MLB.com: Selig honored with humanitarian award
In the more than two decades Bud Selig has been Commissioner of Major League Baseball, the landscape has been dramatically transformed. There is labor peace and, not coincidentally, record attendance...
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June 28, 2013
Haaretz: U.S. Senate passes immigration bill with provisions for Jewish camp counselors, religious refugees
The immigration overhaul passed in the U.S Senate includes provisions that protect a visa program used by Jewish summer camps and that makes permanent a law that facilitates immigration for victims...
June 28, 2013
JTA: State Dept. envoy: Hungarian gov’t must do more to condemn anti-Semitism
Hungary’s government must do more to condemn political anti-Semitism, the State Department’s anti-Semitism envoy said in a letter to Jewish groups. “Prime Minister Viktor Orban...
June 28, 2013
European Jewish Press: Israel, Jewish groups slam ‘politicised’ UNESCO Palestinian vote on Jerusalem
by Shari Ryness The resolution, drafted by Jordan at the apparent instigation of fellow UNESCO members Palestine, condemned a series of Israeli developments in the Jewish capital, including the...
June 28, 2013
Albany Tribune: B’nai B’rith International Honors Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig With Distinguished Humanitarian Award
B’nai B’rith International bestowed Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. “Bud” Selig with the Distinguished Humanitarian Award on June 27 at the St. Regis New York. The...
June 28, 2013
Milwaukee Magazine: Bud Selig – Humanitarian
In all the hullabaloo surrounding the Brewers 20th anniversary celebration of the Racing Sausages earlier this week, you may have missed the news about another Milwaukee baseball stalwart: Bud Selig....
June 27, 2013
B’nai B’rith Welcomes Senate Passage of Immigration Reform Measure
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International welcomes the Senate’s passage of a bill overhauling the nation’s...
June 27, 2013
Supreme Court Ruling Knocking Down Part of Landmark Voting Rights Act Disappointing
B’nai B’rith International is disappointed at the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling, which eliminates the requirement that nine states and numerous counties must seek federal approval before...
June 27, 2013
Washington Free Beacon: Palestinians Pushing Agenda at UNESCO
by Adam Kredo A controversial United Nations body that granted Palestine member status has falsely claimed that Israel is intentionally destroying holy sites in Jerusalem, prompting complaints from...