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JNS – One Week after Pittsburgh Synagogue Slaughter, BDS Resolution Introduced at NYU
In the aftermath of the deadliest attack in American Jewish history, a measure calling on New York University to separate its interests from firms such as Lockheed Martin, General Electric and Caterpillar Inc., which do business with Israel, was introduced on Thursday in the school’s student government. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Horrified, Grieving Over Shooting At Tree Of Life Synagogue In Pittsburgh
B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We are horrified by the murders of worshippers this morning at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. The depth of our grief is immeasurable. At least four are now dead with many injured. Read more » »
Bowery Boogie – Founded on the Lower East Side, B’nai Brith Celebrates 175 Years
The oldest Jewish service organization in the world began here on the Lower East Side, and this year celebrates a major milestone.B’nai Brith International (“Sons of the Covenant”) – now in its 175th year – was founded on Essex Street in October 1843 by a dozen immigrants of German-Jewish descent. Read more » »
Intermountain Jewish News Very Important People – October 19, 2018
B’nai B’rith International Senior Vice President Rebecca Saltzman was featured in the Intermountain Jewish News’ „15 Under 40 You Should Know About. Read more » »
A Salute to 175 Years of History, Action and Advocacy – B’nai B’rith Concludes Leadership Forum in Honor of 1843 Founding
One-hundred-seventy-five years of action, advocacy and service were on full display during the B’nai B’rith International Leadership Forum in New York. Over three days, leaders, members, supporters and donors looked back at the indelible history of the organization that traces its founding to the Lower East Side of New York, on Oct. 13, 1843. Read more » »
Jerusalem Post – Israel Envoy to UNESCO: Do What You Want, We’re Leaving Anyway
Israel’s top UN envoy blasted UNESCO’s attempt to water down its controversial bi-annual Jerusalem resolution, reaffirming that Israel planned to leave the organization at the end of the year. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Opens Fund to Help Those Impacted by Hurricane Michael – Allocates $5,000 for Relief Efforts
B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: As the Florida Panhandle is left devastated by Hurricane Michael, now a tropical storm lashing the Carolinas, B’nai B’rith International is opening its disaster relief fund. Read more » »
JNS: Nikki Haley, Strong Advocate for Israel on World Stage, Resigns as Ambassador to UN
Nikki Haley, who has been the face of the Trump administration’s strong stances in support of Israel, has resigned as ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday.A former Republican governor of South Carolina, Haley, who has served as U.N. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commends U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in Support of Israel at World Body
B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: Upon the announcement of her stepping down as the United States ambassador to the United Nations at the end of the year, we Read more » »
Advocacy, Access, Action: B’nai B’rith Spans Three Centuries Doing Good Works
New York’s Lower East Side. 1843. It’s dirty. It’s crowded. Conditions are not great for Jewish immigrants. Into that scene arrives 12 German Jews who meet at a beer hall — Sinsheimer’s Café — to discuss ways to make their lives and the lives of their families and the greater Jewish community, better in their new country. Read more » »
