Category Archives: Advocacy

03 Feb
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the European Parliament

B’nai B’rith Europe was invited by the European Parliament on the occasion of the official visit to Brussels of His Excellency the President of the State of Israel Issac Herzog. President Herzog addressed the Parliament in Hebrew stating “I stand ...

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21 Nov
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B’nai B’rith France and B’nai B’rith Tel Aviv organize a Twinning Seminar in Tev Aviv, Israel

Between the 10th and 14th of November, the Joseph Wybran Lodge in Tel Aviv, together with the Hillel Lodge in Paris have made a twinning on. 24 Sisters and Brothers joined from Paris and within 5 days, the group had the opportunity of ...

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07 Jul
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A World in Transition Program in Athens, Greece

From the 27th to the 29th of June, the Philon Lodge of Greece participated in the Athens Discourse  “A world in transition“. The program was organized by the Institute of International Relations (IDIS) of the Panteion University in Athens and The Israel-Hellenic ...

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24 Jun
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Durban, 20 years later: B’nai B’rith says no to hate

B’nai B’rith International hosted a virtual program on the 7th of July, at 19:30 CET, with the focus on racism and UN’s claim that Israel is ‘racist’.  B’nai B’rith played a central role in the 2001 UN Durban conference on racism, and this September, the ...

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01 Oct
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B’nai B’rith International Virtual Leadership Forum

On the 15th and 16th of November 2020, BBE actively participated in B’nai B’rith International’s virtual leadership forum, where guest speakers Katharina von Schnurbein, the European Commission Coordinator on Combating antisemitism, Ellie Cohanim, Deputy Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism ...

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21 Sep
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Carmel Lodge meeting with the Ambassador of Israel to Bulgaria in Sofia, Bulgaria

On the 3rd of September, the Mentor of Carmel Lodge, Mr. Solomon Bali had a very promising and fruitful meeting with the Ambassador of the state of Israel to Bulgaria, Yoram Elron. There is a strong cooperation between B’nai B’rith Bulgaria and the Embassy of ...

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16 Jul
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Yom Ha’Azmaut – The 72nd Independence Day of Israel on Zoom in Brussels, Belgium

B’nai B’rith Europe co-organised and attended the Yom Ha’atzmaut Zoom celebration, on the the 29th of April. B’nai B’rith International also organised the event, in collaboration with the World Jewish Congress, the European Union of Jewish Students), the European Jewish ...

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16 Jul
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B’nai B’rith France leadership meets with the President of B’nai B’rith International

President of B’nai B’rith France, Philippe Meyer and the President of B’nai B’rith International Charles Kaufman attended a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, June 2nd, organized by the leadership of B’nai B’rith France.  Present at this exceptional meeting were all the members of ...

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18 Jun
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European Commission working group against antisemitism in Brussels, Belgium

Following the unanimous adoption of the “Council Declaration on the fight against antisemitism and the development of a common security approach to better protect Jewish communities and institutions in Europe” on 6 December 2018, the European Commission has created a ...

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18 Jun
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High-Level Meeting under the Romanian Presidency in Bucharest, Romania

Felicia Waldman, Member of B’nai B’rith Europe Executive Committee attended high-Level meeting “A Perspective to a Future Strategy to Prevent and Fight Antisemitism, Racism, Xenophobia, Radicalization and Hate Speech”, initiated by the World Jewish congress and held under the auspices ...

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