Ruth W. Messinger, president of AJWS, today issued the following statement congratulating Barack Obama on his historic victory in the 2008 presidential election.

Oct. 13, 2008; New York, NY—AJWS has announced the 5769 recipients of the AJWS Dvar Tzedek Torah Commentary: Lisa Goldberg Memorial Writers’ Fellowship.  AJWS is an international development organization dedicated to alleviating hunger, poverty and disease among people of the developing world, regardless of race, religion or nationality. The Dvar Tzedek is a weekly Torah …

Almost 300 U.S. rabbis representing thousands of congregants sent a letter today calling on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to press all countries to voluntarily suspend arms sales to Sudan.

AJWS today announced that Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek has joined the organization’s staff as Rabbi-in-Residence/Director of Jewish Communal Relations. In his role, Spodek will serve as the primary liaison between AJWS and the organized Jewish community at both the local and national levels.

AJWS is urging rabbis across the country to discuss the genocide in Darfur with their congregants during the upcoming high-holidays.

Ruth W. Messinger, President of AJWS, issued a statement today expressing outrage that the Government of China has
revoked the visa for Joey Cheek, a 2006 Olympic speedskating champion and outspoken advocate in the movement to end the genocide in Darfur.

AJWS today announced that it has awarded in its most recent grant review more than $3.8 million in grants to 154 organizations in 27 countries throughout the developing world.