Permanence of Yiddish Language—A Symposium
The symposium, “Permanence of Yiddish,” included an international team of scholars discussing the past, present and future of the Yiddish language. In 2010, UNESCO published an atlas...
November 3, 2012
A to Z of Building: New Affordable Rental Housing Units for Seniors In Toronto
The official opening of 237 new affordable rental housing units for seniors living on low income and persons with disabilities was held today in Toronto. The project received more than $28.4 million...
November 1, 2012
B’nai B’rith Honors Leaders In Banking And Finance With Distinguished Achievement Award
B’nai B’rith International’s Banking & Finance unit has chosen Mark R. DeFazio, founder, president and CEO of Metropolitan National Bank, and Harold Shulman, a partner at Citrin...
November 1, 2012
JTA: Negotiations with Iran over Jewish center bombing ‘positive,’ says Argentina’s foreign minister
Three days of negotiations between Argentina and Iran over the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center have been “very positive,” Argentina’s foreign minister announced. The...
November 1, 2012
Haaretz: One eye on Sandy, one eye on Election Day
by Natasha Mozgovaya A week before the U.S. presidential elections, superstorm Sandy brought to both parties’ campaigns this perfectly schizophrenic moment: Candidates canceled or hastily...
October 31, 2012
Washington Jewish Week: B’nai B’rith 170 Years Old and Still Strong
by Meredith Jacobs, Managing EditorWhenever there was a major world disaster, Bruce Pascal’s grandmother would say, “I have to send a check to B’nai B’rith.” But for...
October 31, 2012
Nuevo Mundo Israelita: Filósofo Juan Nuño fue homenajeado en la B’nai B’rith de Venezuela (SPANISH)
by Abel Flores El 16 de octubre se realizó en la sede de la Fraternidad Hebrea B’nai B’rith de Venezuela un homenaje al filósofo Juan Nuño, quien fuera profesor de la...
October 31, 2012
Honorary President Moishe Smith attends JAFI and WZO meetings in Tel Aviv
B’nai B’rith International Honorary President Moishe Smith – a member of Jewish Agency Board of Governors Board committees and Extended World Zionist Organization Executive...
October 30, 2012
B’nai B’rith International Opens Disaster Relief Fund to Aid Victims of Massive Hurricane Sandy
B’nai B’rith International has opened its Disaster Relief Fund to help the victims of the massive and powerful Hurricane Sandy, that has cut a deadly and destructive path across the...