B’nai B’rith International

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B’nai B’rith has proudly launched the Daniel S. Mariaschin Institute for Leadership and Public Policy, named in honor of our retiring CEO, whose decades of leadership have shaped our global voice on human rights, diplomacy and Jewish communal advocacy.

During a gala tribute in his honor, Mariaschin reflected: “I am particularly grateful to B’nai B’rith, its officers, board members, colleagues and friends, for the special tribute on the occasion of my retirement. It has given Michal and me an opportunity to say a heartfelt ‘thank you’ in person, for the privilege of working at B’nai B’rith for 38 years and leading it for 27.”

He added: “Thank you for giving a guy from a tiny Jewish community in New Hampshire the tremendous opportunity to serve…the Jewish people writ large.”

Read more: https://t.co/N8Gu6dQgIn

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At its 34th Annual Journalism Awards, the B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem presented prominent Israeli journalist Oren Nahari with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nahari, anchor and editor of “Shabbat with Oren Nahari” on Kan Reshet Bet radio and former foreign news editor at the Israel Broadcasting Authority (1985–2016), has spent over 35 years in public broadcasting and is widely recognized for his expertise in world politics, history and international relations.

Read more about this honor and the ceremony in @kann (in Hebrew): https://t.co/R0MGBXkrD4

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At JNS’s International Policy Summit in Jerusalem, B’nai B’rith CEO Dan Mariaschin moderated a panel on deep-rooted institutional bias against Israel at the United Nations, joined by panelists @JonathanHaroun1, @ItamarPMW and @HillelNeuer.

Mariaschin recalled his mother taking him as a child to see the newly built U.N. headquarters, a place that then symbolized hope, cooperation and a belief in international order. Today, “she would be shocked.”

He argued that anti-Semitism has become “an industry” within the international system—and the U.N.’s record on Israel makes it hard to disagree.

More from @JNS_org: https://t.co/xZa6nSPASk

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Thank you, Honeycomb, for spotlighting B’nai B’rith Connect’s work bringing young professionals face-to-face with Holocaust survivors—a reminder of why this kind of intergenerational connection is more urgent than ever.

B’nai B’rith’s Elisabeth Krebs: “There’s a lot of Holocaust denial out there. My hope was these students who heard her story would be equipped in conversations to say, ‘well, you’re wrong, because I heard this person directly tell me their story.’”

Read more: https://t.co/1t4pnC7MVA

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We applaud the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee for passing three bills that would combat anti-Semitism in education.

The No Anti-Semitism in Education Act, the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act, and the Student Protection and University Accountability Act would each strengthen protections for Jewish students and counter anti-Semitism on U.S. school and university campuses.

We call on the full House to approve all three bills. https://t.co/PQMiAXtRgs

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B’nai B’rith CEO Dan Mariaschin and World Center Director Alan Schneider attended an event at Warsaw’s POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, marking the 100th birthday of the late Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor, historian and co-founder of the museum.

They were joined by Andrzej Friedman, President of B’nai B’rith Polin Lodge, and Yola Friedman.

📸 (L-R): Mariaschin, Schneider, Yola Friedman, Andrzej Friedman

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During a visit to Israel, B’nai B’rith CEO Dan Mariaschin (left) met with our newly appointed Senior Vice President Ilan Shchori (right). The two discussed our new partnership with Ben-Gurion University’s Azrieli Center and our planned December conference on anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism.

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#DYK We launched the first Jewish public library in the United States!

In 1852 B’nai B’rith opened the Maimonides Library in New York City—the first public building constructed in New York by Jews for secular purposes.

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B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn was in Panama this week for the Organization of American States’ (@OAS_official) 56th General Assembly, as the OAS faces existential challenges amid a worldwide struggle for multilateralism.

Our staff held meetings with foreign ministers and ambassadors of Uruguay, Paraguay, Costa Rica and Argentina, as well as Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez Acha.

During the Assembly, the OAS unanimously voted to officially recognize Jan. 27 as the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.

