B’nai B’rith Omaha Breadbreakers Luncheon
The B’nai B’rith Omaha Breadbreakers Luncheon series on January 16 welcomed University of Nebraska at Omaha Political Science Professor Dick Fellman for a discussion on “Hagel: Yes...
January 13, 2013
B’nai B’rith Young Pro – Chicago Volunteer Day at The ARK
Members of the B’nai B’rith Young Professional Network-Chicago came together on Sunday, January 13, for a morning volunteering and helping at The ARK, Chicago’s Jewish Community...
January 13, 2013
JTA: Ahead of March deadline, Jewish groups bracing for sequester cuts
by Gil Shefler A pregnant Darfuri woman at a refugee camp in Chad, a Latino senior citizen living below the poverty line in the Bronx and an elderly Jewish immigrant from the former Soviet Union...
January 13, 2013
Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief – New York Cares
The B’nai B’rith Young Professionals Network in New York City continued to support those effected by Hurricane Sandy on January 13, 2013 by partnering with New York Cares for a day of...
January 11, 2013
The Washington Post (Letter to the Editor): The shadow of conflict in Israel
What about the traumatized Israeli children who face incessant rocket attacks from Hamas terrorists in Gaza? The Jan. 6 news article “In Gaza, a childhood shadowed by conflict” devoted...
January 10, 2013
Baltimore Jewish Times: Did We Avoid The Fiscal Cliff
by Paul Foer The nation narrowly has avoided falling off the so-called fiscal cliff, at least for a brief time. Congress retained most tax cuts and cut some spending but continued to put off deeper...
January 10, 2013
J. Weekly: After Newtown: Sandy Hook school massacre reignites the gun control debate
by Dan Pine & Chavie Lieber As soon as news broke of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, Mindy Finkelstein crawled under a blanket and sobbed. The savage shooting of 20 children and six...
January 10, 2013
Fox News: Criticism, concern about Hagel nomination spreads beyond Capitol Hill
The furor over former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s nomination for secretary of defense is rippling beyond Capitol Hill as pro-Israeli and gay-rights groups join in opposition. The former Nebraska senator...
January 9, 2013
Omaha’s Monsky Lodge “Breadbreakers” program now in its 62nd year
The B’nai B’rith Henry Monsky Lodge of Omaha held a “Breadbreakers” lunch program on January 9, 2013, which featured a joint session with AIPAC, the American Israel Public...