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AJWS Releases 2nd edition of Global Justice Haggadah
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has published the second edition of the AJWS Global Justice Haggadah, “Next Year in a Just World.” The AJWS Haggadah connects the traditional story of Passover – moving from slavery to freedom – to the responsibility of contemporary Jews to pursue justice around the world today Drawing from AJWS’s international …
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What I Learned From the Dominican Republic’s ‘Ghost Citizens’
In January I traveled with 14 rabbis and a cantor as part of American Jewish World Service’s Global Justice Fellowship to the Dominican Republic—a country that is home to the largest stateless population in the Western Hemisphere. We learned how Dominican court had stripped citizenship from some 200,000 people—Dominican-born children and grandchildren of immigrants from …
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Leading International Jewish Organization Decries President Trump’s Proposal to Slash Budgets for U.S. State Department and U.S. Foreign Aid
Citing Jewish values and its experience in providing direct aid worldwide, AJWS objects to Trump’s radical budget cuts.
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Religious leaders urge Congress to protect foreign aid
Religious leaders, including some who spoke at President Trump’s inauguration, are calling on Congress to protect foreign aid that helps the needy across the globe. Trump’s 2018 budget proposal calls for $25.6 billion in funding for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. That’s a decrease of $10.1 billion, or 28 percent, from …
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Next Year in A Just World: American Jewish World Service Announces Second Edition of Its Global Justice Haggadah
At a time of global turmoil, when the voices of intolerance in the U.S. and around the world are growing louder, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) today published the second edition of the AJWS Global Justice Haggadah, Next Year in a Just World. The AJWS Haggadah connects the traditional story of Passover—moving from slavery to freedom—to the responsibility of contemporary Jews to pursue justice around the world today.
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Building Resilience in the Wake of Adversity: AJWS Trains Advocates from across Asia on Disaster Response
Earlier this month, AJWS brought together 34 activists from 17 human rights organizations in five countries for a workshop on disaster response. The participants—many of them respected human rights leaders in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Burma and the Philippines—had been on the frontlines of relief efforts during catastrophes like the earthquakes that struck Nepal …
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Trump’s Xenophobic Refugee Policies Violate Jewish Values, International Human Rights Law
As Jews, we are all too familiar with hateful statements about religious and ethnic minorities that aim to strip people of their dignity and humanity — and can lead to far worse. We understand from millennia of persecution of Jews by governments, religious institutions and populist demagogues that we cannot stand idly by while either …
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American Jewish World Service Condemns Bans on Refugee Resettlement and Immigration
American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish organization working to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world, strongly condemns the ban on refugee resettlement and immigration, announced today by the Trump administration. Over three decades, AJWS has worked with many faith organizations, including Muslim partners worldwide, to pursue goals we share in common—ending poverty and advancing human rights.
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American Jewish World Service to Join Women’s Marches in Washington, D.C. and New York City
American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish organization working to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world, announced today its participation in the Women’s Marches taking place on Saturday, January 21st, in both Washington, D.C. and New York City.
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American Jewish World Service Names Global Justice Fellows for 2017
At Time When Voices of Intolerance are on the Rise Worldwide, Fifteen Jewish Leaders from Across the U.S. Affirm Commitment to Human Rights American Rabbinical Leaders Visit the Dominican Republic on Human Rights Educational Mission NEW YORK, NY – American Jewish World Service (AJWS,) the leading Jewish organization working to promote human rights and end …
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