Diverse Minds Writing Challenge
In its ninth year, the Diverse Minds Youth Writing Challenge expanded once again with the addition of Columbus, Ohio as a contest city (made possible with support from new funder McGraw-Hill Education). The Challenge was also again offered to high school students in New York City. In the Washington, D.C. metro area, southern New Jersey and the Delmarva Peninsula, the program continued thanks to the generous support of Pepco. To date, we've published 29 original children's books, donated 35,000 of them to public libraries, schools and worthy organizations, and awarded more than $250,000 in college scholarships and grants.
B’nai B’rith also donates books to the TODAY Show’s annual holiday toy drive.
Click here to learn more about the 2016 Diverse Minds Writing Challenge and click on the covers below to read last year's winning, published entries.
B’nai B’rith also donates books to the TODAY Show’s annual holiday toy drive.
Click here to learn more about the 2016 Diverse Minds Writing Challenge and click on the covers below to read last year's winning, published entries.
Courage To Care
Respect for diversity is also the focus of Courage to Care, an important educational program of B’nai B’rith Australia. Through a travelling exhibition, Australians learn about the dangers of racism, bigotry and bullying. Free educational workshops are central to the program.
The program’s objectives: “We want to empower participants to be Upstanders in the face of injustice, by giving them an understanding of the consequences of prejudice both on the individual and on society, and the recognition that each person can make a difference.”
Learn more about this successful program by clicking here.
The program’s objectives: “We want to empower participants to be Upstanders in the face of injustice, by giving them an understanding of the consequences of prejudice both on the individual and on society, and the recognition that each person can make a difference.”
Learn more about this successful program by clicking here.
Click Against Hate
A second program out of B’nai B’rith Australia also aims to counter racism. The B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission has an exciting new program, Click Against Hate. This free educational program aimed at children focuses on inclusion in the online world. Click Against Hate “teaches students to deal with a wide range of issues including: identity theft, invasion of privacy, cyber bullying, incitement, defamation, online dangers, YouTube and Facebook reporting, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism, homophobia, freedom of speech, vilification, obscenity, contempt of court, website reliability, primary and secondary sources.”
Read about Click Against Hate here.
Read about Click Against Hate here.
European Days Of Jewish Culture
B’nai B’rith Europe founded, and is the lead organization for The European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ), which supports the preservation, appreciation and promotion of Jewish culture and Jewish heritage in Europe. The association also strives to encourage Jewish sites to be open to the general public. These goals are notably achieved through its two leading programs: The European Days of Jewish Culture and the European Routes of Jewish Heritage.
The AEPJ is formed by six organizations: B'nai B'rith Europe, the Red de Juderías de España - Caminos de Sefarad and, since June 2014, the Fonds Social Juif Unifié, the Rede de Judiarias de Portugal, the Unione delle Comunità Ebraiche Italiane and JECPJ France.
Already into its 16th edition, the European Days of Jewish Culture was held in September. The theme this year was Jewish culture and bridges. Thirty-one European countries, about 330 participating cities and towns and almost 1,000 activities were celebrated throughout Europe. Synagogues and museums were open to the general public, and other activities such as lectures, concerts, performances, guided tours, food tastings and much more were offered. This was an invitation to discover the Jewish culture that contributes so much to shaping today’s European identity.
The AEPJ is formed by six organizations: B'nai B'rith Europe, the Red de Juderías de España - Caminos de Sefarad and, since June 2014, the Fonds Social Juif Unifié, the Rede de Judiarias de Portugal, the Unione delle Comunità Ebraiche Italiane and JECPJ France.
Already into its 16th edition, the European Days of Jewish Culture was held in September. The theme this year was Jewish culture and bridges. Thirty-one European countries, about 330 participating cities and towns and almost 1,000 activities were celebrated throughout Europe. Synagogues and museums were open to the general public, and other activities such as lectures, concerts, performances, guided tours, food tastings and much more were offered. This was an invitation to discover the Jewish culture that contributes so much to shaping today’s European identity.
B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum
In May, B’nai B’rith International and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) announced a partnership to acquire, preserve and display the art and artifacts of the B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum at HUC-JIR’s Skirball Museum, a vital cultural and educational outreach venue of its historic campus in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Significantly augmenting the Skirball’s holdings, the Klutznick’s sacred and secular fine and decorative arts and social documents will be exhibited in designated galleries as the “B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection.” In addition, a select group of Klutznick artifacts will be loaned to the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington to be displayed in its new building, slated for opening in 2020.
With its call for the furthering of innovation for Jewish life and learning, HUC-JIR’s Skirball Museum is an optimal partner to showcase this distinctive collection. The partnership will allow for online exhibitions and links disseminating information about the collection with other organizations, and the sponsoring of special programs and lectures, ensuring global access to the collection.
The B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection will augment and enhance HUC-JIR’s Skirball Museum and its permanent collection significantly, rendering it among the most prominent Jewish museums between the Alleghenies and the Rockies.
Significantly augmenting the Skirball’s holdings, the Klutznick’s sacred and secular fine and decorative arts and social documents will be exhibited in designated galleries as the “B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection.” In addition, a select group of Klutznick artifacts will be loaned to the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington to be displayed in its new building, slated for opening in 2020.
With its call for the furthering of innovation for Jewish life and learning, HUC-JIR’s Skirball Museum is an optimal partner to showcase this distinctive collection. The partnership will allow for online exhibitions and links disseminating information about the collection with other organizations, and the sponsoring of special programs and lectures, ensuring global access to the collection.
The B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection will augment and enhance HUC-JIR’s Skirball Museum and its permanent collection significantly, rendering it among the most prominent Jewish museums between the Alleghenies and the Rockies.
Bridges Of Tolerance
The aim of the project “Bridges of Tolerance” is to disseminate information about the contribution of the Jewish minority group to the local culture; to fight the growing anti-Semitism in Europe through education; to encourage a public debate about the efficiency of the existing tools and modes of implementation of hate crime through the existing legislation; and to bring about an interfaith dialogue between Jews and Christians on the basic values of our Judeo-Christian civilization.
In order to achieve our aims, the project has two components: cultural shows and workshops with panel discussions.
In order to achieve our aims, the project has two components: cultural shows and workshops with panel discussions.
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