Featured Conversation
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DURBAN REVISITED: Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism
B'nai B'rith Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels speaks with former Maldives Foreign Minister Ahmed Shaheed, South African activist Olga Meshoe Washington, NGO Monitor President Gerald Steinberg and Sherri Mandell, the mother of an Israeli terror victim, about the 2001 Durban Conference's legacy of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. |
The B'nai B'rith International Podcast
HOSTED BY CEO DANIEL S. MARIASCHIN
Episode #92: The Jewish World of Elvis Presley
Few people know about Elvis Presley's range of deep Jewish connections. Even fewer are aware of his own Jewish roots. Author, artist and writer Roselle Chartock joins the B'nai B'rith podcast with CEO Dan Mariaschin to talk about her new book, "The Jewish World of Elvis Presley," and delve into this little-known side of the revolutionary rock 'n' roll icon.
Episode #91: Scott Kahn and Pesach Wolicki of The Baseball Rabbi Podcast
Scott Kahn and Pesach Wolicki join the B'nai B'rith Podcast with CEO Dan Mariaschin to break down all things baseball. Kahn and Wolicki are co-hosts of The Baseball Rabbi Podcast, part of the new Jewish podcast network “Jewish Coffeehouse.” Both are experts in baseball history, reevaluating historical assumptions and applying advanced metrics to America's Pastime.
Episode #90: Chef Paula Shoyer on Her New, First-of-Its-Kind Kosher Instant Pot Cookbook
Chef, kosher food expert and author Paula Shoyer joins the B'nai B'rith podcast with CEO Dan Mariaschin to talk about her new book, "The Instant Pot Kosher Cookbook: 100 Recipes to Nourish Body and Soul – the first Instant Pot cookbook to feature kosher food. Shoyer shares her favorite recipes, her newfound sense of gratitude for ingredients and how cooking has changed since March 2020. Known as “The Kosher Baker,” Shoyer teaches cooking and baking classes all around the world – more than 170 since the pandemic began – and regularly appears in media such as the Washington Post, Food52 and NBC Washington. She has also competed on Food Network's Sweet Genius.
Episode #89: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters During World War II
With her new book, “The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos,” author Judy Batalion has crafted one of the most important stories of World War II. When the Nazis occupied Poland, many Jewish women joined the resistance and risked their lives to sabotage the regime. Batalion, who spent 12 years putting the book together, joins the B'nai B'rith podcast with CEO Dan Mariaschin to highlight this crucial but often overlooked story of defiance. Director Steven Spielberg has already optioned the book for a motion picture and signed Batalion to co-write the screenplay.
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Conversations with B'nai B'rith
HOSTED BY CEO DANIEL S. MARIASCHIN
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DURBAN REVISITED: A Conversation on Israel, Racism and the United Nations
B’nai B’rith Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels discusses anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism with Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan George Deek, British Baroness Ruth Deech, former U.S. Deputy Special Envoy to Combat Anti-Semitism Ellie Cohanim and Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum. |
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DURBAN REVISITED: Arizona State Rep. Alma Hernandez
Arizona State Rep. Alma Hernandez speaks with B'nai B'rith International CEO Dan Mariaschin about her work fighting for more robust Holocaust education, rising anti-Semitism and the Durban Conference's legacy of anti-Israel hatred 20 years on. |
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DURBAN REVISITED: John Bolton, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton discusses Israel, Zionism and anti-Semitism with B'nai B'rith International CEO Dan Mariaschin as part of a series marking 20 years since an infamous United Nations conference on racism. |
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DURBAN REVISITED: Bernard-Henri Lévy, French Public Intellectual and Author
As part of a series marking 20 years since the infamous United Nations Conference on racism in Durban, South Africa, B’nai B’rith International CEO Dan Mariaschin discusses Israel, Zionism and anti-Semitism with celebrated French public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy. |
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Webinars
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B’nai B’rith Diplomatic Encounter Series: The Slovenian Presidency of the European Union Council
B'nai B'rith welcomes His Excellency Tone Kajzer, Ambassador of Slovenia to the United States, for the latest installment of our virtual Diplomatic Encounter Series. Ambassador Kajzer speaks about his country's goals and priorities for its European Union Council presidency, bilateral relations between Slovenia and the U.S., as well as Slovenia's relationship with Israel and its own Jewish community. |
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20 Years Since the Anti-Semitism and Bigotry of the Durban Conference | B'nai B'rith Latin America
B’nai B’rith Latin America holds an online program in Spanish as part of its global efforts to heighten awareness of the 2001 World Conference against Racism. The conference was a United Nations event in Durban, South Africa, that was hijacked by anti-Israel and anti-Semitic bigots. The world body plans to mark the 20th anniversary of the Durban conference with a summit on Sept. 22, 2021. |
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Expert Analysis | Israel's Security Challenges: What Lies Ahead
B'nai B'rith International hosts a conversation on Israel's unique security challenges in a rapidly evolving Middle East landscape. CEO Dan Mariaschin speaks with two Middle East experts, Dr. Kobi Michael (INSS) and David Makovsky (The Washington Institute). Dr. Michael and Makovsky delve into the Jewish state’s top national security priorities, from Lebanon to Iran to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. |
