Marvin Bacaner—An Aliyah Bet Seaman
The “Aliyah Bet” seamen operated ships that ferried Holocaust survivors from the displaced persons camps of Europe to then-Palestine shortly after World War II. Aliyah Bet was the...
August 30, 2012
Pletz.com – Brasil: Os 80 anos da B’nai B’rith Brasil (PORTUGUESE)
Uma cerimônia à altura do feito. A instituição judaica B’nai B’rith, celebrou, no último dia 10, em Curitiba, oito décadas de...
August 29, 2012
The Jerusalem Post: Envoy to Germany: Awardee ignores terror on Israel
By Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post Correspondent Germany has come under criticism from both Israel’s Ambassador Yakov Hadas-Handelsman and the director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center office...
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August 28, 2012
B’nai B’rith Archives Transferred to Ohio
In June, the B’nai B’rith archives and its Holocaust and Related Materials Collection were transferred to the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives (AJA) in Cincinnati, Ohio....
August 27, 2012
B’nai B’rith Troubled by City of Frankfurt Bestowing Anti-Israel Professor with Adorno Prize
B’nai B’rith International is deeply troubled to learn the city government of Frankfurt, Germany, will award University of California, Berkeley, professor Judith Butler with the Theodor...
August 27, 2012
B’nai B’rith Troubled by City of Frankfurt Bestowing Anti-Israel Professor with Adorno Prize
B’nai B’rith International is deeply troubled to learn the city government of Frankfurt, Germany, will award University of California, Berkeley, professor Judith Butler with the Theodor...
August 26, 2012
B’nai B’rith Great Lakes Region 34th Annual Tigers Event
The Jewish community of Michigan came together on August 26 for the B’nai B’rith 34th Annual Tigers Event at Comerica Park as the Detroit Tigers hosted the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim....
August 24, 2012
B’nai B’rith Congratulates Gold-Medalist Aly Raisman
B’nai B’rith International sent the following letter to Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman: Dear Ms. Raisman: On behalf of B’nai B’rith International – the world’s...
August 24, 2012
B’nai B’rith Decries U.N. Secretary-General’s Visit to Iran
B’nai B’rith International is dismayed to learn that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to attend the upcoming summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), to be convened by...