B’nai B’rith International

By Rachel Goldberg Come November, someone new will be elected president. Somehow, despite our country’s deep divisions over race, class, immigration status, who we love and how we live, we will...

Leo Novarr was married to his wife Sylvia for 69 years. By Adam Volman Leo Novarr served in the army in the South Pacific during World War II, while his future wife, Sylvia, was an aviation...

Steven Erickson, vice president and investigations manager for Bank of the West, spoke about potential scams targeting the elderly at the B’nai B’rith Managers and Service Members meeting. By Sam...

The finalists stand together after the B’nai B’rith Diverse Minds Writing Challenge award ceremony, at the Pepco Edison Place Gallery in Washington, D.C. By Rachel Chasin The B’nai...

B’nai B’rith of Union County’s 60th annual dinner dance was held June 15 at Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael, in Springfield, N.J. Those attending included, from left to right: Mark Samuel Ross, Esq., event...

Douglas, the capital of and largest city on the Isle of Man, was one of the locations used for internment camps. By Cheryl Kempler In 1939, the threat of war had little effect on the Isle of Man, a...

Richard Bernstein was born blind and later became a Michigan State Supreme Court justice. By Jennifer Lovy The joy and exuberance surrounding the birth of their son quickly turned to uncertainty and...

By Sandra Gurvis It’s almost 7 p.m. on a Friday night in April and nearly 100 degrees, excessive even for the “Indian summer” which goes through June. A small but dedicated band of...

By Sam Seifman In 1971, Rabbi Arthur Waskow was scheduled to speak at the Germantown Jewish Center, in Philadelphia. At the time, he was best known for writing “The Freedom Seder,” a...