Polin Lodge of Poland celebrates its Anniversary
Polin Lodge celebrated the fifth anniversary of its re-establishment, a re-establishment after the Holocaust. We need to remember that towards the end of the 1930’s there were ten lodges in...
October 11, 2012
JTA: Jewish groups worry about effect of sequestration cuts on elderly
by Ron Kampeas Jewish groups that care for the elderly are looking forward to the election, and not because they favor a candidate or a party — they want Washington’s fractious...
October 10, 2012
B’nai B’rith Deeply Concerned by Christian Leaders Call for Investigation; Takes Strong Exception to Unfair Charges
B’nai B’rith International is deeply concerned by a letter sent to Congress by 15 leaders of various Christian denominations calling for an investigation of Israel’s use of U.S....
October 5, 2012
South America-Arab Summit on Economic Cooperation Veers Off Course with Focus on Israel
Despite being billed as a way to promote economic cooperation and to exchange ideas, the third South America-Arab Summit (ASPA) once again veered off course and dragged Israel onto its agenda. The...
October 4, 2012
The Jewish News: Gilad to See You
by Justin Cohen Gilad Schalit is to visit London next month for the first time since being freed from captivity. The former soldier, who was kidnapped in a cross-border raid in 2006 and was held for...
October 4, 2012
AJN: Causa AMIA. B’nai B’rith Internacional calificó como “extremadamente alarmante” el diálogo entre la Argentina e Irán (SPANISH)
En un documento difundido en las últimas horas, la ONG resaltó que un encuentro entre Argentina e Irán para discutir el atentado a la AMIA, es motivo de “gran...
October 3, 2012
Meeting Between Iran and Argentina Troubling
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: A meeting between Argentina (A non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council beginning in January 2013) and Iran...
October 3, 2012
B’nai B’rith Condemns Attack on Jewish Community Center in Sweden
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack on the Jewish community center...
September 28, 2012
JTA (letter to the editor): B’nai B’rith is on sound financial footing
To the Editor: Your story, “Federal takeover of B’nai B’rith pension raises questions on group’s future,” misrepresented our situation. There are no questions about our...