Oct 15 2024
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BBUK 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 moreAn email sent to EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen condemning Aalst carnival
On behalf of B’nai B’rith UK and its advocacy branch, the London Bureau, I am calling on you in your capacity as EU Commission President to condemn the imagery in this year’s Aalst carnival in Belgium. We are truly outraged[...]
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 moreB’NAI B’RITH DECRIES ATTACKS ON JEWISH COMMUNITY IN UKRAINE
B’nai B’rith International decries ongoing attacks against members of the Jewish community in Chernivitsi, Ukraine. In a long and disturbing pattern of incidents, members of the B’nai B’rith Lodge in Chernivitsi, including lodge President Vadim Kolotushkin, have been physically assaulted and[...]
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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