JTA: B’nai B’rith to provide relief funds for victims of South’s deadly storms
JTA ran a story on B’nai B’rith’s efforts to help those affected by the severe weather that swept across the southern United States in late December. B’nai B’rith...
December 28, 2015
Tornado And Flood Disaster Relief Fund Open For Storm Victims In Southern US
Harold Steinberg stares at a damaged house in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The trailer was swept up during one of the tornadoes. A woman and her two grandchildren were in the house when the tornado...
December 25, 2015
Pinch Hitter Program in Atlanta
Since 1980, the Pinch Hitter Program has been a wonderful opportunity for us to give back to the Atlanta community. As you know, Pinch Hitters is our annual community service project where volunteers...
December 22, 2015
Amid the Chaos: Israel-Gulf Ties Entering a Second Act?
In a blog for the Times of Israel, Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin explores Israel’s past efforts to create permanent ties to the Arab world with the news that the...
December 21, 2015
Mohammed Assaf, As UNRWA Youth Ambassador, Highlights Incitement By Palestinians And Within U.N. System; B’nai B’rith Demands His Removal
image via wikipedia B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International is demanding that the United Nations Relief and...
December 19, 2015
The Forward: United Nations Recognizes Yom Kippur as Holiday
The Jewish Daily Forward continued media coverage of the U.N. recognizing Yom Kippur as an official holiday. A B’nai B’rith statement is quoted in the story, saying “this...
December 18, 2015
B’nai B’rith International Welcomes Inclusion Of Yom Kippur As A Recognized Holiday At U.N. Headquarters
image via wikipedia B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International welcomes the confirmation of Yom Kippur as a recognized...
December 18, 2015
The Jerusalem Post: IAEA – Iran Nuke Deal May Be Implemented Next Month
The Jerusalem Post ran a story about the IAEA’s decision to close its investigation of past Iranian nuclear activity. The paper included a list of Jewish organizations that expressed...
December 18, 2015
CNN: U.N. to officially recognize Yom Kippur in 2016
CNN International ran a story on the United Nations adding Yom Kippur to its official holiday list. After many years during which no acknowledgment was afforded to the holiest day on the Jewish...