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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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AJWS Los Angeles: What’s Happening
I am so pleased to write to our most generous supporters in the Southern California region to share with you that Emma Nesper Holm has been promoted to Director of AJWS Southern California.
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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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Essay: American leadership and international human rights
My daughter has been protesting since the womb. The month before she was born, we blocked the street outside the stadium at the end of an Eagles game, calling out “Black Lives Matter!” When she was 6 months old, she rode in the carrier through the Capitol building to demand full and fair funding for …
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Top 50 Jewish Blogs & Websites on the Web
Congratulations to every blogger that has made this Top Jewish Blogs list! This is the most comprehensive list of best Jewish blogs on the internet and I’m honoured to have you as part of this! I personally give you a high-five and want to thank you for your contribution to this world. If your blog is one of …
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