B’nai B’rith International

by Charles Kaufman, senior vice president of B’nai B’rith International The curious who’ve never visited Cuba want to know, “So how ‘bout those ‘50s cars? By all accounts, there are tens...

My wife, Rosalie, and I went on an eight day B’nai B’rith International mission to Cuba in early December. It was an amazing and enlightening trip to say the least. Our primary goal...

HAVANA DE CUBA—B’nai B’rith International’s 2012 Mission to Cuba recently witnessed the miracle of its work during Chanukah, leaving behind a roomful of medicines, health supplies,...

Cuba’s community blossoms as it evolves HAVANA DE CUBA—Maritza Corrales is regularly identified as an expert on the history of Jews in Cuba, mostly on the strength of her 2005 book “The Chosen...

Through a Cuban Prism: a Kosher Butcher in Havana HAVANA DE CUBA—A group of French Jews recently purchased a van for use by the Adath Israel synagogue, the only Orthodox congregation in Cuba....

A B’nai B’rith Mission First: A Visit to Guantanamo de Cuba GUANTANAMO DE CUBA—B’nai B’rith made its first trip to the eastern-most Jewish community in this country. Beyond that milestone, this proud...

The Sefardi Center: Home of B’nai B’rith Cuba HAVANA DE CUBA—Over the years B’nai B’rith has stitched many threads in the fabric of Jewish life in Cuba. Perhaps the most material impact currently is...