This past Thursday, we celebrated Valentine’s Day in the US — a simple if somewhat commercial opportunity to share our love for our partners. It’s easy to take for granted that we can express this love openly and without fear. But for same-sex couples living in one-third of the world’s countries, this is simply impossible. …
Read More I hope you are enjoying 2019 so far! I’m excited to share this collection of stories, videos, photos and news that highlight the impact we are making together. Included below are stories of hope and perseverance from our courageous grantees around the world. Thanks to your continued partnership and support, our grantees are able to …
Read More Welcome to the winter issue of Stories of Hope—our quarterly collection of stories, videos, photos and news that highlight the impact we’re making together. Despite the rise of hate and intolerance at home and worldwide, we are deeply grateful that our AJWS community is making a difference. That is why we’re excited to share this …
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Around the globe, the people who grow, catch and harvest what we eat struggle to live off their land, pass down knowledge to future generations or even provide themselves healthy, sustainably produced food. But after a long struggle, peasants have scored a major victory to protect their rights. On December 17th, 2018, the United Nations …
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From Temple Emanu-El’s magnificent bima, Robert spoke about our shared obligation to live our Jewish values — to repair our broken world in difficult times.
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We’re thrilled that Michelle Malkin chose to interview Robert for her podcast, “It’s Who You Know,” which bridges the gap between Jewish leaders and those who follow them.
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Many countries around the world are experiencing a brutal crackdown on activism—making activists and human rights defenders (HRDs) vulnerable to vilification and attacks.
Read More I would like to begin by sharing that our thoughts and prayers are with the families in California who have lost lives and homes, and those who have been evacuated. I sent an email to our donors in Paradise from all of us. AJWS is a family and we feed off each other’s energy and …
Read More Along with many of you, in October I was fortunate enough to spend time with a truly remarkable hero who is standing up for justice during a dark period in Nicaragua: AJWS grantee Felix Maradiaga. During an inspiring evening of conversation, Felix not only shared his heroic work of organizing communities to resist the brutal …
Read More The past few weeks have been devastating for our beautiful home state. I would like to share from all of us at AJWS that our thoughts and prayers are with the families in California who have lost lives and homes. Even as we are surrounded by heartbreaking news, we hope that this newsletter provides a …
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