Ready to Help: The Pittsburgh Healing Fund
On Dec. 6, 2019, B’nai B’rith Senior Vice President and Disaster and Emergency Relief Committee Chair Rebecca Saltzman travelled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to meet with staff from...
Category: Expert Analysis
Read expert analysis blogs on topics relevant to the Jewish community from B'nai B'rith staff.
January 13, 2020
The National Senior Games
As my friends and family are aware, I am an avid sports fan. I can speak fluently about the teams I root for and the great sports moments I have witnessed. Whether it’s going to the World...
December 30, 2019
A New Chapter in the Story of the Hare With the Amber Eyes
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December 23, 2019
A Proactive Approach to Seniors, Guns and Dementia
When my grandfather was 91, my parents sat him down and broached the idea of him giving up his car keys. As you can imagine, that idea was not met with a lot of enthusiasm. However, my...
December 13, 2019
Israel’s Critics Strike an Unsettling Note on the Pompeo Declaration
The reaction was both peremptory and predictable: Critics of Israeli and U.S. policies firmly snapped back against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s declaration that the U.S. no...
December 10, 2019
France’s Long and Troubled Road to Defining Anti-Semitism
In April 2017, Sarah Halimi, a 65-year-old Jewish woman, was beaten and thrown out the window of her building in Paris in a shocking anti-Semitic murder. The suspect claimed insanity and was...
December 4, 2019
Being Kind
There is an official Random Acts of Kindness Day celebrated every February. The concept has also found a home during the “season of giving,” so whether you choose to observe on the...
November 26, 2019
Pizza and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Who reading this blog has ever ordered a pizza online? It’s a simple task, right? You go onto the pizza place’s website, you put in your order and the delivery person shows up at your...
November 11, 2019
Jewish Culture’s Impact on History and Civilization
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