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B'nai B'rith Magazine presents information and analysis on topics of interest and concern to the international Jewish community; insight into issues not yet on the radar screen; and news about current and future B'nai B'rith International endeavors.

From the environment to anti-Semitism on campus, domestic abuse to disaster relief — with a side trip into the humor and foibles of Jewish life — B'nai B'rith Magazine is a must-read for the inquiring Jewish mind.

Selected stories and sections of present and past issues of B'nai B'rith Magazine are available online below.

Click Here To Read The 2019 Winter Issue!

2019 Winter Issue

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Jewish German Fashion Industry Flourished, Then Perished Under Nazi Rule
It was the golden age of German fashion, created by Jewish designers and business owners and centered in the city of Berlin. But within a decade, as the Nazis came to power and implemented their platform of extreme anti-Semitism, it was gone. And, today, it is little remembered.

SOME OF OUR WINTER ISSUE FEATURES:

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Out of Africa: A Long Journey Home
Piath Aguar learned about the “Chosen People” when she was a child in Bible school. But for a girl being raised in Sudan, the Jews and Jerusalem were a fairy tale. Until last Passover, when she landed in Israel.

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The Miracle of the Oil — in Chanukah Cooking
Chanukah is almost synonymous with oil because of the miracle of the little bit of oil that lit the Temple Menorah for eight days. Oil is the basis of our cooking every single day, and today we are faced with a myriad of choices. Back in biblical times, there was just olive oil.

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Cuba’s Jewish Community Clings to Life
Yolanda Geller, who’s in her 60s, is the “challah lady” at Adath Israel, Havana’s Orthodox synagogue. Every week, she makes challah for the 25 or 30 people who will eat Shabbat dinner there.

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Congratulations To Our Rockower Awards Winners!

The Simon Rockower Jewish Journalism Awards, presented annually by the American Jewish Press Association, recognize the best in Jewish journalism. This year, B’nai B’rith Magazine was honored to win two awards.

2018

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First Place Award for Journalistic Excellence in Writing about Heath Care:
Rita Rubin, "Jewish Genetics: To Test or Not to Test? That is the Question — And the Answer"

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Second Place Award for Journalistic Excellence in Covering Zionism, Aliyah and Israel:
Michele Chabin, "People Are Dying to Get In, but Israeli Cemeteries Are Running Out of Space"

2017

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First Place Award for Journalistic Excellence in American Jewish History:
Kenneth Ackerman, "Trotsky in New York, 1917: A Reluctant Jew in a Jewish City"

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Second Place Award for Excellence in Writing about Jewish Heritage and Jewish Peoplehood in Europe:
Rita Rubin, "House of Memories: From Generation to Generation"

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