Our Universe of Moral Obligation
In our new global village, we should ask of our Jewish tradition: How has my responsibility changed? How do we apply old teachings to new circumstances?
AJWS Blog
The AJWS community has a lot to say about what's happening in the world. Read our insights about the struggle for justice and human rights around the globe.
The Courage to Be Themselves: Stories of Strength in a Discriminatory Society
During Pride Month, AJWS celebrates two members of grantee RevASA, a Dominican organization that upholds the rights of lesbian women, gay men, bisexual people and transgender people. Click below for their stories of coming out and leading the fight to win visibility and equality for their community. Gregory Jiménez When no one in Gregory …Read More
4,700 New Refugees Every Day
As AJWS’s Director of Disaster Response and International Operations, I’m deeply alarmed that the global refugee crisis is continuing to escalate. More people were displaced worldwide in 2016 than any other year on record since World War II and its immediate aftermath. Nearly 2 million of them are refugees who have fled a devastating situation …Read More
Reflections from Guatemala
I am parachuting into the brutal realities of a population whose daily struggles I couldn’t even imagine a few days ago.
Video: Jewish Voices for LGBT Rights
In honor of LGBT Pride Month, watch our newest video in which members of the AJWS community share what motivates them, as Jews, to fight for the rights and dignity of LGBT people everywhere.
Landmark Ruling Offers Hope to Kenya’s Indigenous Ogiek
Members of the indigenous Ogiek community, who made the hours-long journey from their home in Kenya’s Rift Valley to a packed courtroom in Arusha, Tanzania, erupted into cheer when judges decided a longstanding case in favor of this beleaguered community that has endured evictions from their ancestral lands. On May 26, the African Court of …Read More