Editor’s Note
In this issue of B’nai B’rith Magazine, our cover keys to the remarkable story of Alex Singer, a secular American Jew whose identity took a different turn when he moved to Israel, became...
August 3, 2017
B’nai B’rith at 175: Our Stellar Legacy and Bright Future
By Gary P. SaltzmanPresident, B’nai B’rith International It’s likely that the 13 German Jewish immigrants who gathered in Sinsheimer’s Café on the Lower East Side of...
August 3, 2017
Mission Possible: B’nai B’rith Fosters Better Relations in the Caucasus
By Daniel S. MariaschinExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, B’nai B’rith International Each year, B’nai B’rith organizes leadership missions focusing on our...
August 3, 2017
Alex Singer: Leaving a Legacy After Building a Life
By Michele Chabin When Andrea Wiese, a teacher at the Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills, Mich., teaches her seventh graders about Israel, she likes to read aloud passages from a book she...
August 3, 2017
Fifty Years On: Golan Reaching New Heights
By Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman At the peak of the Golan, one can see directly into Syria. All photos by Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman. In a development that went unnoticed but may have changed history, the...
August 3, 2017
The Curaçao Synagogue: A Caribbean Treasure in the Sands of Time
By Mervyn Rothstein Exterior of Mikvé Israel-Emanuel and below, the congregation’s torahs. All photos were taken by Ruth Rothstein. Serene and majestic, the bright yellow Mikvé...
August 3, 2017
The Balfour Declaration and B’nai B’rith: An Important Backstage Role
By Cheryl Kempler On Sunday, Dec. 2, 1917, London’s Royal Opera House was filled to capacity and overflowing into the street. The crowd of both Jews and Christians had come to express their...
August 3, 2017
A Life Dedicated to Service, and B’nai B’rith
By B’nai B’rith International Staff Jack Levitt is a teacher, role model and dedicated B’nai B’rith leader. A passionate supporter of Israel, he can recall the joy and...
August 3, 2017
The Glass Ceiling Is Cracked, but Not Broken, Young Leaders Are Told
By Felice Caspar Pictured left to right: Charles O. Kaufman, Jennifer L. Feldman, Einat Weiss, Gary P. Saltzman, Evelina Petrone, Deb Weiner, Eduard Redensky and Jay S. Feldman. Photo by...