B’nai B’rith International

Read about Rabbi Shimon Pessach, whom we posthumously honored in 2015 for his bravery in saving hundreds of Greek Jews during the Holocaust.

The screening was followed by a discussion that included (from left): Sean McNamara, director; Deborah Smerecnik, producer and writer; Clila Bau; Hadasa Bau; and B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S....

B’nai B’rith honored Bronislaw Huberman for rescuing Jewish musicians before the Holocaust and founding what is now the Israel Philharmonic.

See how the media has covered our 2024 commemoration ceremony honoring Jews who rescued fellow Jews during the Holocaust.

Written by Alan Schneider, Director, B’nai B’rith World Center–Jerusalem Even in Israel, which has been tempered by a century of Arab aggression, the horrors of Oct. 7 and the sheer scale of the of...

The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) held on May 6—for the 22nd consecutive year—a joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony on Holocaust Martyrs’ and...

The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) will hold on Monday, May 6, for the 22nd consecutive year, a joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony on Holocaust...

Recipients of the Jewish Rescuers Citation at the 2024 Yom Hashoah Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony 1. Dr. Vittorio Emanuele Sacerdoti (1915-2000, Italy) along with two non-Jewish Italian doctors,...

Read World Center Dir. Alan Schneider’s insights on our Jewish Rescuers Citation as a contributor to the film, “Resistance: They Fought Back.”