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==Affiliations==
 
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*[[Anti-Defamation League]] - Founded by B'nai B'rith in 1913<ref name=alfred>Dr. Alfred M. Lilienthal, [http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0693/9306018.htm "The Changing Role of B'nai B'rith's Anti-Defamation League"], Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, June 1993</ref>
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*[[Anti-Defamation League]] - Founded by B'nai B'rith in 1913<ref name=alfred>Dr. Alfred M. Lilienthal, [http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0693/9306018.htm "The Changing Role of B'nai B'rith's Anti-Defamation League"], Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, June 1993</ref> | [[Realite EU]], front group allegedly based in London but actually run from BBI HQ<ref>Tom Mills and David Miller, '[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/74-terror-spin/5325-realite-eu-front-group-for-the-washington-based-israel-project Réalité-EU: Front group for the Washington-based Israel Project?], Spinwatch, 30 October 2009.</ref> | [[The Israel Project]], shares an office with BBI in Washington DC
  
 
==Resources and articles==
 
==Resources and articles==

Revision as of 15:07, 11 December 2010

B’nai B’rith is an international Jewish advocacy organization committed to the security and continuity of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Its declared mission is to unite persons of the Jewish faith and to enhance Jewish identity through strengthening Jewish family life and the education and training of youth, broad-based services for the benefit of senior citizens, and advocacy and action on behalf of Jews throughout the world. B'nai B'rith founded the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in the beginning of the 20th century and is currently the lesser known of the two when ranking prominent Jewish organizations.[1]

Centers

According to its website:

The work of B'nai B'rith International is focused in its centers. These centers provide the framework for intensive study of issues and thoughtful responses through the combined efforts of dedicated volunteer leaders and professional staff.[2]

History

According to the B’nai B’rith website:

Founded in 1843, B'nai B'rith International is universally recognized as one of the world's largest and oldest Jewish human rights, community action, and humanitarian organizations. A constant source of innovation and charity for populations around the world, B'nai B'rith has founded hospitals, orphanages, senior housing communities, disaster relief campaigns, libraries, anti-hatred programs, and countless other initiatives in the public interest. B'nai B'rith is also a tireless advocate for Israel and the Diaspora in a variety of governmental and political arenas. With more than 180,000 members and affiliates in more than 50 countries, B'nai B'rith truly spans the globe in its efforts to make Jewish communities better for all their inhabitants.[3]

Financials

For FYE 06/2009, B'nai B'rith took $24,420,357 total revenue, with $324,795 going to executive vice president of the DC branch, Daniel Mariaschin.[4]

Activities

Political Lobbying

B'nai B'rith International Policy Conference 2010

Held in Washington, D.C. from November 13-16, this year's focus areas included Iran, the "delegitimization" of Israel, and anti-semitism.[5]

Speakers of Note

B'nai B'rith Canada

People

Leadership

Accessed January 2009: [6]

Past leaders

Visiting Speakers

Accessed December 2007: [7]

Contact

Web: http://www.bnaibrith.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/bnaibrith
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bnai-Brith-International/8016549779?ref=ts
Linked in: http://www.linkedin.com/companies/b'nai-b'rith-international

Address:

2020 K Street, NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-857-6600
Toll-free Phone: (888) 388-4224

Affiliations

Resources and articles

Related articles

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dr. Alfred M. Lilienthal, "The Changing Role of B'nai B'rith's Anti-Defamation League", Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, June 1993
  2. B'nai B'rith, "About", B'nai B'rith International, accessed 31 January 2009
  3. The History of B'nai B'rith, B'nai B'rith International, accessed December 7, 2007.
  4. Charity Navigator, "B'nai B'rith International", Charity Navigator, accessed on 10 December 2010
  5. BBI, "Policy Conference", B'nai B'rith International, accessed on 10 December 2010
  6. Leadership, B'nai B'rith, accessed January 31, 2009.
  7. The B'nai B'rith Lecture Bureau, B'nai B'rith International, accessed December 7, 2007.
  8. Tom Mills and David Miller, 'Réalité-EU: Front group for the Washington-based Israel Project?, Spinwatch, 30 October 2009.