admin | March 7, 2020
(JNS) DALLAS-Seventeen-year-old Swedish climate-change activist Greta Thunberg was not at BBYO's International Convention here last week, but when her name was mentioned, throngs of teenagers applauded and screamed as if she was. That's because climate-change activism was as much of a theme of the four-day conference as the official one "Tomorrow Happens Here." Avi Garbow, environmental advocate for the sportswear line Patagonia who received the annual STAND UP Award on behalf of the company, said Greta may be a rock star to them, but there are more just like her.
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admin | February 21, 2020
In 1982, Tennessean reporters led efforts to posthumously exonerate Leo Frank, who was wrongfully convicted of killing Mary Phagan in 1913 in Atlanta.
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admin | February 17, 2020
Jos Zalaquett was a prominent lawyer and academic, who fought for human rights, truth and justice worldwide. He initiated his human rights work as a law student campaigning for Salvador Allende in Chile.
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admin | January 29, 2020
The future is one step closer. The Jewish Federation's Fund for the Future, a major commitment to fuel a next-generation renaissance in Jewish life, has raised nearly $60 million since its launch last year
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admin | December 27, 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --As co-founder of the U.S. Holocaust Museum, Mark Talisman accumulated a rare collection of artwork over his lifetime, including the 45-piece "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" collection of children's drawings from the Nazi Terezin concentration camp.
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admin | November 18, 2019
Update, 11/14: The BPDA board gave its OK today. The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans by B'nai B'rith Housing New England for 60 affordable apartments in a building between VFW Parkway and Baker Street, to the rear of Savers. The proposal now goes before the BPDA board this Thursday for final approval.
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admin | November 7, 2019
Bnai Brith International observed Holocaust Remembrance Day with its annual program Unto Every Person There is a Name, now in its 24th year. Bnai Brith is the official North American sponsor of the program under the auspices of Yad Vashem, Israels official Holocaust Museum and research center in Jerusalem. Participants read the names of the victims of the Shoah, noting where and when they were born and where and when they were murdered by the Nazis
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admin | October 31, 2019
Departments Click By Department B'nai B'rith International, the Global Voice of the Jewish Community, is the most widely known Jewish humanitarian, human rights, and advocacy organization. Today B'nai B'rith International is a national and global leader in the fight against anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias; provides senior housing and advocacy on issues of vital concern to seniors and their families; helps communities in crisis; and promotes Jewish identity through cultural activities.The Department of Donor Development oversees all direct mail fundraising, annual giving and membership campaigns, maintains charitable solicitation compliance, and conducts online fundraising for BBI
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admin | May 20, 2019
[ buh-ney brith ]SHOW IPA / bne br /PHONETIC RESPELLING WORD ORIGIN an international Jewish organization, founded in New York City in 1843, which institutes and administers programs designed to promote the social, educational, and cultural betterment of Jews and of the public at large. From the Hebrew word bn brth sons of the covenant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Random House, Inc. 2019 B'nai B'rith / (bne bri, br) / a Jewish fraternal organization founded in New York in 1843, having moral, philanthropic, social, educational, and political aims from Hebrew ben brth sons of the covenant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition William Collins Sons & Co.
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admin | May 12, 2019
Located on the beautiful Oregon coast, Bnai Brith (BB) Camp is a vibrant and inclusive Jewish camp serving the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington and British Columbia) since 1921.
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