Press Releases

kristen kendrick Named Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Racial Justice at American Jewish World Service  

kendrick looks forward to deepening learnings among the global staff about tackling white supremacy culture and colonialism.  New York, NY — Today, American Jewish World Service President and CEO Robert Bank together with Executive Vice President Venus Devnani announce the promotion of kristen kendrick into a new leadership position, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion …

Read More

Peter Taback Named Vice President for Marketing and Communications   

New head of marketing and communications seeks to elevate marginalized global human rights voices in an ever evolving, competitive media landscape.    New York, NY — Today, Venus Devnani, Executive Vice President of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish human rights organization, announced Peter Taback as the new Vice President for Marketing …

Read More

U.S. Foreign Policy on Haiti: The Way Forward

U.S. FOREIGN POLICY ON HAITI: THE WAY FORWARD As the United States and international community continue to discuss ways to support the Haitian people, American Jewish World Service and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee have issued the following joint statement and recommendations:  Over the past decade, the regime governing Haiti has stolen billions of dollars …

Read More

U.S. Supreme Court Puts Profit Over Lives By Limiting the Powers of the Environmental Protection Agency

Leading global Jewish human rights organization decries U.S. Supreme Court decision and calls on President Biden to use executive powers to address the climate crisis   Nikhil Aziz, Director of Land, Water and Climate Justice issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency “We are deeply disappointed in …

Read More

By criminalizing abortion, The United States states joins the ranks of countries hostile to human rights and gender equality — and puts countless lives at risk both home and abroad

American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish human rights organization, decries the United States Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade, the nation’s landmark abortion rights law AJWS Executive Vice President Venus Devnani released the following statement: Though we had anticipated – with incredulity and disbelief – that the U.S. Supreme Court …

Read More

AJWS President and CEO Robert Bank on the Leaked SCOTUS Roe v. Wade Draft Decision

Leader of global Jewish human rights organization decries the draft decision which signals that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark abortion rights law “Though the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade is not final, we are deeply disturbed by the national and global implications of this potential Supreme Court ruling. …

Read More

AJWS and the AJWS Union Announce First Collective Bargaining Agreement

Landmark agreement ratified after only six months of bargaining NEW YORK – American Jewish World Service and the AJWS Union announced their first ratified collective bargaining agreement, only six months after bargaining commenced, and only eight months after AJWS voluntarily recognized the union. The AJWS Union is affiliated with Local 153 of the Office and …

Read More