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B'nai B'rith International

Kinkaku-ji (Golden Temple) in Kyoto. Credit: Jaycangel/Wikipedia.

Jewish Americans visit Japan as part of diplomacy, culture tour

The trip for young professionals featured a stop at Israel’s embassy in Japan and homestay visits that allowed delegates immersive cultural experiences.

David Swindle

Nov. 21, 2024

Daniel S. Mariaschin, CEO of B'nai B'rith International, speaks at the nonprofit's leadership forum in May 2024. Credit: Leslie E. Kossoff/LK Photos.

Jew-hatred ‘as bad as I’ve ever seen it,’ says longtime B’nai B’rith leader

“One of our biggest challenges today is to make it very clear that anti-Zionism is antisemitism,” Daniel S. Mariaschin told JNS in an extended interview.

Menachem Wecker

Oct. 10, 2024

A B'nai B'rith International-sponsored exhibition in Boston simulating the experiences of hostages in Gazan tunnels in August 2024. Credit: B'nai B'rith.

Multimedia tunnel exhibit in Boston offers ‘glimpse’ of experiences of hostages in Gaza

Some 1,200 people signed up to see the installation, B’nai B’rith International said.

David Swindle

Aug. 22, 2024

A man waves a Palestinian flag during a march in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 9, 2023. Credit: Greg Finnegan/Shutterstock.

Canadians describe Jew-hatred threat ‘as bad if not worse’ than in US

Melissa Lantsman, a member of the Canadian parliament, told JNS that hate crimes and bigotry against Jews had increased in the country by 150%.

David Swindle

June 10, 2024

Derrick Johnson, interim president and CEO of the NAACP, speaks to a headliners luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 29, 2017. Credit:

‘Indefinitely end shipment of weapons, artillery to Israel,’ NAACP tells Biden

The organization’s statement is “a historic betrayal of Jews’ devotion and solidarity in fighting for civil rights for all,” said B’nai B’rith International.

June 6, 2024

A Holocaust survivor and family member light a torch during a ceremony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, as Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 17, 2023. Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90.

Israel readies for first post-Oct. 7 Holocaust Remembrance Day

The commemorations will begin with the lighting of memorial torches by six survivors of the German Nazi genocide at the official state ceremony in Jerusalem.

May 3, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in Israel in February 2023. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Schumer draws criticism from centrist Jewish orgs for saying Netanyahu ‘obstacle’ to peace

American University professor Lauren Strauss told JNS that Schumer’s comments, rather than the ways that Jewish nonprofits responded, was the “surprise element here.”

David Swindle

March 15, 2024

Daniel S. Mariaschin. Credit: B’nai B’rith International.

B’nai B’rith ‘surprised, disappointed’ no SOTU mention of Jew-hatred

The presence of former hostage Mia Schem and relatives of hostages at the State of the Union address was “especially fitting and meaningful,” the international nonprofit said.

March 8, 2024

Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue in Oporto, Portugal. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israeli ambassador condemns Portuguese politicians’ silence on hate

“We continue to receive messages of fear at the embassy from Israelis and Jewish students from all over Portugal,” said Dor Shapira.

Feb. 7, 2024