Read more about updates from this year’s OAS GA: https://t.co/urCsU73Qhu

#OASAssembly #AsambleaOEA

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B’nai B’rith honored leading journalists at its 34th Annual Journalism Awards in Jerusalem, celebrating excellence in Diaspora reporting and Israel–Jewish world ties.

Now more than ever we appreciate the tireless dedication and efforts of @ZevStub, @tamarishshalom, @OrenNahari, and Hanan Yovel.

Read more here:https://t.co/MaR1zneNTU

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Glad to meet with Judge Ricardo Pérez Manrique (@rcperezmanrique) of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights—former President of the IACtHR, former President of Uruguay’s Supreme Court of Justice and a keynote speaker at B’nai B’rith Uruguay’s annual Kristallnacht commemoration every November.

On the sidelines of the 56th OAS General Assembly, Manrique (right) and B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn (left) discussed the alarming rise in human rights violations under the region’s dictatorships.

#OASAssembly #AsambleaOEA @CorteIDH

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Glad to meet with Ambassador of Costa Rica to the OAS Alejandra Solano on the sidelines of the 56th OAS General Assembly in Panama.

We thanked Ambassador Solano for her important presentation at the GA. Costa Rica strongly condemned Hamas and Hezbollah’s use of Nicaraguan territory under Daniel Ortega’s dictatorship—a clear and present danger to the entire region.

📸 (L-R): @AlexRosemberg of ADL; Ambassador Solano; B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn

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Great meeting with Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha on the sidelines of the OAS General Assembly.

Martínez-Acha (left) spoke with B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn (right) about Panama’s strong support for Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorism.

#OASAssembly #AsambleaOEA @CancilleriaPma

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B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn shares updates from the 56th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Panama City, Panama.

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At the 56th OAS General Assembly opening session in Panama, host nation President @JoseRaulMulino called on the OAS to support Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz amid unrest driven by narcotrafficking, called for a near-term solution for Cuba and Venezuela, and urged immediate action under international law to end Daniel Ortega’s dictatorship in Nicaragua.

Pictured here: B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn (right) with @MattanyaCohen, Israel’s Ambassador to Panama (left).

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As mayor of the city with the largest Jewish population outside Israel, millions of Jewish New Yorkers expect @NYCMayor Zohran Mamdani to protect them at a time of surging anti-Semitism.

But he just can’t pass up an opportunity to demonize Israel and attack the Jewish community.

His accusation that @AIPAC—or any mainstream pro-Israel advocacy—is a “monster” moving “dark money” invokes blatant anti-Semitic tropes and the age-old conspiracy of Jewish influence over centers of power.

We can read between the lines. When political leaders like Mamdani employ these classic dog-whistles, it serves only one purpose: to mask anti-Semitism under the guise of policy critique, using words like “dark” to instill fear and incite hostility toward Jewish people.

The only monster here is a public official who uses his massive platform to vilify a vulnerable community. https://t.co/YpCvF099o9

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We denounce the @UN’s anti-Israel “Commission of Inquiry” (COI) for once again outrageously accusing Israel of “genocide” in an unofficial “conference paper” on children in Gaza.

This finding is not a legal or factual one, but a political assault perpetrated by an “investigative mechanism” intended to craft false narratives vilifying Israelis in perpetuity.

Read our statement: https://t.co/XNWD9IRoCd

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B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn (left) with Ambassador of Paraguay to the OAS Raúl Florentín (middle) and @AlexRosemberg of ADL (right) at the 56th OAS General Assembly in Panama.

#OASAssembly @mreparaguay

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At the @JNS_org International Policy Summit in Jerusalem, B’nai B’rith CEO Dan Mariaschin (right) chairs a plenary session on Israel and the “Challenges Facing American Jewish Communities.”

Joining him: @BetsyBerns Korn (middle), Chair of the @Conf_of_Pres, and Malcolm Hoenlein (left), CEO and Vice Chairman Emeritus of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.