Press Releases

  Leading global Jewish human rights group urges Senators to protect Burma’s minority groups    Rori Kramer, Director of Government Affairs for American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish human rights organization, issued the following statement as the U.S. Congress failed to include language promoting justice and accountability for ethnic minorities in Burma …

AJWS is steadfast in its fight against violence motivated by anti-Semitism, bigotry and racism. Robert Bank, President and CEO of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), issued this statement: “We are horrified and saddened by accounts of another attack on Jews in the United States—this time in a kosher market in Jersey City, NJ, as the …

American Jewish World Service Says Bill Sets “the Gold Standard” In response to the introduction of the Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality (GLOBE) Act of 2019 in the U.S. Senate, AJWS Director of Government Affairs Rori Kramer released this statement: “American Jewish World Service (AJWS) applauds lawmakers in the Senate for introducing …

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) stands with Haitian Civil Society groups   As the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade prepares for a December 10 hearing entitled “Haiti on the Brink: Assessing U.S. Policy Toward a Country in Crisis,” Rori Kramer, Director of Government Affairs for American Jewish World …

American Jewish World Service among those mourning the death of Charlot Jeudi The Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition, American Jewish World Service, the Haiti Advocacy Working Group, Diversidad Dominicana, Universitarios para la Diversidad, and Amigos Siempre Amigos are greatly saddened to learn of the passing of LGBTI activist Charlot Jeudi, the executive director of Kouraj Pow …