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Major American Jewish Organizations Urge Biden to Send More COVID Vaccines to India Before Third Wave

6/22/2021

The Algemeiner noted B'nai B'rith International as one of the major American Jewish organizations urging the U.S. administration (in a letter sent by the Conference of Presidents) to immediately provide surplus vaccine doses to India ahead of a third wave.

Read in the Algemeiner

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations transmitted an open letter to the White House on Tuesday calling on the Biden administration to immediately provide surplus vaccine doses to India.

The letter, sent to White House chief of staff Ron Klain and Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, was signed by 22 Jewish organizations, including the American Jewish Committee, B’nai B’rith International, Hadassah, and the Zionist Organization of America.

Citing the devastation India has recently experienced due to the “Delta variant” of COVID-19, the letter asserted, “As India emerges from this latest wave, there is a crucial window of time available. It is imperative that India be given the opportunity to vaccinate as much of its population as possible in order to avoid future and further catastrophe.”

The letter noted that the US has a stockpile of the Astra Zeneca vaccine that will likely not be distributed and could easily be transferred to India.

“We urge the administration to rapidly allocate an additional and greatly increased share of doses of COVID-19 vaccine to India,” the signatories said. “It is essential that the world’s largest democracy be provided the opportunity to stave off another disaster.”

“The Indian government came to the aid of the United States in its time of need during the first wave of Spring 2020 and has been a stalwart ally and friend,” the letter pointed out. “So too, the four million strong Indian expatriate community plays an integral role through United States society.”

“We believe that an enhanced US allocation of valuable COVID-19 vaccines to India would be an enormous boon to a democracy that has been ravaged by disease and is in danger of facing another wave,” it concluded.

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B'nai B'rith Leaders Meet In Argentina About Nisman Death (Spanish)

5/8/2015

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B'nai B'rith leadership joined the rest of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations of the United States on a mission to Buenos Aires to express solidarity in their concerns over the ongoing AMIA bombing investigation, particularly the unresolved death of former prosecutor Alberto Nisman.

The delegation met with Congresswomen Patricia Bullrich and Laura Alonso, authorities from DAIA on AMIA, Eduardo Elztain, Rabbi Sergio Bergman, Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Marcos Aguinis, among others.

B'nai B'rith International Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin and Mario Wilhelm, president of B'nai B'rith Argentina, represented the organization in those meetings.

The visit was covered by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Buenos Aires Herald as well as Spanish newspapers Iton Gadol, La Nacion, Infobae, Cronista, Clar ín highlights of which can be found below:

Jewish Telegraphic Agency:

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in an article published last month linked Jewish leaders to an international conspiracy against the government and railed against the late AMIA prosecutor Alberto Nisman on Twitter to her more than 3.7 million followers. Nisman had charged that Argentina’s government covered up Iran’s role in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center, which killed 85 and injured 300. Argentina’s courts have dismissed Nisman’s accusations.

On her tweet, Kirchner accused Nisman of saying during meetings with Jewish community leaders that Paul Singer, a Jewish-American billionaire who heads a U.S. hedge fund, would provide billions of dollars to prevent Argentina from signing a memorandum of understanding with Iran on jointly investigating the AMIA bombing. The memorandum, which has received international criticism, was signed in January 2013.

Last week, a lawsuit alleging treason against Argentine Jewish leaders and Singer was sent to a prosecutor, who said he will investigate.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency

La Nacion (Spanish):

En su encuentro con la prensa, y sin perder los modos diplomáticos, Hoenlein y los dirigentes que lo acompañaron a reuniones y encuentros se mostraron "preocupados" por la ofensiva contra la comunidad organizada, así como por la falta de esclarecimiento de los atentados a la embajada de Israel y la AMIA y por la misteriosa muerte del fiscal que denunció por encubrimiento a la presidenta Cristina Kirchner, el canciller Héctor Timerman y referentes del kirchnerismo.

"La justicia por Nisman no debería ser un tema político, el esclarecimiento del atentado a la AMIA, tampoco. Es un tema de justicia, de la calidad de la democracia, del ejemplo que les dan a sus hijos", dijo Hoenlein. La agenda de la delegación fue nutrida: a las reuniones con la dirigencia comunitaria se sumaron encuentros con familiares de las víctimas nucleados en Memoria Activa; con las diputadas Laura Alonso y Patricia Bullrich (ambas incluidas en la denuncia presentada por al abogado Juan Gabriel Labaké, aceptada por el fiscal Carlos Stornelli), y con el rabino y diputado de Pro, Sergio Bergman. ¿Y el Gobierno? "No pedimos ni obtuvimos ninguna reunión con ellos", contestó Hoenlein.

La Nacion

Infobae (Spanish):

Sobre su visita al país, aclararon que "sólo nos reunimos con Memoria Activa, de hecho, no estamos acá para involucrarnos, sino para mostrar solidaridad. Intentamos reunirnos con la jueza Sandra Arroyo Salgado, pero por cuestiones de agenda no pudo suceder". Sin embargo, se mostraron dispuestos a volver a reunirse en el país en momentos en que un nuevo Gobierno llegue, a fines de este año.

La delegación la lidera Malcolm Hoenlein, vicepresidente ejecutivo de la Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations y de la cual también participan Richard Stone, ex presidente de la Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Stephen Greenberg, próximo presidente de la Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Julio Messer, ex presidente de la American Friends of Likud, Nathanial Storch, miembro de la Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Daniel Mariaschin, vicepresidente ejecutivo de la B'nai B'rith International, Amir Shivav, vicepresidente ejecutivo de la JDC y Mario Wilhelm, Presidente de la B'nai B'rith Argentina.

