Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated communities across Florida and the Southeastern U.S., Hurricane Milton has caused further widespread destruction.
B’nai B’rith has opened a Disaster and Emergency Relief Fund to support victims of
#Milton
and
#Helene
, many of
Our CEO Dan Mariaschin praised outgoing U.S. Ambassador to
#Germany
Richard Grenell as he leaves post, citing Grenell's "strong and clear voice against
#antisemitism
in Europe." Read the full
@JNS_org
article:
Outraged that Chile’s President
@gabrielboric
refused to meet w/Israeli Amb in Chile
@Gil_Artzyeli
, who was to present his credentials to the president. Unprecedented rejection of an ambassador is a deep diplomatic offense, threatens decades of positive Chile-Israel relations.
We are deeply dismayed that
#disneychannel
is running
#Passover
PSAs that replace the traditional refrain “Next year in Jerusalem” with “Next year in the Holy Land.” This is a deliberate negation of Jerusalem as the eternal Jewish capital.
Airbnb’s removal of its rental listings in the West Bank is a blatantly discriminatory decision that represents yet another instance of the double standard applied by the rest of the world to Israel. Airbnb should reverse this unfair policy immediately.
@Airbnb
We strongly condemn the brutal killing of the chief of security at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran.
Our deep condolences go out to the bereaved family of Senior Lieutenant Asgarov Orkhan Rizvan and all our friends in
#Azerbaijan
.
We pray for the recuperation of the wounded.
🚨
@Twitter
has an anti-Semitism problem.
B'nai B'rith is proud to join 180 NGOs calling on
@ElonMusk
and Twitter to adopt
@TheIHRA
definition of anti-Semitism.
#AdoptIHRA
Because when combating hate speech, you have to
#DefineItToFightIt
.
🔗Full letter:
We commend India for voting with Israel at the United Nations to oppose the Palestinian human rights organization Shahed from receiving observer status. We appreciate this gesture of solidarity against international anti-Israel bias at the
@UN
.
We are dismayed to learn that Argentina’s soccer team has reportedly withdrawn from a soccer game against Israel's team due to Palestinian pressure. Sports should be a unifying, not a divisive force, and we call on Argentina’s team not to bow to this anti-Israel manipulation
The Holocaust is once again being trivialized in the name of politics.
It has to stop.
Our CEO Dan Mariaschin and Director of U.N. Affairs David Michaels weigh in
@Newsweek
.
We love to see it: Frontman of heavy metal band Disturbed, David Draiman announced that the group will do a 2nd concert in Israel this summer after their 1st show sold out.
Thank you,
@davidmdraiman
, for your unwavering support for 🇮🇱 & the Jewish people.
We are appalled by the annual "Day of Honour" neo-Nazi march in
#Budapest
.
Despite the march being banned, the event took place without any disruption and participants openly brandished Nazi symbols and uniforms.
Anti-Semitism is surging across America. Jewish students in the U.S. can feel it creeping into the physical & virtual spaces they enter.
Thanks to
@juliajassey
&
@blakeflayton
for speaking out against the often-cloaked, but very real Jew hatred on campus.
We founded
@ADL
in 1913 to fight
#antisemitism
. That was the mission 110 years ago. That is still its mission today. We stand with ADL+other Jewish groups working to promote mutual respect and end anti-Semitism.
We are outraged by
@IlhanMN
's introduction of a pro-BDS resolution in the House. Outrageously, the resolution includes language alluding to Americans’ boycott of Nazi Germany & the Soviet Union & implicitly compares these boycotts to the
#BDS
movement.
COVID-19 has claimed more than 800,000 lives in the U.S. alone and 5.3 million worldwide. It's completely upended our world.
But what do we face going forward? Dr.
@PeterHotez
speaks during our Leadership Forum about the new Omicron variant and the next stage of the pandemic.
'It happened, therefore it can happen again.' – July 11th marks the anniversary of the 1995
#SrebrenicaGenocide
where more than 8,000 Muslim Bosniaks were murdered & thousands more, brutalized & displaced. The deadliest atrocity on European soil after the
#Holocaust
.
#WeRemember
We are outraged by the alleged intention of the authorities of the City Council of Barcelona to end the friendship and cooperation agreement with Tel Aviv, a decision that is no doubt motivated by the most extreme anti-Israel bias.
