Throwback Thursday: Partition Predicted At B’nai B’rith Parley (1941)
On March 30, 1941, more than 4,000 delegates gathered at the first luncheon of B’nai B’rith’s 16th Annual National Convention in Chicago to hear Dr. Chaim Weizmann, a long-time...
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April 1, 2015
Tweets By ‘Daily Show’ Pick Trevor Noah Concern B’nai B’rith
B’nai B’rith International expressed concerns over Comedy Central’s selection of comedian Trevor Noah to replace the departing Jon Stewart as host of the very popular political...
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April 1, 2015
JTA: B’nai B’rith Blasts Virginia State Bar For Canceling Israel Seminar
Five weeks ago, Virginia legislators unanimously passed a resolution reaffirming the friendship between the United States and Israel. But on Friday, the Virginia State Bar made the decision to...
March 26, 2015
Throwback Thursday: Jewish Immigrants Prospering In Mexico (1923)
Ninety-two years ago, The Independent Order of B’nai B’rith in Texas conducted a social experiment with Jewish immigrants that had landed in Mexico with the intention of crossing the...
March 25, 2015
Jewish Week: U.S.-Israel ‘Temperatures Need To Be Turned Down’
With Israel’s elections in the rear-view mirror, the debate over Israel-U.S. relations continues among American Jewish organizations, as noted in the Jerusalem Post on Monday. B’nai...
March 23, 2015
JPost: B’nai B’rith ‘Totally Disagrees’ With J Street’s Israel Resolution
B’nai B’rith International was featured in the Jerusalem Post, rebuffing an anti-Israel resolution passed at the annual J Street conference. As detailed in the article, J Street...
March 23, 2015
Mariaschin On Election Results: ‘We Will All Be Working Together’
B’nai B’rith International Executive Vice President Daniel S. Marchiaschin was interviewed by The New York Jewish Week in the lead-up to the Israeli elections on Tuesday. B’nai...
March 23, 2015
B’nai B’rith Magazine Features Jews Of Color: A Growing Minority Within A Minority
Spring 2015 Issue Also Highlights the Fast-Growing Metropolis of Beersheba, Ben Gurion University and Louis ArmstrongJews of color are a growing segment of the American-Jewish community. A 2011...
March 18, 2015
Magazine Flashback: Golda Meir’s Secret Mission (1969)
On Tuesday, nearly 72 percent of eligible Israeli voters participated in its 20th elections, exercising a defining feature of the Middle East’s only democracy. B’nai B’rith...