Infobae

Buenos Aires Herald:

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations also demanded that the investigation into the mysterious death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman “be pursued in a thorough, dedicated, and transparent way.”

Representatives from the NGO founded in 1956 vowed to help “in any way deemed appropriate.” “The leaders of the Jewish community in Argentina have deep concerns about recent events that raise the specter of anti-Semitism and, in particular, the serious charges leveled against leaders of the community,” the organization said in a press release.

Buenos Aires Herald

Iton Gadol (Spanish):

Las máximas autoridades de la Conferencia de Presidentes de las Principales Organizaciones Judías de los Estados Unidos están visitando Buenos Aires esta semana con el fin de expresar su solidaridad con la comunidad judía argentina con respecto a sus principales preocupaciones e inquietudes e informarse acerca de la situación actual.

“Queremos mostrar nuestro interés, estamos muy preocupados. Nuestra misión es ver en qué podemos ayudar en el caso Nisman, en el de la AMIA y en el de la Embajada de Israel”, expresó Malcolm Hoenlin, vicepresidente ejecutivo de la organización, en diálogo con la Agencia Judía de Noticias.

Los líderes americanos se reunieron con la diputada Patricia Bullrich, la diputada Laura Alonso, autoridades de la AMIA y la DAIA, Eduardo Elztain, el rabino Sergio Bergman, el rabino Abraham Skorka y Marcos Aguinis, entre otros.

“Vinimos a dar apoyo a las comunidades judías argentinas, que las sentimos muy fuertes. Nuestra intención es escuchar sus preocupaciones y ver qué es lo que éstas significan. Buscamos demostrar que las comunidades judías estadounidenses están unidas a la judeidad argentina”, agregó.

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Visitaron Argentina Richard Stone, ex presidente, Stephen Greenberg, futuro presidente, y Samuel Schear, jefe de oficina, de la Conferencia de Presidentes de las Principales Organizaciones Judías de los Estados Unidos; Julio Messer, ex presidente de los Amigos Americanos de Likud; Amir Shivav, JDC; Mariaschin, vicepresidente ejecutivo de Bnai Brith Internacional; y Mario Wilhelm, presidente de Bnai Brith Argentina.

Iton Gadol

Clar ín (Spanish):

También creemos que es imperativo que las largas demoras en traer justicia a aquellos responsables por los atentados a la AMIA ya la embajada de Israel deben terminar.

También debe haber un urgente y comprensivo esfuerzo en cuanto a la muerte de Alberto Nisman. Los hechos debe ser establecidos en cuanto a como murió y después, determinar un seguimiento inmediato.Su investigación debe ser seguida con dedicación y en una forma transparente.

Clarin

Cronista (Spanish):

Tras dos días en el país, los dirigentes estadounidenses escucharon los reproches desde DAIA y AMIA contra la Presidenta que incluyó a las entidades dentro de una "confabulación internacional" para boicotear el memorándum firmado entre Argentina e Irán, para avanzar en la causa por el atentado que mató a 85 personas en 1994.

Cronista

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B'nai B'rith Leadership Joins Council Of Presidents' Mission

2/17/2015

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B'nai B'rith International is a proud member of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, which recently organized a strategic mission to Europe and Israel to meet with political leaders.

B'nai B'rith International President Allan J. Jacobs and Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin were notable members of the mission, introducing key speakers in Europe and meeting with senior leadership in Israel.

Below is a recap of some of the news items to surface from the mission:

The Jerusalem Post:

Israel needs an influx of millions of Diaspora Jews, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman told representatives of American Jewry during a speech Sunday.

“It is clear that today maybe it is time to take real decisions and the real decision is to make aliya and to come to Israel,” Liberman told members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on their annual Israel mission. “With all due respect to all Jewish communities, you know exactly what happens today with assimilation, not just with anti-Semitism and terror threats. I think there is only one place for all Jewish people: Israel.”

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Aliya is a personal choice and the centrality of Israel is paramount is the minds of all of the American Jewish leaders on the mission whether they make aliya or not, said Daniel Mariaschin, the Executive Vice President of B’nai B’rith International.

Baltimore Jewish Life:

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has represented American Jewry for six decades. This forum of 50 national organizations from diverse segments of the Jewish community deliberate on vital national and international issues.

After a fact finding trip in Europe, Conference leaders are meeting in Israel with government officials and seeing strategic sites.

Participating from Maryland, are Nathan J. Diament, Director of the Institute for Public Affairs of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America; Dan Mariaschin, Executive Vice President, B'nai B'rith International; William Daroff, Vice President for Public Policy and Director of the Washington Office of The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA); Josh Block, CEO and President, TIP,The Israel Project; and Lenny Ben-David, Israeli conference organizer.

We are gearing up for a great week our annual mission to Israel starts in 4 days! Stay tuned for live tweets of the sessions #COPmission2015
— Conf Of Presidents (@Conf_of_Pres) February 11, 2015

Post by B'nai B'rith International.

#COPmission2015 Marylanders: @NDiament, @BnaiBrith's Mariashin, me, @JoshBlockDC + @lennybendavid http://t.co/n2yZJAk406 (@RealJStreets)
— William Daroff (@Daroff) February 16, 2015

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Major American Jewish Organizations Urge Biden to Send More COVID Vaccines to India Before Third Wave

B'nai B'rith Leaders Meet In Argentina About Nisman Death (Spanish)

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La Nacion (Spanish):

Infobae (Spanish):

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Iton Gadol (Spanish):

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