B’nai B’rith International Honorary President Richard D. Heideman will be one of the speakers speaking to the media at an International Jewish Caucus press briefing dealing with Jewish reaction to developments at the Durban Review Conference in Geneva. Among the topics to be discussed are the appearance of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the conference and the decision by Germany, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, and The Netherlands to join the U.S., Canada, Israel, and other nations in the boycott of the conference.
International Jewish Caucus – Press Conference
Geneva Press Club – Monday, 20 April 2009 – 5:00 p.m. (note the time change)
The Caucus will hold a press briefing on Monday, 20 April 2009, 1700, at the Club Suisse de la Presse (La Pastorale, Route de Ferney 106), Among the speakers at this press briefing will be famed French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy, past Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Harold Tanner, and Co-Chair of the Jewish Human Rights Coalition (U.K.) Rosalind Peterson.
Interview requests by journalists are welcome; please contact one of the persons mentioned below for further assistance. For the Durban II forum, B’nai B’rith International is part of the International Jewish Caucus, which also comprises organizations including the following: Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, CEJI: A Jewish Contribution To An Inclusive Europe, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, European Jewish Congress, European Union of Jewish Students, Jewish Human Rights Coalition (UK), NGO Monitor, Simon Wiesenthal Center, South African Jewish Board of Deputies, Women’s International Zionist Organization, World Jewish Congress, and the World Union of Jewish Students.
Media contacts in Geneva:
International Jewish Caucus Media Desk (General Enquiries)
Tel: +41 22 734 13 25
Fax: +41 22 733 39 85
Interview Requests for B’nai B’rith International
Richard D. Heideman 202-255-5700
E-mail: rdheideman@HNKLaw.com
or David Michaels 917-751-7973
Email: sbender@bnaibrith.org
Email: media.drcjc@gmail.com
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