Addressing Online Anti-Semitism
As we all power through the pandemic and adapt to new ways of living and working, one thing has become clear: the digital space is indispensable – much more so than we had previously...
Tag: Anti-Semitism
In the News
November 30, 2020
‘The Forgotten Refugees’: Annual Event Draws Attention to Plight of Jews Expelled From Arab Countries and Iran
The Algemeiner included B’nai B’rith International’s tweet in its coverage of Jewish organizations honoring the annual Day of Commemoration for Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries...
Media Releases
November 16, 2020
B’nai B’rith Objects to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Usage of Holocaust Imagery to Make Political Point
(Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2020)–B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We have sent...
Op Ed
November 6, 2020
Director of U.N. Affairs Op-ed in Newseek: Anti-Racism Mustn’t be Exploited to Foment Anti-Semitism
Newsweek published an op-ed by B’nai B’rith Director of United Nations and Intercommunal Affairs David J. Michaels regarding the anniversary of the U.N. Zionism-is-racism...
Op Ed
October 25, 2020
Letter: Shameful Increase in anti-Semitism at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Timothy L. KilleenPresidentThe University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign Dear Dr. Killeen, I am absolutely appalled to learn that Jewish students at the University of Illinois at...
October 20, 2020
President Op-ed in InsideSources: Facebook, Twitter on the Right Side of History With Bans on Holocaust Denial
Anti-Semitism’s lengthy history is built on ignorance and the perpetuation of lies by people who hate Jews. It’s a disease far more incurable than a pandemic. Over the centuries, despots...
Media Releases
August 28, 2020
Atlanta’s Achim Gate City Lodge of B’nai B’rith to Host Enlighten America Award Ceremony VirtuallyStudents Wrote Essays on Tolerance and Equality
(Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 2020)–The winners of Enlighten America, the Achim Gate City Lodge’s annual essay contest for 7th through 9th graders in the Atlanta area,...
August 28, 2020
B’nai B’rith Recognizes Young Essay Winners
The Atlanta Jewish Times covered the Enlighten America 2020 Essay Contest, a virtual award ceremony hosted on Aug. 30 by B’nai B’rith International’s Achim/Gate City (Atlanta)...
In the News
August 26, 2020
The fight against anti-Semitism faces a new enemy: QAnon
JNS quoted B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin in its coverage of the QAnon conspiracy theory, its deep anti-Semitic roots and its growing popularity in...