B’nai B’rith International Welcomes Senate Vote on Iran Sanctions
B’nai B’rith International commends the Senate for passing legislation that would allow for increased sanctions against Iran in an effort to stop Tehran’s quest to develop nuclear...
January 28, 2010
Key B’nai B’rith Agenda Items Addressed in President’s State of the Union
B’nai B’rith International was encouraged to see President Obama address healthcare reform and the global threat from Iran during his State of the Union address on Jan. 27, which focused...
January 28, 2010
Religious Leaders Convene for Panel on Interreligious Reactions to Holocaust
As part of its annual commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, B’nai B’rith International convened Jewish and Christian leaders to reflect on the Holocaust in a forum at...
January 27, 2010
B’nai B’rith Salutes Israel’s Inclusion in Democratic Bloc at U.N. in Geneva
Israel has been admitted to a sub-group of member states at the United Nations in Geneva made up of Japan, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, along with Norway, Switzerland and...
January 25, 2010
B’nai B’rith Urges President to Include Budget Funds to Help Restore Auschwitz Memorial
The Auschwitz concentration camp, liberated 65 years ago this week, is in desperate need of funding to preserve it as a potent reminder of the most extreme example of hatred and intolerance....
January 22, 2010
After Jewish Religious Item Prompts Flight Scare, B’nai B’rith Urges Enhanced Training of Air Personnel
Following the incident on US Airways flight 3709 from New York to Louisville on Jan. 21—which made an unscheduled landing when a flight attendant was alarmed by the Jewish religious article of...
January 18, 2010
Pope Benedict’s Rome Synagogue Visit Shows Continued Goodwill, But Difficult Issues Are Unresolved
B’nai B’rith International welcomed Pope Benedict XVI’s overtures to the Jewish community during his visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome on Jan. 17. But the pope’s apparent...
January 13, 2010
B’nai B’rith International Provides Disaster Relief in Haiti
B’nai B’rith International’s Disaster Relief fund continues to help the victims of the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. The fund supports an emergency response team from...
January 11, 2010
B’nai B’rith International Shares Sympathy with Arson Target in Greece
In response to an arson attack at the Hania Synagogue in Crete, Greece, on Jan. 5, B’nai B’rith International has sent a letter to the congregation’s president and general secretary...