B’nai B’rith’s Yom Kippur Resolution Op-Ed Sparks Conversation
Ahead of an anticipated vote on recognizing Yom Kippur as an official United Nations holiday, B’nai B’rith International leadership penned an op-ed that was featured in the New York...
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September 3, 2014
The Rise and Fall of Maidenform Detailed In B’nai B’rith Magazine
Fall 2014 Issue Also Tells the Story of Twin Brothers During WWIWriter David Laskin’s Great-Aunt Itel was a Jewish immigrant from Belarus without a college education. Her story, featured in the...
August 28, 2014
Haaretz: Anti-Semitism Leaves Australian Jews Feeling Vulnerable
While a truce may have halted the conflict in Gaza, the cultural conflict continues in much of the world, as Jewish communities have been subject to increased anti-Semitism since the war began. In...
August 26, 2014
Gazette: Grant Will Help B’nai B’rith Seniors Develop Job Skills
Low-income seniors living at B’nai B’rith’s Homecrest House in Silver Spring, Md. will benefit from a new grant designed to provide the elderly with part time jobs to build their...
August 26, 2014
Letter To The Editor: ‘For United Nations Leader on Human Rights, Finish Line Looks Blurry’
B’nai B’rith sent the following letter to the editor to the New York Times on Aug. 14. Read it in its entirety, below: The lumping together of “Israel, Sri Lanka and...
August 25, 2014
Radio JAI: Hamas’ Goal Is To Kill Jews Everywhere (Spanish)
On the latest edition of Radio JAI, Eduardo Kohn, B’nai B’rith director of Latin American Affairs, discusses several important issues facing the continent’s Jewish...
August 22, 2014
WJW: B’nai B’rith Counsels French Officials On Nazi-Era Looted Art
With time running out for survivors of the Holocaust and Nazi-era atrocities in Europe, the French government is taking steps to return some 2,000 pieces of art stolen 70 years ago. According to...
August 21, 2014
B’nai B’rith Hosts Education Roundtable In Uruguay (Spanish)
Six years ago, B’nai B’rith Uruguay created “Salir Adelante” (Go Forward) to help highly-qualified, non-Jewish students living in poverty to complete high school. ...
August 20, 2014
El Pais: ‘Death To Jews’ Graffiti Must Stop In Uruguay (Spanish)
image via El Pais The anti-Semitic messaging continues in Uruguay, as ‘Death to Jews’ graffiti mars walls in Montevideo, and some in the Uruguayan government endorse strong...