Tag Archives: Press Releases
B’nai B’rith and Combat Antisemitism Movement Honor OAS Secretary-General Luis Almagro – B’nai B’rith International
Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis Almagro was honored today for his work countering anti-Semitism over the past decade at a symposium in Washington, D.C., organized by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) and B’nai B’rith International. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Announces Winners of 2024 Diaspora Reporting Award – B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem has announced the winners of its Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage for 2024: Canaan Lidor, Jewish World reporter for The Times of Israel and Elad Simchayoff, European correspondent for Channel 12 News. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Partners with Yad Vashem as Official North American Sponsor of “Unto Every Person There is a Name” Holocaust Program For 35th Year – B’nai B’rith International
Essential Program Enables Holocaust Victims to be Remembered as Individuals B’nai B’rith is proud to again serve as the North American sponsor of “Unto Every Person There is a Name,” the essential Holocaust remembrance program of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Deplores Passage of U.N. Human Rights Council Resolutions Offering No Accountability for Violation of Israelis’ Human Rights – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International deplores the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s votes today on four inflammatory resolutions attacking Israel—again more resolutions than those targeting any of the U.N.’s 192 other member states. Read more » »
Relative of Hamas Hostages and Nova Massacre Survivor Address U.N. in B’nai B’rith-Organized Interventions – B’nai B’rith International
In two new statements facilitated yesterday by B’nai B’rith International at the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC), an Israeli Bedouin family member of hostages held for nearly six months by Hamas in Gaza and a young survivor of the terrorists’ massacre at the Nova music festival last Oct. 7 spoke of their harrowing ordeal. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Facilitates U.N. Remarks by Freed Israeli Hostage Aviva Siegel, Whose Husband Remains Captive, and Ofri Bibas, Family Member of Abductees – B’nai B’rith International
Today at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), B’nai B’rith International facilitated remarks by freed Israeli hostage Aviva Siegel, whose husband Keith remains in captivity by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza, and Ofri Bibas, whose multiple family members have remained captive for over five months. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Discusses Israel’s Fight Against Hamas with Dozens of Human Rights Council, UNESCO Ambassadors – B’nai B’rith International
A B’nai B’rith International leadership delegation has met with over 50 ambassadors and other senior diplomats in Geneva and Paris to advocate on Jewish communal priorities during sessions of the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) executive board. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith’s Reaction to President Biden’s State of the Union Address – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address tonight with a keen focus on Israel and anti-Semitism. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Essay Contest Invites College Students to Confront Anti-Semitism on Campus – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith invites current college students to address anti-Semitism on college campuses by entering our 2024 None Shall Be Afraid Essay Contest. Winners will earn scholarships and have the opportunity to have their essays published. In the wake of the savage Hamas attacks against Israel on Oct. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Leaders Gather in Tel Aviv To Welcome Expansion of International Activities – B’nai B’rith International
A meeting was held this week in Tel Aviv, bringing together presidents of B’nai B’rith Israel and attended by B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin, as well as members of the executive committee and representatives of some 100 lodges throughout the country. Read more » »
