Juliet Norman, B'nai B'rith Magazine Journalist Profile

Articles

Our Warm Welcome to Pope Leo XIV

1 week ago | bnaibrith.org | Juliet Norman

B’nai B’rith President Robert Spitzer and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement:B’nai B’rith International—the world’s oldest and most widely known Jewish communal organization, with a presence across six continents—extends its warm wishes to our Catholic partners and friends around the world on the election of Pope Leo XIV.
Murdered B’nai B’rith Leader Joseph Wybran Honored by Israeli Government

2 weeks ago | bnaibrith.org | Juliet Norman

The late Joseph Wybran—Holocaust survivor, president of the B’nai B’rith lodge in Brussels and president of the Coordinating Council of Jewish Organizations in Belgium (CCOJB) when he was brutally murdered on Oct.
B’nai B’rith International

1 month ago | bnaibrith.org | Juliet Norman

The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) will hold on Thursday, April 24, for the 23rd consecutive year, a joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony on Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). This is the only Yom HaShoah event dedicated annually to commemorating the heroism of Jews who endangered their own lives to rescue fellow Jews during the Holocaust.
2025 Jewish Rescuer Recipients

1 month ago | bnaibrith.org | Juliet Norman

Helena Merenholc (1907-1997, Poland) Merenholc was a psychologist who aided Jewish children and orphans in the Warsaw ghetto. In March 1943, she managed to escape from the ghetto with her mother and sister. Under a false identity, Merenholc helped Jews hidden by Żegota (Polish Council for Aid to Jews) by providing them with false documents and finding hiding places for them. After the war, Merenholc stayed in Poland and worked for the Central Committee of Jews as well as the Polish Radio.
A Lost World is a Source of Inspiration

1 month ago | bnaibrith.org | Juliet Norman

Anyone who has read about or looked at Judaica quickly realizes how little knowledge we possess about these artifacts, even after decades of serious research. This is due to a variety of factors, including the absence of records, the lack of stamps or hallmarks, the lost legacy of folk traditions, which ceased to be handed down to succeeding generations, the intentional destruction of artifacts during pogroms, and finally, what could not be saved during the Holocaust.
Here We Go Again: Critical Assistance Programs Under Attack

1 month ago | bnaibrith.org | Juliet Norman

I remembered starting my job at B’nai B’rith in 2017 and feeling like all my attention was being monopolized by Congress’ attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Media outlets were constantly updating their websites on which swing votes supported or opposed Congress’ efforts. Thankfully in July, Congress’ efforts failed and the ACA continues to benefit millions of people, including older adults.
B’nai B’rith Advocates for Israel With Dozens of Human Rights Council and UNESCO Ambassadors

1 month ago | bnaibrith.org | Juliet Norman

A B’nai B’rith International leadership delegation led by President Robert Spitzer and CEO Daniel Mariaschin met with over 60 ambassadors and other senior diplomats in Geneva and Paris to advocate on Jewish communal priorities: supporting Israel’s right to security and self-defense and the rights of the Jewish people to live in safety and freedom in the face of an ongoing, alarming spike in anti-Semitism in countries across the world.
My Goals as B’nai B’rith President

1 month ago | bnaibrith.org | Juliet Norman

In his first column, newly elected President Robert Spitzer shares his vision for the organization. Dear Members and Friends of B’nai B’rith,It is a great honor to write this message, my first as the newly elected International President of B’nai B’rith.
Jewish Enablers Are Hurting the Integrity of the People and State of Israel

2 months ago | bnaibrith.org | Alan Schneider |Juliet Norman

By Alan Schneider, Director, B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem“I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.”The above passage from Parashat Yitro—the first and arguably the most poignant of the Ten Commandments, recited two weeks ago in synagogues around the world—still reverberates.
B’nai B’rith Essay Contest Calls on College Students to Share Firsthand Experiences of Anti-Semitism on Campus

2 months ago | bnaibrith.org | Juliet Norman

B’nai B’rith invites current college students to share their personal experiences of anti-Semitism at their school by entering our 2025 None Shall Be Afraid Essay Contest. Winners will earn scholarships as well as the opportunity to have their essays published. Since Oct.