American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish organization working to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world, announced today that Monte Dube has been named as the new Chair of its Board Trustees. Additionally, AJWS welcomes six new members to its Board: Dr. Neal Baer, Ken Frieze, Sharon Leslie, Carol Yanowitz Miller, Bruce Rosenblum and Liz Seth.
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American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish organization working to promote human rights and end poverty in the developing world, has launched an East Africa Crisis Fund to respond to the crises in South Sudan, Kenya and Uganda.
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American Jewish groups joined Israeli environmentalists in slamming President Trump’s announcement on Thursday that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish organization advocating for people in the developing world who are bearing the brunt of the catastrophic effects of climate change, is deeply opposed to President Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the historic Paris Agreement.
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Catholics, Jews, Protestants, Muslims and others reacted vigorously and emotionally to President Trump’s announcement that he will withdraw the United States from the 2015 Paris climate change agreement. While leaders of the so-called religious left were overwhelmingly critical of the move, conservatives were somewhat divided.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will withdraw the United States from the landmark 2015 global agreement to fight climate change, earning statements of dismay from critics, including Jewish groups who regard the pullout as a diplomatic and environmental disaster.
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American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading American Jewish human rights and development organization, strongly opposes President Trump’s proposed FY18 budget, which would harm the most vulnerable people in the world by slashing crucial aid and development programs and weakening institutions critical to upholding human rights worldwide.
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Leading global Jewish human rights organization demands justice for people in poor communities in the developing world who bear the brunt of climate change NEW YORK, NY – American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish organization advocating for justice for people in the developing world who are bearing the brunt of the catastrophic …
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Citing Jewish values and its experience in providing direct aid worldwide, AJWS objects to Trump’s radical budget cuts.
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At a time of global turmoil, when the voices of intolerance in the U.S. and around the world are growing louder, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) today published the second edition of the AJWS Global Justice Haggadah, Next Year in a Just World. The AJWS Haggadah connects the traditional story of Passover—moving from slavery to freedom—to the responsibility of contemporary Jews to pursue justice around the world today.
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