Iran’s Spiral Toward Chaos and Aggression
The U.S. killing of Iran’s Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani and Iran’s subsequent mishandling of its Covid-19 response have left the country in political and economic disarray as its...
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April 13, 2020
B’nai B’rith Continues to Help the Needy for Passover During the COVID-19 Crisis
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April 8, 2020
Thank-a-thon
I encouraged our leadership last week to call people in their B’nai B’rith circle, simply to find out how they were faring in the Land of the Quarantined. No, we were not asking for...
April 3, 2020
A Look Backward and Forward to Carnival Season
As millions worldwide are in lockdown due to the current health crisis, it seems hard to believe it was only a month ago that Carnival season was in full swing everywhere from Europe and Asia...
April 1, 2020
COVID-19: A B’nai B’rith Center for Senior Services Perspective
What a difference a month makes. A month ago, my colleagues and I were going up to Capitol Hill to talk with congressional offices about the fiscal year 2021 budget. It was that time of the year...
March 24, 2020
The Importance of the WHO
The world is learning, in a truly frightening fashion, just why the World Health Organization (WHO) is so vital to the health of humanity. The WHO is the United Nations agency that works on...
March 23, 2020
Experiencing Jewish History the Easy Way
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March 18, 2020
Israel’s Challenge at the ICC: A Political Show with Real-World Consequences
In late December 2019, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague, Fatou Bensouda, announced that a “basis” exists to...