon Meltzer (partial scholarship. Read more » »
