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 — and meet the activists on the frontlines of the fight to build a better world.
First, we want to wish you and everyone you love a shanah tovah u’metukah — a good and sweet New Year ahead! We hope Rosh Hashanah felt empowering this year and that you’re preparing for a meaningful Yom Kippur, whatever that looks like to you. In this time of change and uncertainty, we created the …
Over forty years ago, I began discussions with leaders of major Jewish organizations, with synagogue Rabbis and their congregations, to organize the first Jewish organization dedicated to respond to world poverty, hunger and dehumanization. Eventually, and together with philanthropist Larry Phillips, I took a leap and founded American Jewish World Service (AJWS), stepping away from …
As I stepped into one of the safe spaces created by Lean on Me Foundation for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kisumu, Kenya, I was instantly wrapped in warmth – not just from the sun streaming through the windows and the smiles of beautiful babies, but the strength and resilience that the young mothers …
