B’NAI B’rith International’s executive vice-president Daniel Mariaschin will be visiting Sydney and Melbourne next month to celebrate the organisation’s 170th birthday.

Mariaschin, who is coming to Australia for the first time, said that all around the world B’nai B’rith is helping the elderly, fighting for humanitarian causes and advocating for Israel.

“This is an organisation that has been serving the Jewish people for 170 years,” Mariaschin said.

“We are a volunteer organisation, a member organisation, and our success comes back to our grassroots character.”

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