Read our statement:
Shame on
@PODEMOS
politician
@SoniaVivasRive3
for claiming that all Jews are accountable for Israel's actions & comparing voting for the Israeli gov't to Spain institutionalizing homophobia. Such
#antisemitism
& anti-Israel hatred must never be normalized.
We are proud to once again partner with
@YadVashem
for its Unto Every Person There is a Name Holocaust remembrance program in honor of
#YomHaShoah
.
Every one of the 6 million deserves to be honored as an individual. That is why we read to remember. 🕯️
We mourn the passing of Bensiyon Pinto, former President of the Turkish Jewish community.
He was a dedicated, exemplary leader, who shall be missed by all.
May his memory always be for a blessing. 🕯️
.
@Wikipedia
only discredits its own site when it tries to bar ADL from pages on Israel or anti-Semitism.
We proudly stand with
@ADL
– founded by B’nai B’rith in 1913 – against all attempts to stifle Jewish perspectives on issues affecting the Jewish people first and foremost.
Award-winning chef
@PatiJinich
is a cultural and culinary force. That's why we're grateful she stopped by to talk about her
@PBS
docuseries "La Frontera," experiences from her Jewish Mexican upbringing, her diverse cooking inspirations and so much more:
We are outraged by the passage of yet another anti-Israel resolution at the UNGA. Canada’s decision to flip from voting against this resolution last year to voting in favor is a particularly shameful regression.
It is outrageous that the
@UN
didn’t include attacks against Israelis in its exhibit on victims of terrorism. This org, which has been found to have employed terrorists who participated in the Oct. 7 attack, cannot be taken seriously when it speaks about terrorism.
When Russia bombed a TV tower in
#Kyiv
, the collateral damage extended to Babyn Yar, where Nazis murdered more than 33,000 Jews.
How could an invasion of
#Ukraine
—falsely justified by supposed "denazification"—include indiscriminate airstrikes on or near sites of Nazi massacres?
Thank you
#Austria
,
#CzechRepublic
and
#Slovenia
for your support of
#Israel
in her hour of need.
Moral clarity: the 3 EU countries fly Israeli flags 🇮🇱 today as they condemn the continued rocket attacks by the terrorist organization Hamas.
The last known survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Leon Kopelman, passed away at 97.
After surviving the Holocaust, he made his way to Israel and fought in the 1948 War of Independence.
May his memory be a blessing and may we commit to ensuring history never repeats itself.
We strongly commend
#Azerbaijan
for its readiness to join in observing January 27 as International
#Holocaust
Remembrance Day.
Azerbaijan has long shown the potential, not just for coexistence, but for cooperation between diverse religious groups, including Muslims and Jews.
We call on Jordan to extradite terrorist Ahlam Tamimi. She must stand trial in a U.S. court for murdering two Americans and 13 others in the 2001 Sbarro restaurant bombing in Jerusalem.
Honored to attend a Hanukkah celebration Sunday evening hosted by
@VP
Kamala Harris and
@SecondGentleman
Douglas Emhoff. 🕎
Pres. Seth Riklin and CEO Dan Mariaschin represented B’nai B’rith.
#ChagSameach
@WhiteHouse
We commend Serbia for joining the growing list of countries and organizations that have adopted
@TheIHRA
definition of
#antiSemitism
. We have to define anti-Semitism to be properly able to fight it.
Uruguay 🇺🇾 has reportedly informed the
@UN
that it will not participate in its 20th anniv. commemoration of the infamous
#Durban
conf. on racism. We commend the Uruguayan gov't for declining to legitimize the U.N.'s anti-Israel framework & urge more nations to boycott
#DurbanIV
.
As
@OrderOfAHEPA
counts down to its 100th anniv., our Pres. Charles Kaufman, CEO Daniel Mariaschin & World Center Dir. Alan Schneider are in
#Athens
celebrating AHEPA's annual Supreme Convention – and 200 years of Greek independence.
Cheers to 100 more years of public service!
Anti-Semitism on college campuses is out of control.
College leaders must unequivocally condemn Jew hatred on their campus AND convene task forces to address the issue.
After all, higher education is meaningless if it can't teach students even the most basic rules of humanity.
We strongly condemn the Mayor of Barcelona's decision to suspend the city's friendship and cooperation agreement with Tel Aviv. This decision has no precedent in Europe & does not reflect the views of most Barcelona residents – & is no doubt motivated by extreme anti-Israel bias.
