B’nai B’rith International

Israeli director Asaf Galay’s “Cartooning America,” a documentary about the lives of animation pioneers Max and Dave Fleischer, has won the $200,000 first prize for documentary film, jointly awarded...

Over the past couple of months, my house has been dominated by one thing: the Olympics and Paralympic Games. My wife has been glued to the television watching gymnastics, swimming and para swimming....

By Eduardo Kohn, B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs It is not new for the Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro to be accused of attempting to steal a presidential election, but...

It has been a rocky and divisive summer in the European Union in the aftermath of the European elections. The 2019-2024 term had been an important period of significant advancements regarding policy...

Remember in 2010 when President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law? Afterwards, discussions about the legislation monopolized our political discourse; people had strong opinions on...

By Alan Schneider, Director, B’nai B’rith World Center – Jerusalem As someone who served three years of mandatory service in the Israeli army, followed by some 25 years in combat reserves—including...

It’s summertime, my favorite time of the year. To me summer means barbecuing, swimming and baseball. But it also makes me think about my time attending sleep-away camp as a child in northeast...

By Eduardo Kohn, B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs The Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly (GA) gathered this week in Asuncion, Paraguay, with the goal of...

Who remembers as a kid learning how a bill becomes a law? While I can’t remember the exact grade, I remember my teacher showing the video from School House Rock:  “I’m Just a Bill.” When I was a kid,...