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Commemorating AMIA: A Father of an AMIA Victim Shares Experiences in His Fight for Justice (in English)
It's been 27 years since the AMIA terrorist bombing in Buenos Aires. Justice has still not been served. Watch the first part of our two-part conversation as we commemorate those lost and affected by the attack. Luis Czyzewski – father of Paola Czyzewski, a victim of the bombing – shares experiences in his fight for justice with B'nai B'rith Special Advisor on Latin American and U.N. Affairs Adriana Camisar. (Also view in Spanish.) |
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2020 B'nai B'rith Leadership Forum
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B'nai B'rith in 2020
This year's challenges may have shifted our means of dialogue, but they’ve also made us recommit to our priorities with unwavering urgency. We’ve identified the needs of this moment around the world, from donating PPE to health care workers and protecting the residents in our senior housing buildings, to calling out incessant anti-Israel hypocrisy at the U.N. and stepping up our fight against virulent anti-Semitism. But more than anything else, we’re bringing our world-renowned expertise to conversations and taking action on today’s most pressing issues. |
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President Charles O. Kaufman's Remarks
B'nai B'rith International President Charles O. Kaufman delivered remarks at the B'nai B'rith's 2020 Leadership Forum, highlighting B’nai B’rith’s work around the world in the past year. Kaufman spoke about public policy and the United Nations, work in Israel, and our advocacy on behalf of seniors and disaster and emergency relief efforts, including the distribution of supplies in various countries affected by COVID-19, from the U.S., Panama and Uruguay to Italy. |
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Anti-Semitism Around the World: A Global Alert
Ellie Cohanim, U.S. State Department deputy special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, and Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission coordinator on combating anti-Semitism, spoke with CEO Dan Mariaschin about the complex threats and challenges posed by rising global anti-Semitism. |
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Assessing the U.S. Elections and the Impact on Jewish Concerns
In an election-focused panel discussion, New York Times political reporter Lisa Lerer and National Journal columnist Josh Kraushaar analyzed the 2020 U.S. elections. The conversation was moderated by B'nai B'rith Director of Legislative Affairs Eric Fusfield. |
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A Conversation with Bassem Eid, Expert Commentator on Arab and Palestinian Affairs
B'nai B'rith World Center-Jerusalem Director Alan Schneider spoke with Bassem Eid, a Jerusalem-based political analyst, human rights pioneer and expert commentator, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from his unique perspective, potential UNRWA reforms, his opposition to the BDS movement and more. |
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Expert Analysis: Behind the Scenes with B'nai B'rith Policy Specialists
Our dedicated staff experts spoke with CEO Dan Mariaschin on a range of issues, sharing their insights and latest initiatives on global public policy, Latin American affairs, disaster relief, seniors issues and more. |
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B'nai B'rith 2020 Virtual Content Highlights
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, we have expanded our sense of community and brought people together. We've spoken to ambassadors, historians, youth leaders and even an astronaut. Check out a small but meaningful sample of our groundbreaking conversations. |
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B'nai B'rith TODAY
Today, B’nai B’rith is recognized as a vital voice in promoting Jewish unity and continuity, a staunch defender of the State of Israel, a tireless advocate on behalf of senior citizens and a leader in disaster relief. Today, just as it has been for over 177 years, wherever there is a need, there is B'nai B'rith. |
Upcoming Events
DURBAN REVISITED
A Special Series by B'nai B'rith International in Partnership with JBS
Date: Thursday, September 23, 2021
Time: 9 a.m. Washington, D.C. | 3 p.m. Brussels | 4 p.m. Jerusalem
And look out for details on our final centerpiece interview with B’nai B’rith Honorary President Richard D. Heideman, who led the Jewish caucus at Durban and ultimately a walkout from it, along with his wife, International March of the Living President Phyllis G. Heideman.
Date: Friday, September 24, 2021 (available after 3 p.m. Washington, D.C.)
Podcast: Dr. Leon Saltiel
This week's guest on the B'nai B'rith podcast with CEO Dan Mariaschin is Dr. Leon Saltiel, editor of the new book "Do Not Forget Me: Three Jewish Mothers Write to Their Sons from the Thessaloniki Ghetto." Saltiel's work brings together letters from three women confined to the Thessaloniki ghetto, detailing their experiences with emotional intensity in the weeks before their deportation to Auschwitz. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
DURBAN REVISITED
A Special Series by B'nai B'rith International in Partnership with JBS
Date: Thursday, September 23, 2021
Time: 9 a.m. Washington, D.C. | 3 p.m. Brussels | 4 p.m. Jerusalem
And look out for details on our final centerpiece interview with B’nai B’rith Honorary President Richard D. Heideman, who led the Jewish caucus at Durban and ultimately a walkout from it, along with his wife, International March of the Living President Phyllis G. Heideman.
Date: Friday, September 24, 2021 (available after 3 p.m. Washington, D.C.)
Podcast: Dr. Leon Saltiel
This week's guest on the B'nai B'rith podcast with CEO Dan Mariaschin is Dr. Leon Saltiel, editor of the new book "Do Not Forget Me: Three Jewish Mothers Write to Their Sons from the Thessaloniki Ghetto." Saltiel's work brings together letters from three women confined to the Thessaloniki ghetto, detailing their experiences with emotional intensity in the weeks before their deportation to Auschwitz. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
