The Israel-Hellenic Forum is deeply disturbed by the acts of vandalism against the Holocaust memorial in Thessaloniki and Jewish cemeteries in Athens and Rhodes – the latest in a series of similar acts in Greece over recent years. This desecration with the usage of anti-Semitic graffiti by perpetrators is aRead More
On 23 February 2020, the Jewish Community of Athens and B'nai B'rith 'PHILON' organized their annual event in memory of Rabbi Elias P. Barzilai. The event took place at the Beth Shalom Synagogue of Athens. Director of the B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Alan Schneider gave the following speech: 'Nissim Benmayor,Read More
On 23 February 2020 B'nai B'rith 'Philon' organized a visit of the Jewish Museum of Greece. Friends of the Israel-Hellenic Forum and other guests were introduced to elements of the history, tradition and culture of the Greek Jewish community. The promotion of public dialogue about tolerance and respect for peopleRead More
B’nai B’rith International is taking part in a fourth International Leadership Mission in mid January 2020 — a joint delegation of American Jewish and American Hellenic leaders — which represents the ongoing organizational cooperation between these groups and broad diaspora support for the trilateral partnership between Israel, Cyprus andRead More
For Israel, Greece and Cyprus 2020 is expected to be a year of fruitful cooperation. Their decision to sign an agreement for the construction of the East Med pipeline opens a new chapter in a friendship that has been cemented for over a decade. The success of the partnership liesRead More
The strategic dimension of the EastMed pipeline agreement signed on Thursday in Athens is undisputed and has been stressed by champions and critics of the construction project alike. However, the project also entails two elements that are important to Greece – political continuity and broader business opportunities – and shouldRead More
Greece, Israel and Cyprus signed on Thursday a historic agreement for the construction of the EastMed pipeline, bolstering their tripartite alliance and shaking things up in terms of the geopolitical implications for the region. The pact takes on particular importance due to the current developments in the Eastern Mediterranean andRead More
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA), American Hellenic Institute (AHI), B’nai B’rith International, and Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations issued the following joint statement: Our organizations welcome today’s agreement between Greece, Israel, and Cyprus to proceed with the EastMed pipeline. The agreement demonstrates theRead More
On 10 December 2019, B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin participated in a panel entitled “U.S. Influence in the Mediterranean: Why It Still Matters” at the Hudson Institute in cooperation with the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security and B’nai B’rith International. The panel focused on U.S. influence in theRead More
The first Israel-Hellenic Forum took place in Jerusalem between the 12th and the 14th of November, with the participation of diplomats, academics, technocrats and journalists from Israel, Greece and Cyprus. It was initiated by B’nai B’rith International, an organization which is active among the Jewish diaspora since 1843 and maintains permanent representation in theRead More