Stories of Hope

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Stories of Hope: February 2026

With Valentine’s Day in just a few days, we’ve got love on our minds. The…

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Stories of Hope: January 2026

Welcome to 2026 — a year that will undoubtedly be filled with challenges, challenges we’ll…

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Stories of Hope: December 2025

As we enter the season of light, many members of the AJWS community cannot escape…

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Stories of Hope: November 2025

This is a special edition of Stories of Hope. While the work of AJWS grantees…

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Stories of Hope: October 2025

We hope your High Holidays were meaningful, sweet and reflective. In the spirit of this…

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Stories of Hope: September 2025

First, we want to wish you and everyone you love a shanah tovah u’metukah —…

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Stories of Hope: August 2025

The fight for reproductive justice takes different shapes in different countries. Here in the United…

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Stories of Hope: July 2025

While 2025 has already dealt some surprising and significant blows to the global fight for…

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Stories of Hope: June 2025

Around the world, AJWS partners and grantees are celebrating Pride this month — and we’re…

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Stories of Hope: Celebrating 40 Years

For this month’s Stories of Hope, we’re shining a light on a truly inspiring story:…

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Stories of Hope: April 2025

Here in the United States, we wake up to a crueler, more divided nation every…

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Stories of Hope: March 2025

It’s a trope as old as time: Nobody likes a bully. Even if we live…

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Stories of Hope: February 2025

If you’re reading this right now, we can assume that you’ve found the past few…

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Stories of Hope: January 2025

Meet Asim Akhram. Today, Asim works with AJWS partner organization Talash Society for Inner Strength,…