We are outraged by the alleged intention of the authorities of the City Council of Barcelona to end the friendship and cooperation agreement with Tel Aviv, a decision that is no doubt motivated by the most extreme anti-Israel bias.
Read our statement:
We are beyond devastated to learn that the IDF has recovered the bodies of six hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 and brutally murdered in Hamas captivity. 💔
Alexander Lubnov 🕯️
Almog Sarusi 🕯️
Carmel Gat 🕯️
Eden Yerushalmi 🕯️
Hersh Goldberg-Polin 🕯️
Ori
#OTD
in 1940, Greece rejected the ultimatum from Italy's fascist leader, Benito Mussolini, opposing any occupation. Greeks fought honorably for their freedom until liberation in 1944.
Today, we celebrate Oxi Day ('No' in Greek) and remember the 🇬🇷 courage to fight fascism.
Deeply concerned by U.S. plans to restore $150 million in funding to
@UNRWA
, the highly politicized agency for “Palestine refugees.” The U.S. must condition support on comprehensive reforms: end to incitement & propagation of Palestinian demands that perpetuate endless conflict.
We are pleased to announce the resumption of U.S. assistance to the Palestinian people. It will provide important humanitarian relief and promote regional prosperity and stability, while advancing American values and interests.
Honored to celebrate 200 years of Greek independence with
@OrderOfAHEPA
!
As AHEPA celebrates its 100th year, B'nai B'rith CEO Daniel Mariaschin addressed its annual Supreme Conf. in Athens, stressing the importance of strong relations between the U.S.,
#Greece
&
#Israel
. 🇺🇸🇬🇷🇮🇱
Kudos to the
#Madrid
Assembly (
#Spain
's capital region gov't) for taking a historic step in the fight against Jew hatred, formally adopting
@TheIHRA
definition of anti-Semitism. Thanks to
@ACOM_es
for its advocacy on behalf of Spain's Jewish community!
“We welcome the vote by the Saeima to provide restitution to the Latvian Jewish community," said
@BnaiBrith
CEO Dan Mariaschin, a longtime supporter of the bill.
"This legislation will provide some measure of justice & assistance to the community today."
An extraordinary woman and a beacon of strength.
We are greatly saddened by the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, a towering figure who served her country unwaveringly for 70 years.
As we honor her remarkable life and legacy, our hearts are with her family and the British people.
We commend Latvia for adopting
@TheIHRA
definition of anti-Semitism as part of its 2023 national action plan to prevent racism and
#antisemitism
.
This is a crucial tool to protect Jewish communities across Europe and help combat anti-Jewish hate globally.
We're appalled that
@chelseahandler
,
@jameelajamil
(now deleted) &
#JessicaChastain
praised a Louis Farrakhan video on their IG accounts. Farrakhan is a notorious anti-Semite & homophobe who has called Hitler a “great man,” said Jews are “termites” & demeaned the LGBTQ community.
#OnThisDay
78 years ago, U.S. forces liberated the Mauthausen concentration camp.
In seven years, the Nazis imprisoned 190,000 people in Mauthausen and in surrounding camps, of which 90,000 perished.
We forever remember the victims and all those murdered during the Holocaust.
Thanks to
#Romania
for reportedly announcing it won’t take part in the
@UN
summit marking 20 years since the notorious
#Durban
conference. We urge all states to do likewise. See our series Durban Revisited:
Proud to have co-sponsored today’s
#NoFearRally
in Solidarity with the Jewish People in D.C.!
We stand with all those who declare that it’s time to push back the rising tide of
#antisemitism
in the U.S. and around the world.
💪 Recap of today's rally:
#OnThisDay
in 1941, the pogrom in Iași,
#Romania
started. Before the war, Romania had one of the largest Jewish communities in Europe.
In the Iași pogrom alone, 13,266 people were massacred and many more deported.
We remember this dark episode of the Second World War.
Dr. Peter Hotez, world-renowned physician-scientist and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, speaks with CEO Dan Mariaschin for a timely conversation about the
#COVID19
pandemic and vaccine rollout in the U.S.
📽️
This weekend marks 48 years since the Munich Massacre, when Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes at 1972 Munich Olympics simply b/c they were Israelis. In their memory, we must continue to fight this type of
#antisemitism
and
#antizionism
that still persist today.
