Join B’nai B’rith International, The Global Voice of the Jewish Community, for our 2013 Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. this fall.  Members from across the country and around the world will be present for this three day program.

Why Attend?

• Learn first-hand about critical domestic and international policy issues from administration experts and Washington insiders.
• Discuss how B’nai B’rith can make an impact on key issues.
• Celebrate the 170th anniversary of B’nai B’rith with friends and colleagues from around the world.
• Participate in important business of the organization.
• Special events for young professionals.

David S. Cohen
Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
U.S. Department of the Treasury
(bio)

E.J. Dionne, Jr.
American journalist, political commentator and op-ed columnist for The Washington Post
Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution
(bio)

Ira N. Forman
Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
U.S. Department of State
(bio)

Mark Hetfield
President & CEO
HIAS
(bio)

The B’nai B’rith Young Leadership Network will host a discussion with Eliav Benjamin, counselor for political affairs at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C.  This forum will be exclusive to young professionals and will offer the opportunity to learn about the BDS Movement, Israel bias on college campuses, and much more.

B’nai B’rith Latin America will be hosting a conversation with Ambassador Richard Schifter, chairman of the American Jewish International Relations Institute and a former-U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, on “How the Votes of Latin American States Help Maintain the UN’s Anti-Israel Propaganda Apparatus.” 

From 1981 to 2001 Schifter held a series of senior foreign policy positions in the U.S. government. Representing the United States in the United Nations (UN) he gained an intimate knowledge of the workings of the UN and in particular the efforts made by a grouping of states to ignore the humanitarian principles set forth in the UN Charter and instead use the UN solely to embarrass the US and delegitimize Israel.

To commemorate our 170th anniversary, world-renowned historian Dr. Pamela Nadell, chair of the Department of History and director of the Jewish Studies Program at American University and a consultant to the National Museum of American Jewish History on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall, will speak on how B’nai B’rith played a unique and pivotal role at key moments in world history.

$275 – standard registration:  includes anniversary reception, one breakfast and one luncheon
$199 – young leader registration (under 40):  includes anniversary reception, one breakfast and one luncheon

Register online or download the print registration form and follow the instructions to fax/mail-in the RSVP.

Loews Madison Hotel – Washington, D.C.
1177 Fifteenth St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
   
Phone: 202-862-1600
Reservations: (800) 424-8577
Fax: 202-785-1255

DEADLINE:  Special room rates were available for B’nai B’rith at $179/night plus tax (single or double) until October 18, 2013.

> Reserve your room online or call 202-862-1600 and mention the B’nai B’rith Policy Forum.

B’nai B’rith International, the Global Voice of the Jewish Community, is the most widely known Jewish humanitarian, human rights, and advocacy organization.  B’nai B’rith works for Jewish unity, security, and continuity and fights anti-Semitism and intolerance around the world.  B’nai B’rith…since 1843.

Contact Us

For additional information on the Policy Forum, please email policyforum@bnaibrith.org.