Coronavirus Hotline for Holocaust Survivors
Copyright: the Gamaraal Foundation The Gamaraal Foundation in Switzerland has set up a 24-hour telephone hotline to provide support to Holocaust survivors during the coronavirus...
Category: Expert Analysis
Read expert analysis blogs on topics relevant to the Jewish community from B'nai B'rith staff.
May 4, 2020
Coronavirus Does Not Stop Violation of Human Rights
The United Nations is warning countries to undertake all possible efforts to protect civilian populations, cautioning that the spread of coronavirus must not be wielded as a weapon to abuse power....
April 28, 2020
People Helping Seniors
Who reading this blog is tired of turning on the news and getting further depressed by stories regarding COVID-19? I imagine this feeling applies to most people in the country right now. No matter...
April 24, 2020
Iran’s Spiral Toward Chaos and Aggression
The U.S. killing of Iran’s Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani and Iran’s subsequent mishandling of its Covid-19 response have left the country in political and economic disarray as its...
Expert Analysis
April 13, 2020
B’nai B’rith Continues to Help the Needy for Passover During the COVID-19 Crisis
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April 8, 2020
Thank-a-thon
I encouraged our leadership last week to call people in their B’nai B’rith circle, simply to find out how they were faring in the Land of the Quarantined. No, we were not asking for...
April 3, 2020
A Look Backward and Forward to Carnival Season
As millions worldwide are in lockdown due to the current health crisis, it seems hard to believe it was only a month ago that Carnival season was in full swing everywhere from Europe and Asia...
April 1, 2020
COVID-19: A B’nai B’rith Center for Senior Services Perspective
What a difference a month makes. A month ago, my colleagues and I were going up to Capitol Hill to talk with congressional offices about the fiscal year 2021 budget. It was that time of the year...