B'nai B'rith World Center - Jerusalem

The B'nai B'rith World Center serves as the permanent and official presence of B'nai B'rith International - the world's largest and oldest Jewish human rights, community action and humanitarian organization. The B'nai B'rith World Center was established by decision of the International Convention, acting upon a resolution proposed by B'nai B'rith Israel, to serve as B'nai B'rith's permanent & official presence in Jerusalem. That decision constituted B'nai B'rith's forceful and timely response to the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 478 which called for the withdrawal of all diplomatic missions from Jerusalem following adoption by the Knesset of the Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel, which extended Israeli sovereignty to the parts of the city captured in the Six Day War. Operating under the aegis of the BBI Center for Public Policy, the World Center is charged with advancing B'nai B'rith's diplomatic agenda through contacts with Israeli elected representatives and government officials and with the foreign diplomatic corps. It furthers the fight against antisemitism, contributes to the strengthening of Israel-Diaspora relations and conducts programs designed to fortify Israel