JNS: State Department: No ‘Jerusalem, Israel’ on US Passports
Despite the United States recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December and relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv in May, Americans born in Jerusalem are still unable to list...
October 3, 2018
B’nai B’rith to Celebrate 175 Years of Service to the World at Anniversary Gala Dinner
B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We are pleased to announce our 175th anniversary gala dinner...
September 28, 2018
Task Force on The Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act
Since I started my job at B’nai B’rith International, I have written several blogs being critical of the Trump Administration and Congress’ proposals to cut funding from affordable...
September 27, 2018
B’nai B’rith Meets With International Leaders At United Nations General Assembly
A B’nai B’rith International delegation, led by President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin, has been meeting over the past week with dozens of world leaders on the...
September 27, 2018
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. Visits Low-Income Seniors At South Orange B’nai B’rith Federation House
U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.) recently toured one of B’nai B’rith International’s housing facilities for low-income senior citizens to meet with residents and discuss the...
September 23, 2018
Watchdog Group Calls on Trump to Deny US entry to Abbas for UN General Assembly Meeting
The Trump administration has come under pressure to deny Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas entry into the United States for next week’s annual U.N. General Assembly meeting in New...
September 21, 2018
Op-ed: Why UNRWA is an obstacle to peace
This op-ed originally appeared in The Hill. Many Palestinians’ very identity seems more oriented to preserving grievance than to achieving peace. Sadly, with regard to Palestinians’...
September 20, 2018
B’nai B’rith Attends OSCE Conference In Warsaw; Calls For Continued Action Against Anti-Semitism
B’nai B’rith participated in a conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Warsaw, Poland. The gathering, which focused on human dimension...
September 18, 2018
The Nahum Goldmann Fellowship: A Model for Excellence in Jewish Communal Leadership Development
Most among us are familiar with the adage, “two Jews, three opinions.” The idea squares with the concept of a Jewish intellectual legacy, so called by Rabbi Joshua Waxman, in which...