New York, NY; December 10, 2010—American Jewish World Service (AJWS), a human rights and international development organization, announced today that it has formally joined Sudan NOW, a campaign led by a group of prominent anti-genocide and human rights advocacy organizations committed to bringing meaningful and lasting peace to Sudan and encouraging strong American leadership and …
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New York, NY; November 23, 2010— American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an international development and human rights organization, has selected four outstanding rabbinical students for its annual “Kol Tzedek: Voices of Justice” speaking fellowship. David Fainsilber, Adam Greenwald, Leah Greenwald Jordan and Aaron Lerner are all alumni of AJWS’s Rabbinical Delegation program, which sends two …
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AJWS thanks singer Julienne Dweck who is donating the proceeds from the sale of the first 1000 hard copies of her debut album, On Paper, to support the work of the organization. In Julienne’s own words: It feels great to be able to use my music for something positive like this, and I am always …
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In response to the deadly outbreak of cholera in Haiti, AJWS is providing its grantee Movimiento Social-Cultural de los Trabajadores Haitianos (MOSCTHA), with emergency funding to launch an educational campaign around cholera prevention.
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Brandeis Grad, Shulie Eisen, Named First “AJWS Presidential Fellow” New York, NY; October 4, 2010— American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an international development and human rights organization, has named Shulie Eisen its first Presidential Fellow. Eisen was selected from a pool of nearly 100 highly-accomplished recent college graduates from across the U.S. for the 12-month …
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Ruth Messinger: White House’s Investment in Sudan Diplomacy is a
Crucial Step towards Lasting Peace
Organization Selects 12 Young Adults for Year-Long Service-Learning Fellowship
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New York, NY; September 13, 2010—In an appeal called Reflect Back: Fast Forward, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has asked American Jews to donate the money they would have spent on food, were they not fasting on Yom Kippur, to AJWS’s grantees fighting hunger in the developing world.
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New York, NY; August 23, 2010—As a tribute to American Jewish World Service (AJWS) and its upcoming 25th anniversary, past AJWS chair and current board member Jim Meier will attempt to swim the English Channel.
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In response to the recent flooding in Pakistan, where the U.N. is reporting that 1,200 people have died and 14 million are in dire need of urgent assistance, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has opened an emergency flood relief fund to receive donations. The money AJWS collects will support the relief work of its existing grantee partners in Pakistan.
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