First, we want to wish you and everyone you love a shanah tovah u’metukah — a good and sweet New Year ahead! We hope Rosh Hashanah felt empowering this year and that you’re preparing for a meaningful Yom Kippur, whatever that looks like to you. In this time of change and uncertainty, we created the …
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For 40 years, AJWS has been advocating for global justice and equality, and women’s rights have been an essential part of that fight. Feminist activists supported by AJWS have addressed many of the most pressing issues facing women and girls worldwide, from early, child and forced marriage to abuse like genital cutting and gender-based violence. …
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The fight for reproductive justice takes different shapes in different countries. Here in the United States, where President Trump destroyed longstanding protections for women seeking a safe abortion, activists and doctors in many states are still scrambling to forge a path back to a country that respects women’s bodily autonomy. In this edition of Stories …
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This week, leading up to World Day for Indigenous Peoples, representatives from 14 AJWS partner organizations focused on climate justice and Indigenous land rights in Kenya met to strategize and share learnings and solidarity.
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While 2025 has already dealt some surprising and significant blows to the global fight for human rights, we’re not only hopeful — we’re inspired. Why? Because no matter how troubling the headlines, we know the truth. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards …
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Around the world, AJWS partners and grantees are celebrating Pride this month — and we’re dedicating this edition of Stories of Hope to these amazing, brave activists. It should come as no surprise that Pride in 2025 feels especially powerful, and even bittersweet. Here in the United States and in many countries where AJWS works, …
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Here in the United States, we wake up to a crueler, more divided nation every morning. From staggering tariffs to mass deportations to the erasure of hard-fought progress of LGBTQI+ people — things are changing at an alarming rate. But something is becoming increasingly clear — a lesson we can learn from our grantees around …
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It’s a trope as old as time: Nobody likes a bully. Even if we live in an age where bullies are elected to office. Because AJWS support continues regardless of White House chaos, this month we’re bringing you the story of Santoshi — a young woman in Lucknow, India, who endured vicious online harassment because …
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On February 26, AJWS is participating in the first ever Jewish Justice Giving Day! It’ll be a moment where Jewish people across the country will join together to act on our tradition of tzedakah in support of the urgent pursuit of social justice. AJWS and lots of powerful Jewish organizations are mobilizing our communities to …
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If you’re reading this right now, we can assume that you’ve found the past few weeks painful, confusing and disorienting. Americans are watching our own government cracking down on our right to free speech and expression, severely limiting what people can call themselves and what values are permissible as the flood gates are opened for …
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