Sep 25 2024
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Kyiv Lodge Thanks BBUK
Dear Members This letter below from our contact in the B’nai B’rith Kiev Lodge, Svetlana Levitas, illustrates the importance and the vital contribution made by members of BBUK in supporting our Brothers and Sisters in Ukraine. The B'nai B'rith UK Medical[...]
read moreThe effects of the Coronavirus on B’nai B’rith activities
This message is to wish you and your families well during the current crisis and to update you as to my thoughts on the effects of the Coronavirus on B'nai B'rith activities. I am sure that each and every one[...]
read moreBBUK Present Awards to JFS Pupils
Tony Swabe and Jeremy Havardi presented two students from JFS with awards in the Jean Etherton B'nai B'rith UK essay competition recently introduced by BBUK. Noa Levy won first prize for her essay on tackling prejudice and promoting tolerance while[...]
read moreB’nai B’rith London Bureau of International Affairs joined with Wimbledon Synagogue to host Prof. Rosemary Hollis
On the 23rd February the B’nai B’rith London Bureau of International Affairs joined with Wimbledon Synagogue to host Prof. Rosemary Hollis who spoke to a very large audience, which included members of the Quakers and Anglican communities. Her chosen topic[...]
read moreB’nai B’rith UK is one of the signatories to a submission to the International Criminal Court
B'nai B'rith UK is one of the signatories to a submission to the International Criminal Court to protest their proposed investigation of Israel and Palestine for war crimes committed in recent years. The document can be seen here It challenges the[...]
read moreLord Carey of Clifton, the former Archbishop of Canterbury speaks in Pinner
Yesterday, B’nai B’rith UK, in conjunction with the Pinner Israel Committee, invited Lord Carey of Clifton, the former Archbishop of Canterbury (1991-2002), to address members and invited guests at Pinner synagogue. His lecture was on the subject ‘Antisemitism: Is Christianity[...]
read moreB’nai B’rith UK hosted a joint event with the Romanian embassy
On 29th January, B’nai B’rith UK hosted a joint event with the Romanian embassy at the Romanian Cultural Institute in Belgrave Square. The theme was ‘Remember to remember’, a commemoration of the Holocaust. There was a moving and informative exhibition[...]
read moreB’nai B’rith, together with its advocacy arm, the London Bureau, is appalled at yesterday’s BBC’s report by Orla Guerin
‘B’nai B’rith, together with its advocacy arm, the London Bureau, is appalled at yesterday’s BBC’s report by Orla Guerin in which the veteran journalist linked the commemoration of the Holocaust with Israel’s treatment of the Palestinian people. In the report,[...]
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