On August 2, we remember the victims and survivors of the
#Roma
genocide at the hands of the Nazi regime.
#OTD
in 1944 the Roma and Sinti camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau was liquidated.
As we remember the victims, we must redouble efforts to fight persistent anti-Roma hatred today.
We are horrified by the murder of 4 Israelis by Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank.
We stand with Israel against terror and fully support Israeli authorities' efforts to apprehend the perpetrators of this violence.
Our hearts are with the victims' families and loved ones.
We call on presidential candidate
@BernieSanders
to terminate his campaign’s relationship with
@iPhilSomething
, named this week as a senior adviser to Sanders. It is unacceptable that someone with a history of
#antisemitic
statements was given this role.
⚠️THE REPORT IS OUT
On Europe’s Streets: Annual Marches Glorifying Nazism
With
@AmadeuAntonio
& experts across Europe we’ve analysed major gatherings on the annual far-right calendar. Read the report here:
Led by B’nai B’rith CEO Dan Mariaschin, our solidarity mission to Israel met with
@IDF
Spokesman Lt. Col. (Ret.) Peter Lerner at the IDF spokesperson’s office in Tel Aviv.
Great speaking with you,
@LTCPeterLerner
! 🇮🇱
Amid rising anti-Semitism around the world,
@EU_Commission
Coordinator on Combating Anti-Semitism Katharina von Schnurbein has stood up time and again to combat this issue on the world stage. We congratulate
@kschnurbein
on her 2018 Human Rights Prize from
@bnaibritheurope
.
Shame on
@nytimes
for its latest front page blood libel against Jews and
#Israel
. Where are the photos of Israeli children indiscriminately targeted by Hamas? Is the Times now openly affiliated with one side in this conflict?
Every Jan. 17, we recognize Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during the
#Holocaust
.
Seventy-eight years after his disappearance, we continue to honor his incredible heroism, courage and humanity.
May his memory always be for a blessing.
#Antisemitism
in the middle of society: We are horrified by the anti-Semitic mistreatment of German Jewish singer
@GilOfarim
. Ofarim was denied entry to a hotel for wearing a star of David. He was reportedly asked to take off his chain in order to enter.
Led by B'nai B'rith, Latin American journalists continued their tour of Israel at
@YadVashem
.
Prof. and Holocaust researcher Isabel Burstein Kohn guided the reporters – all first-time visitors to both Israel and the museum – through Yad Vashem's powerful exhibits.
#NeverAgain
🕯
Together with
@Conf_of_Pres
,
@OrderOfAHEPA
&
@TheAHIinDC
, we applaud the EU’s significant investment in an undersea electricity cable that will link the power grids of Israel, Greece and Cyprus – & continue to strengthen this key alliance.
Full statement:
Greece-Cyprus-Israel relations are blossoming and we are proud to be partners in strengthening these ties. 🇬🇷🇨🇾🇮🇱
"There is no limit to this kind of friendship & cooperation," CEO Dan Mariaschin said at the Israel-Hellenic Forum in Nicosia.
Full remarks:
Honored to attend a farewell celebration hosted by
@RabbiMSchneier
for H.E.
@ElinSuleymanov
, outgoing Amb. of Azerbaijan to U.S.
We thank Amb. Suleymanov for strengthening U.S.-Azerbaijan relations, his commitment to religious cooperation, & wish him well in his new role in U.K.
We commend the significant moves today by the White House to label the BDS movement as anti-Semitic, & to allow products made in the West Bank to carry a “made in Israel” label – reaffirming the alliance between the U.S. 🇺🇸 & Israel 🇮🇱.
Full statement:
⚠️OUT TODAY
The online space is ⬆️ central to the fight against
#antisemitism
.
The NEW GUIDE from B'nai B'rith and
@ISDglobal
, in partnership with
@UNESCO
, aims to build capacity among Jewish civil society & its allies to tackle this growing threat.👇
Together with
@OrderOfAHEPA
,
@TheAHIinDC
and
@Conf_of_Pres
, we held a virtual forum with the American ambassadors to Israel, Greece and Cyprus.
