Alabama Governor’s Comments Deeply Offensive – Apology is a Start
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement after Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said that citizens who don’t accept Jesus as their savior are “not my brothers...
January 20, 2011
Memphis Rep. Steve Cohen’s Nazi References on House Floor Unacceptable: Congressman Compares Republicans to Nazis During Health Care Debate
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: Rep. Steve Cohen’s (D-TN) use of Nazi imagery on the floor of the House of Representatives to describe Republican...
January 18, 2011
Health Care Reform Law Vital for Millions – B’nai B’rith International Urges Congress to Keep Already-Passed Health Care Reform Measures
B’nai B’rith International continues to strongly support health care reform legislation signed into law last March because of its critical protections for older adults, and the expansion...
January 14, 2011
Remembering 25 Years Of Israel-Spain Relations; B’nai B’rith Troubled by New Tensions
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement on the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Israel and Spain: On Jan. 17, 1986, Spain recognized Israel for the...
January 13, 2011
B’nai B’rith Endorses President’s Call for Healing After Tucson Shooting
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International strongly endorses President Obama’s message of unity delivered Jan. 12 at a...
January 12, 2011
Diversity: The ‘Write Stuff’ in The Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Challenge Returns to Memphis
Memphis high school students are once again invited to help younger kids understand and celebrate tolerance and diversity through a book writing contest that could earn winners up to $5,000 in...
January 12, 2011
B’nai B’rith Disturbed By Sarah Palin ‘Blood Libel’ Comment
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, responding to criticism of her after the Jan. 8 shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., chose...
January 9, 2011
B’nai B’rith International Horrified By Attack In Tucson, Ariz.
Upon the murder of six, and the wounding of 19, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at a constituent event in Tucson, Ariz., B’nai B’rith International has issued the following...
January 3, 2011
B’nai B’rith Condemns Attack On Egyptian Coptic Christians
B’nai B’rith has released the following statement: B’nai B’rith condemns the New Year’s Day car bombing of the congregation of the Saints Church in Alexandria, Egypt,...