B’nai B’rith Co-Hosts “After Halle – From Words to Action Against Anti-Semitism” Summit With President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen
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Media Releases
December 10, 2019
France’s Long and Troubled Road to Defining Anti-Semitism
In April 2017, Sarah Halimi, a 65-year-old Jewish woman, was beaten and thrown out the window of her building in Paris in a shocking anti-Semitic murder. The suspect claimed insanity and was...
In the News
December 5, 2019
JNS – Belgian town forfeits UN heritage status to keep parade featuring anti-Semitic float
JNS.org covered B’nai B’rith International’s response to the news that the Belgian town of Aalst will remove itself from UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list due to its...
In the News
December 4, 2019
JBS News Update – B’nai B’rith International among Organizations Condemning Anti-Semitic Float at Carnival in Aalst, Belgium
JBS News covered B’nai B’rith International’s statement condemning the anti-Semitic float featured during a carnival in Aalst, Belgium. WATCH AT JBS NEWS
Media Releases
December 2, 2019
B’nai B’rith Condemns Aalst’s Decision to Renounce Place on UNESCO Heritage Of Humanity List so the Carnival Can Continue Hosting Anti-Semitic Carnival Floats
(Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai...
Media Releases
November 12, 2019
B’nai B’rith International Dismayed By European Court Of Justice Ruling On Labeling Israeli Products
(Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai...
Op Ed
November 6, 2019
Philippe Meyer in “Actualité Juive” — Defending Secularism is Daring to Name Things
B’nai B’rith France President Philippe Meyer wrote the following op-ed “Defending Secularism is Daring to Name Things” for the French Jewish community newspaper...
Media Releases
October 23, 2019
B’nai B’rith Calls for UNESCO to Remove Anti-Semitic Belgian Parade From Heritage List
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 23, 2019)—The annual Aalst carnival parade in Belgium, which has a history of anti-Semitic displays, has once again plunged into anti-Semitism. Organizers of the parade...
Media Releases
October 10, 2019
B’nai B’rith Condemns Yom Kippur Synagogue Shooting in Germany
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We...