Each reaffirmed their commitment to the 3+1 framework and peace and stability in the
#EastMed
. 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇬🇷🇨🇾
More:
On Nov. 25, the U.N. marks the Int’l Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, but the org has been shamefully silent regarding the sexual violence Hamas used on Oct. 7 against Israeli women. Please share to call out this dangerous UN silence!
B’nai B’rith is urging the U.N. to adopt
@TheIHRA
definition of
#antisemitism
.
"It is important for Jewish communities and specialists in anti-Semitism," B'nai B'rith CEO Dan Mariaschin told
@JNS_org
, "to guide the global response to hatred of Jews."
Thank you to everyone who participated in our
#YomHaShoah
"Unto Every Person There Is A Name" name reading commemorating the six million Jewish victims of the
#Holocaust
, in partnership with
@yadvashem
.
Watch and share, as we must
#NeverForget
:
We are concerned about Twitter’s failure to enforce its terms of service on Holocaust denial and incitement, as detailed in a German lawsuit initiated by
@EUJS
and
@HateAid
.
@Twitter
must be held accountable for allowing the misuse of its platform.
B’nai B’rith concluded its annual Leadership Forum, held virtually on Dec. 19 & 20. The two-day event featured discussions on
#antisemitism
threats today, barriers to Middle East peace, polarization in the media,
#COVID19
and so much more.
Read more here:
We are marking 30 years of full diplomatic relations between
#Israel
and
#Greece
! The
@BnaiBrith
Israel-Hellenic Forum celebrates the strong friendship & strategic partnership between the 2 countries. We salute this positive cooperation & its benefits to the broader region.
#OnThisDay
in 1898 Golda Meir was born in
#Kyiv
.
The first female Prime Minister of Israel 🇮🇱, she is a product of
#Ukraine
’s rich Jewish heritage.
Teacher, activist and kibbutznikit, she left her mark as one of the most influential leaders in Israel's history.
Disappointed in Elizabeth Warren's blind acceptance of anti-AIPAC rant at her rally. We hope
@ewarren
will take the time to learn about the advocacy of
@AIPAC
for the much marginalized & unfairly maligned Israel.
Glad to meet with Romanian Foreign Minister Luminița Odobescu (left).
B’nai B’rith CEO Dan Mariaschin (right) spoke with Odobescu during a visit to Bucharest.
Kudos to Nassau County, NY for adopting
@TheIHRA
definition of
#antisemitism
, joining a growing list of municipalities, countries & orgs. that have done so. We appreciate
@NassauExecutive
Laura Curran empowering local officials & law enforcement in the fight against Jew hatred.
We are dismayed that one of Spain’s largest universities,
@UNavarra
, is teaching a course centered on
#antisemitic
, anti-Israel hatred. Read our letter to Spanish leaders calling for the Public University of Navarre to terminate the course immediately:
We mourn the passing of Sheldon Harnick, Tony-winning lyricist who penned the iconic "Fiddler on the Roof" musical and other Broadway productions.
His songs, including “Tradition" and “If I Were a Rich Man,” became classics.
May his memory be a blessing.
Appalled by Idaho State Rep Heather Scott comparing stay-at-home order to actions of Nazi Germany and calling gov "little Hitler." Protecting people from
#coronavirus
cannot be compared to the murderous actions to annihilate Jews.
Spain’s Foreign Minister
@jmalbares
just said, in response to B’nai B’rith, that his country in fact did not participate in the U.N.’s
#Durban
commemoration, contrary to some reports.
Thank you, Minister, for this principled decision.
@SpainMFA
🇪🇸
We congratulate
@OAS_official
@Almagro_OEA2015
on his re-election. We look forward to continuing our important work together to preserve and strengthen human rights and democratic institutions throughout the hemisphere.
#OAS
#OEA
In an appalling 2007 post,
@Google
head of diversity Kamau Bobb claimed that Jews have an "insatiable appetite for war" & are insensitive to others who are suffering.
Absurd!
How did
#Google
promote someone with such hateful, anti-Semitic views to lead their diversity strategy?
Today marks 26 years since the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
We honor and remember a brave soldier and a notable statesman, who was deeply committed to the state of Israel and Middle East peace.
May his memory forever be a blessing. 🕯️
Twitter: We honored U.N. Ambassador
@NikkiHaley
with our Award for Excellence in Diplomacy in December. See photos from the award presentation in our latest issue of B’nai B’rith Magazine here:
#BBMspring2019