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B’nai B’rith Applauds Confirmation of Deborah Lipstadt as Anti-Semitism Special Envoy
(Washington, D.C., March 31, 2022)–B’nai B’rith International President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We applaud the U.S. Senate for confirming Deborah Lipstadt as the State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commends U.N. Chief’s Invoking of Anti-Semitism Definition That Encompasses Delegitimization of Israel, Urges Formal Use
Four Rights Monitors Saluted for Condemning “Zionism-is-Racism” Slur (Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2022)—B’nai B’rith President Seth Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
New German Foreign Minister, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and European Commission Vice President Address B’nai B’rith Holocaust Remembrance Day Event
“Holocaust Remembrance: Responsibilities For All Society” (Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2022)—In her first major address before an international Jewish audience since starting her new role, Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock delivered a Read more » »
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and European Commission Vice President Among Speakers at B’nai B’rith Holocaust Remembrance Day Event on Jan. 24
Watch Our Virtual Program: “Holocaust Remembrance: Responsibilities For All Society” (Washington, D.C., Jan. Read more » »
CEO and Dir. of U.N. Affairs Op-ed in Newsweek: Holocaust Comparisons Are Holocaust Denial. It Has to Stop.
Newsweek published an op-ed by B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin and Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels urging members of Congress and all others to stop trivializing the Holocaust to score cheap political points. Read in Newsweek The Holocaust is once again being trivialized in the name of the politics. Read more » »
Jewish organizations’ 2022 agenda: Replenish the Iron Dome
The Jerusalem Post spoke with B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin about our organization’s top priorities on Capitol Hill in 2022. Read more » »
US Jewish Groups Call for ‘Overdue’ Confirmation Hearing of State Dept. Antisemitism Envoy
The Algemeiner included our statement prominently in its coverage of American Jewish organizations calling for the swift confirmation of Deborah Lipstadt serve as the next U.S. anti-Semitism envoy. Read more » »
CEO Op-ed in Times of Israel: What Powell said about anti-Semitism
The Times of Israel ran B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin’s op-ed on former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s speech on anti-Semitism in 2004. Powell died on October 18, 2021. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International Takes Part in High-level Malmö Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Anti-Semitism
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2021)–B’nai B’rith International is pleased to have taken part in the historic Malmö Remember-React International Forum, to promote Holocaust Remembrance and combat anti-Semitism. Read more » »
John Legend Says Israel Needs to Be Held to a “Higher Standard”: “What They’re Doing to the Palestinian People Is Not Fair”
The Jewish Journal included our criticism of singer John Legend’s anti-Israel, anti-Semitic remarks in its coverage of Legend’s appearance of “The Mehdi Hasan Show” on MSNBC. Read more » »
