Statement on the Reintroduction of the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights Act in Congress
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) Director of U.S. Advocacy Rori Kramer issued this statement following the reintroduction of the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights Act in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives: We welcome the reintroduction of the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights Act (Global HER Act) in both the U.S. …
Read MoreU.S. Foreign Policy on Haiti: The Way Forward
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY ON HAITI: THE WAY FORWARD As the United States and international community continue to discuss ways to support the Haitian people, American Jewish World Service and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee have issued the following joint statement and recommendations: Over the past decade, the regime governing Haiti has stolen billions of dollars …
Read MoreDionne R. Wiggins Named Vice President for People and Culture at American Jewish World Service
New head of People and Culture believes in fostering a sense of belonging and ensuring that people feel seen and heard in the spaces in which they work. New York, N.Y. — Today, Venus Devnani, Executive Vice President of AJWS, the leading global Jewish human rights organization, announced Dionne R. Wiggins as the new …
Read MoreAJWS Ally Rabbi Eve Posen Urges Action on Reproductive Rights
AJWS ally Rabbi Eve Posen Urges Congress to act on the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act
Read MoreAfter the U.S. Supreme Court’s Egregious Roe vs. Wade Ruling, Congress Must Repeal the Helms Amendment
In response to the introduction of the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2022 in the U.S. Senate, led by Senator Cory Booker, along with Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Tina Smith (D-MN), American Jewish World Service Director of U.S. Advocacy Rori Kramer released the following statement: “American …
Read MoreFrom Sex Workers to Chicken Farmers: Trust Based Philanthropy at Work in a Pandemic
When COVID-19, AJWS realized right away that the moment called for a largescale pandemic response strategy. We pivoted and it paid dividends: all 502 of our grantees remained operational over the last two turbulent years. It is now clear that this pivot not only helped during a moment of crisis but remains crucial in supporting …
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court Puts Profit Over Lives By Limiting the Powers of the Environmental Protection Agency
Leading global Jewish human rights organization decries U.S. Supreme Court decision and calls on President Biden to use executive powers to address the climate crisis Nikhil Aziz, Director of Land, Water and Climate Justice issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency “We are deeply disappointed in …
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