Juliet Norman

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.

4 weeks 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.