Permanence of Yiddish Language—A Symposium
The symposium, “Permanence of Yiddish,” included an international team of scholars discussing the past, present and future of the Yiddish language. In 2010, UNESCO published an atlas...
A to Z of Building: New Affordable Rental Housing Units for Seniors In Toronto
The official opening of 237 new affordable rental housing units for seniors living on low income and persons with disabilities was held today in Toronto. The project received more than $28.4 million...
B’nai B’rith Honors Leaders In Banking And Finance With Distinguished Achievement Award
B’nai B’rith International’s Banking & Finance unit has chosen Mark R. DeFazio, founder, president and CEO of Metropolitan National Bank, and Harold Shulman, a partner at Citrin...
JTA: Negotiations with Iran over Jewish center bombing ‘positive,’ says Argentina’s foreign minister
Three days of negotiations between Argentina and Iran over the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center have been “very positive,” Argentina’s foreign minister announced. The...
Haaretz: One eye on Sandy, one eye on Election Day
by Natasha Mozgovaya A week before the U.S. presidential elections, superstorm Sandy brought to both parties’ campaigns this perfectly schizophrenic moment: Candidates canceled or hastily...
Washington Jewish Week: B’nai B’rith 170 Years Old and Still Strong
by Meredith Jacobs, Managing EditorWhenever there was a major world disaster, Bruce Pascal’s grandmother would say, “I have to send a check to B’nai B’rith.” But for...
Nuevo Mundo Israelita: Filósofo Juan Nuño fue homenajeado en la B’nai B’rith de Venezuela (SPANISH)
by Abel Flores El 16 de octubre se realizó en la sede de la Fraternidad Hebrea B’nai B’rith de Venezuela un homenaje al filósofo Juan Nuño, quien fuera profesor de la...